NXP Semiconductors i.MX RT106A Crossover Processor is a solution specific variant of the i.MX RT1060 family of MCUs, targeting cloud-based embedded voice applications. It features NXP’s advanced implementation of the Arm® Cortex®-M7 core, which operates at speeds up to 600MHz to provide high CPU performance and best real-time response. i.MX RT106A based solutions enable system designers to easily add voice control capabilities to a wide variety of smart appliances, smart home, smart retail, and smart industry devices.
The i.MX RT106A is licensed to run NXP turnkey voice-assistant software solutions, which may include:
- Far-field audio front-end softDSP
- Acoustic echo cancellation
- Ambient noise reduction
- Beamforming
- Barge-in
- Playback processing
- Codecs
- Wake-word inference engine
- Media player / streamer
- MQTT, lwIP, TLS
- Discovery and onboarding
- All drivers, including Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth™
The i.MX RT106A is offered in a 196-ball Molded Array Process Ball Grid Array (MAPBGA) package, with a 0°C to +95°C consumer-grade temperature range.
Features
- High-performing Arm Cortex-M7
- 3020 CoreMark/1284 DMIPS @ 600MHz
- 1MB On-Chip SRAM – up to 512KB configurable as Tightly Coupled Memory (TCM)
- Real-time, low-latency response as low as 20ns
- Low dynamic power with an integrated DC-DC converter
- Low-power run modes at 24MHz
- Advanced multimedia for GUI and enhanced HMI
- 2D graphics acceleration engine
- Parallel camera sensor interface
- LCD display controller (up to WXGA 1366×768)
- 3x I2S for high-performance, multi-channel audio
- Extensive external memory interface options
- NAND, eMMC, QuadSPI NOR Flash, and Parallel NOR Flash
- Wireless connectivity
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, ZigBee, and Thread
- Supported by MCUXpresso SDK, IDE and Config Tools
- Package
- Type: MAPBGA-196
- Dimensions: 10mm x 10mm, 0.65mm pitch
Applications
- Consumer electronics
- Home appliances system control
- In-home display
- Room air-conditioning system
- Smart-connected appliances
- Secure transaction and retail payments
- Bluetooth beacons
- Electronic shelf labels
- Post terminals
- Home and building control
- Alarm and access panels
- Garage door openers
- Gateways
- Smart lighting
- Smart plugs / outlets
- Industrial
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
Read more: NXP SEMICONDUCTORS I.MX RT106A CROSSOVER PROCESSOR
