Infrastructure / Edge AI hardware

NXP i.MX 8M Plus

An NXP applications processor family with up to a quad Arm Cortex-A53 CPU, a Cortex-M7 real-time core, and an integrated NPU delivering up to 2.3 TOPS for on-device ML and vision. It includes dual ISPs and two camera inputs and targets smart home, building, city, and Industry 4.0 use cases. NXP provides a Linux/Yocto BSP and public datasheets, and the part is commercially available with SoM options from ADLINK, Toradex, and SolidRun.

Verified live 2026-06-22 via primary sources. Public datasheets and a Linux BSP with broad commercial availability, but proprietary silicon with no open board files.

Openness

3 high confidence

3.0

schematics: none (EVK reference designs only)
toolchain: open (Linux/Yocto BSP)
datasheets: public (IMX8MPCEC)
blobs: required (proprietary silicon + NPU firmware)
retail: distributor (commercial via NXP and SoM partners)

Public datasheets and a Linux BSP with broad commercial availability, but proprietary silicon with no open board files.

https://www.nxp.com/products/i.MX8MPLUS recorded 2026-06-22
official page: Cortex-A53/M7, up to 2.3 TOPS NPU, ML/vision focus

Adoption

4 high confidence

4.0

Widely deployed industrial processor with SoMs from multiple vendors (ADLINK, Toradex Verdin, SolidRun) and broad distributor availability.

https://www.toradex.com/computer-on-modules/verdin-arm-family/nxp-imx-8m-plus recorded 2026-06-22
Toradex Verdin SoM productizes the i.MX 8M Plus

Capability

3 high confidence

3.0

2.3 TOPS integrated NPU with dual-ISP vision is solid for industrial ML but lower throughput than the 4-12 TOPS dedicated kits here.

https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/fact-sheet/IMX8MPLUSFS.pdf recorded 2026-06-22
fact sheet: 2.3 TOPS NPU, CPU/ISP specs

Unchanged since 2026-08-01 (last edited, not re-checked)