Overview
The TX Mainboard-7 Devkit + TX8P-ML81 is the AI-flagship Ka-Ro NXP i.MX 8M Plus SIMM-CoM development platform. Quad Cortex-A53 at 1.6 GHz, Cortex-M7 real-time core, 2.3 TOPS Neural Processing Unit and HiFi4 audio DSP — pre-mounted on the TX Mainboard-7 carrier with a heat-spreader fitted. Build industrial vision, edge AI and multi-display HMI applications today.
What's in the Box
TX Mainboard-7 Carrier
2× USB host, USB-OTG, Gigabit Ethernet, RS-232/485, CAN, micro-SD, dual TTL/LVDS display headers, audio I²S and a 40-pin extension header.
TX8P-ML81 Module
Pre-mounted on the carrier with heat-spreader fitted. Snaps into the DIMM200 socket — swap to any other Ka-Ro TX module. NXP i.MX 8M Plus ready out of the box.
Power & Cables
12 V / 3 A power supply (EU + UK + US plugs included), USB-serial debug adapter and cable.
Software & Support
Pre-flashed Yocto-Linux BSP, full schematics, design package, ikoniq engineering support and a 12-month warranty.
TX8P-ML81 Module at a Glance
| Specification | TX8P-ML81 |
|---|---|
| SoC | NXP i.MX 8M Plus |
| CPU | 4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.6 GHz |
| Real-Time Core | Cortex-M7 @ 800 MHz |
| NPU / DSP | 2.3 TOPS Neural Processor + HiFi4 DSP |
| RAM | 2 GB LPDDR4 |
| Storage | 8 GB eMMC |
| Display | MIPI-DSI, dual-display capable |
| Form Factor | DIMM200 SIMM-CoM (26 mm SO-DIMM) |
| Temperature | -25°C to +85°C (Industrial) |
TX Mainboard-7 Baseboard Features
Why this Kit?
One Carrier, Every TX Module
The DIMM200 socket on TX Mainboard-7 accepts every Ka-Ro TX module — i.MX 93, i.MX 91, i.MX 8M Plus, RZ/G2L, STM32MP and more. Validate one application across the entire family on the same hardware.
Industrial Vision & Edge AI
2.3 TOPS Neural Processor, HiFi4 DSP and dual MIPI-DSI display make TX8P-ML81 a single-chip platform for AI vision, voice and HMI workloads.
Headless & Display Ready
Boots straight to a serial console out of the box. Add the optional 10.1″ touch display via the Mainboard-7 LVDS connector when you need an HMI.
Made in Germany
TX Mainboard-7 and TX-family modules are designed and manufactured by Ka-Ro Electronics. 12-month warranty and 10+ year availability commitment.
Software & Support
Yocto-Linux BSP
Reference image based on Yocto kirkstone / scarthgap. Boots straight to a Linux console out of the box.
Mainline U-Boot + Linux Kernel
Long-term-supported sources, including Ka-Ro device-tree overlays and module-specific patches.
NPU SDK
NXP eIQ machine-learning toolkit (or vendor equivalent), NPU runtime and TensorFlow-Lite / ONNX Runtime support out of the box.
Documentation
Datasheets for the TX8P-ML81 module and the TX Mainboard-7 baseboard.
