Geniatech i.MX 8M Plus Ecosystem — From SoMs to Complete Embedded Systems
Geniatech is extending its NXP-based edge AI portfolio beyond the i.MX 95 by rolling out a full ecosystem built around the NXP i.MX 8M Plus application processor, spanning system-on-modules, development kits, and turnkey embedded systems. This end-to-end approach lets industrial and commercial customers move from proof-of-concept to volume deployment on a consistent hardware and software platform.
Heterogeneous i.MX 8M Plus platform
The i.MX 8M Plus is a heterogeneous SoC that combines multi-core Arm application processing with integrated AI acceleration and rich multimedia, but targets a different power and cost envelope. Geniatech’s i.MX 8M Plus SoMs are designed for smart retail, industrial automation, intelligent transportation, and medical devices where on-device vision, voice, and gateway workloads must fit within tight thermal and energy budgets. Typical configurations pair multi-core Arm Cortex-A application CPUs with a real-time microcontroller domain, a neural processing unit for edge inference, and a multimedia engine for 1080p to 4K-class pipelines, supported by LPDDR memory and eMMC storage options sized for long-life embedded Linux designs.
Core SoM feature snapshot
| Category | Typical i.MX 8M Plus SoM features (Geniatech class) |
| CPU | Multi-core Arm Cortex-A application cluster |
| Real-time MCU | Integrated Cortex-M core for deterministic control |
| AI engine | On-chip NPU for vision/ML inference |
| Memory | LPDDR4/LPDDR4X in the multi-GB range |
| Storage | eMMC flash plus optional SD card |
| Multimedia | Hardware video codec, camera ISP, 2D/3D GPU |
| I/O | Gigabit Ethernet, USB, PCIe, MIPI-CSI/DSI, audio |
| Temp range | Industrial-grade operation for field deployment |
i.MX 8M Plus SoMs: modular compute at the core
Geniatech’s i.MX 8M Plus SoMs are offered in industry-standard form factors to ease carrier-board design and long-term maintenance. Modules integrate CPU, NPU, memory, storage, and power management on a compact PCB, exposing high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, MIPI-CSI/DSI, and Gigabit Ethernet, alongside low-speed UART, I²C, SPI, CAN, GPIO, and audio. Customers can select memory and eMMC combinations that match their application profile—lightweight HMI, medium-complexity vision node, or dense multi-service gateway—while maintaining pin-compatibility.
Development kits: faster bring-up and validation
Each i.MX 8M Plus SoM is backed by a dedicated development kit that breaks out the module’s interfaces on an application-oriented carrier board, similar to the approach used for the i.MX 95 SMARC and OSM platforms. Typical carrier designs expose multiple display options, camera connectors, networking ports, and expansion sockets so that teams can prototype everything from single-panel HMI terminals to multi-camera inspection systems. Yocto-based Linux BSPs with pre-validated drivers and ready-to-run images shorten board bring-up, while NXP’s eIQ machine learning framework support allows quick deployment of classification, detection, and analytics models on the on-chip NPU.
From module to system: product tiers
| Level | Example Geniatech i.MX 8M Plus offering | Typical use cases |
| SoM | i.MX 8M Plus system-on-module | OEM carrier boards, custom machinery controllers |
| Dev kit | SoM + carrier with full I/O exposure | Evaluation, PoC, software bring-up |
| Embedded system | Box PC / panel PC / gateway based on same SoM | Field-ready HMI, vision node, edge gateway |
Embedded systems and turnkey devices
Beyond modules and EVKs, Geniatech offers complete embedded systems based on its i.MX 8M Plus SoCs. These box PCs, gateways, and integrated HMI or vision terminals are built on the same SoCs used in development kits, enabling a smooth transition from lab prototypes to production hardware. Systems typically integrate industrial-grade enclosures, extended temperature support, multiple Ethernet and serial ports, and optional Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, making them suitable for Industry 4.0 nodes, smart healthcare endpoints, and roadside or in-vehicle edge computing.
Software stack, ecosystem, and ordering
On the software side, Geniatech aligns its i.MX 8M Plus BSPs with NXP’s long-term Linux roadmaps, providing Yocto images, pre-verified drivers, and example pipelines for multimedia and eIQ-based AI workloads. This gives engineering teams a consistent environment across SoMs, dev kits, and systems, simplifying maintenance and lifecycle planning when multiple product lines share a common compute core. All key products in the i.MX 8M Plus ecosystem are available now, and samples are ready for immediate project evaluation. Business customers interested in design-in, customization, or volume pricing are encouraged to contact Geniatech directly to discuss configurations, documentation access, and long-term supply planning.