i.MX512 Processors|High Performance

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The i.MX512 multimedia applications processor offers high performance processing optimized with the lowest power consumption for HMI, printers, medical devices and eBooks. It features Our advanced and power-efficient implementation of the Arm^® Cortex^®-A8 core, which operates at speeds up to 800 MHz. Extended temperature is available for industrial focused devices running at up to 600 MHZ.

The i.MX512 is supported by companion NXP^® power management ICs (PMIC), MC13892, MC34704, MC34709 and MMPF0100.

For consumer and industrial i.MX51 versions, i.MX515 samples are orderable.

Data Sheet

Reference Manual

Product Details

Block Diagram

IMX512 Block Diagram

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Features

CPU Complex

800 MHz Cortex-A8 CPU
32KB instruction and data caches
Unified 256KB L2 cache
NEON SIMD media accelerator
Vector floating point co-processor

Multimedia

24-bit primary display support up to WXGA resolution
18-bit secondary display support
Image and video resize, inversion and rotation hardware
Alpha blending and color space conversion
Display quality enhancement: color correction, gamut mapping, gamma correction

External Memory Interface

mDDR and DDR2 SDRAM, 16/32-bit, 200MHz
SLC/MLC NAND flash, 8/16-bit

Interface Flexibility

Advanced Power Management

Product Longevity

This product is included in NXP's product longevity program, with assured supply for a minimum of10 years after launch

Documentation

Quick reference to our documentation types.

1-5 of 24 documents

^{Fact Sheet}
i.MX51 Applications Processors Consumer and industrial portfolio: i.MX512, i.MX513 and i.MX515 - Fact SheetFeatured

PDFRev 2Feb 14, 2020197.4 KBIMX51CONINDFSEnglish, 中文
^{Data Sheet}
i.MX51 Consumer Datasheet - IMX51CECFeatured

PDFRev 6Oct 8, 20124.0 MBIMX51CECEnglish
^{Fact Sheet}
Evaluation Kit (EVK) for the i.MX51 Applications Processor - Fact SheetFeatured

PDFRev 0Nov 3, 2009235.1 KBIMX51EVKKITFSEnglish, 中文
^{Reference Manual}
Errata to i.MX51 Multimedia Applications Processor Reference Manual Rev. 1

PDFRev 1.1May 20, 2010599.9 KBIMX51RMADEnglish
^{Reference Manual}
MCIMX51 Multimedia Applications Processor

PDFRev 1Feb 24, 201023.1 MBMCIMX51RMEnglish
^{Application Note}
Building for i.MX Mature Boards

PDFRev 0Jul 27, 2017154.2 KBAN12024English
^{Application Note}
AN4547_wrkng.fm

PDFRev 0Oct 22, 2012584.1 KBAN4547English
^{Application Note}
Using Open Source Debugging Tools for Linux on i.MX Processors

PDFRev 0Jul 19, 2012251.5 KBAN4553English
^{Application Note}
Modifying Bootloader and Kernel to Support a Different SDRAM on the i.MX51 Using WinCE 6.0™

PDFRev 0Feb 28, 2011506.3 KBAN4202EnglishAssociated File: AN4202_SW
^{Application Note}
i.MX51 Power-Up Sequence

PDFRev 4Oct 26, 2010560.1 KBAN4053English
^{Application Note}
Interfacing mDDR and DDR2 Memories with the i.MX51

PDFRev 2Oct 26, 20101.6 MBAN4054English
^{Application Note}
i.MX51 DDR/mDDR Calibration Procedure

PDFRev 0Feb 19, 2010527.7 KBAN3992English
^{Engineering Bulletin}
MCIMX51LCD Panel Potential Electrical Short Issue

PDFRev 0Jan 14, 2010879.2 KBEB726English
^Errata
Chip Errata for the i.MX51

PDFRev 5Feb 22, 20121.3 MBIMX51CE_NAEnglish
^{Fact Sheet}
i.MX515 Applications Processor - Fact Sheet

PDFRev 3Feb 14, 2020241.3 KBIMX515FSEnglish
^{Fact Sheet}
i.MX51 Applications Processors Automotive portfolio: i.MX514 and i.MX516 - Fact Sheet

PDFRev 0Nov 2, 2009641.8 KBIMX51AUTFSEnglish, 中文
^{Supporting Information}
Linux Multimedia Codecs Documentation

GZRev ER2010.11Feb 23, 2012652.8 KBIMX51_1011_MMDOCS_BUNDLEEnglish
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^{Supporting Information}
Windows CE Multimedia Codecs Documentation ER 2011.04 for i.MX51

ZIPRev ER2011.04Feb 3, 2012900.3 KBIMX51_1104_WIN60_MMDOCS_BUNDLEEnglish
^{Supporting Information}
Windows Embedded Compact 7 MM Documentation Bundle. Includes Release Notes and User Guide.

ZIPRev 11.06Jan 16, 2012834.8 KBIMX51_1106_WCE7_MM_DOCSEnglish
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Windows Embedded Compact 7 BSP Codecs Documentation Bundle. Includes Release Notes and User Guide.

ZIPRev 11.06Jul 19, 20112.2 MBIMX51_1106_WCE7_BSP_DOCSEnglish
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^{Supporting Information}
.MX51 EVK Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Documentation Bundle. Includes Hello World App note, ReadMe doc, release notes,...

ZIPRev ER2011.04May 13, 201112.8 MBIMX51_ER1104_WIN60DOCS_BUNDLEEnglish
^{Supporting Information}
i.MX51 EVK Linux Documentation Bundle

GZRev ER2010.11Dec 13, 201021.9 MBIMX51_ER1011_LINUXDOCS_BUNDLEEnglish
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^{White Paper}
i.MX Security Technology - White Paper

PDFRev 1Nov 20, 2014409.6 KBIMXSCRTYWPEnglish
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XEC-LCD White Paper

PDFRev 0Apr 20, 2011349.5 KBXECLCDWPEnglish

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Design Resources

Design Files

1 design file

^{Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics}
IMX51_EVK16_DESIGN_FILES

ZIPRev 2.0Mar 14, 2011 00:00:0016.0 MBI.MX51EVK_DESIGN_FILES
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Hardware

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i.MX51 Evaluation KitFeatured

MCIMX51EVKJ
^{Emulators, Probes, and Programmers}
Source Code for the i.MX manufacturing tool used for downloading OS images to the i.MX53, i.MX51, i.MX50, i.MX28 and i.MX23.

IMX_MFG_TOOL_SOURCE
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^{Emulators, Probes, and Programmers}
Windows Tool for the creation of boot SD cards for the i.MX platforms. Includes binaries and sources files.

CF_IMAGER
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