Nitrogen6X SOM

  1. Documentation
  2. Application Note
  3. Instructional
  4. Software
  5. Technical Drawings
  6. FAQs

Documentation

User Guide - Nitrogen6 SOM V2Oct 2024
SODIMM Connector Details - Nitrogen6 SOM V2Mar 2024
Schematic - Nitrogen6 V2 CarrierMar 2024
Wiki - Nitrogen6SOM V2Mar 2024
Wiki - Nitrogen6 SOM (External Link)Mar 2024
PCN 20231122 - Nitrogen6 PlatformsAug 2024
PCN # 1C-2025 - Kingston eMMC 4GB Sellable PN ONLY.Feb 2025
EOL Notice - Nit6 SoloX - April 2025May 2025
Android Getting Started GuideAug 2015
Buildroot Getting Started GuideDec 2015

Application Note

Getting Started Part 1: Serial ConnectionJan 2023
Temperature Monitoring on i.MX platformsApr 2021
Creating Ubuntu/Debian rootfs from scratch for i.MX6/7 boards - Part I.Jun 2019
Compiling latest U-Boot for i.MX6 (2015 edition)Oct 2015
Recovering i.MX platforms using UUUMar 2020
GuruCE announces new, faster CE7/CE2013 for i.MX6Jul 2015
Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) for dummiesMar 2019
Programming eMMC on Ezurio System-On-ModulesJan 2023
Customizing Ubuntu/Debian kernels on i.MX6/7 boardsJun 2017

Instructional

How to Flash OS Images on i.MX8 SOM and SBCSep 2025

Software

Buildroot
Buildroot 2024.02 Release for i.MX PlatformsJun 2024
Buildroot 2023.08 release for i.MX platformsSep 2023
Buildroot 2021.11 release for i.MX platformsDec 2021
Buildroot 2021.05 release for i.MX platformsJul 2021
Buildroot 2022.08 release for i.MX platforms (2020.08)Sep 2022
Buildroot 2017.08 for i.MX platformsSep 2017
Gstreamer-imx plugin with BuildrootApr 2015
U-Boot
U-Boot v2022.04 for i.MX platformsNov 2022
U-Boot 2020.10 for i.MX platformsJan 2021
U-Boot v2018.07 for i.MX platformsSep 2018
U-Boot v2017.07 for i.MX platformsSep 2017
U-Boot v2017.03Mar 2017
U-Boot v2016.03Apr 2016
U-Boot 2013.10 Release 2 for i.MX6Jan 2014
Main-line U-Boot for i.MX6 (Sabre Lite and Nitrogen6X)Nov 2012
Ubuntu
i.MX6 kernel 3.10.53Mar 2015
Ubuntu Bionic 18.04.3 LTS for i.MX6/7 boards – August 2019 (kernel 4.14.x)Aug 2019
Ubuntu Core 16 for i.MX6 and i.MX7 platformsMar 2017
Linaro Ubuntu 12.09 for i.MX6 (Linaro 12.09)Oct 2012
Ubuntu Trusty for i.MX6 boards - September 2014Sep 2014
Latest Ubuntu Oneiric release on i.MX6Jun 2012
Freescale Ubuntu Image with 4.0.0 kernel (Oneiric Ocelot)Jun 2013
Linux
i.MX Linux kernel 4.9 for Nitrogen platforms (4.9.x)Jan 2018
i.MX Linux kernel 4.1.15Aug 2016
i.MX Linux kernel 3.14.52Apr 2016
i.MX6 Linux kernel 3.0.35-4.0.0Jun 2013
Android
i.MX6 Android branch r13.4-1Apr 2013
Android R13.4-Beta imageSep 2012
Android Oreo 8.0.0 release for i.MX6 boardsSep 2018
Android Nougat 7.1.1 release for i.MX6 boardsApr 2017
Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 GA releaseJun 2016
Android Lollipop 5.1.1 GA release for i.MX6 boardsFeb 2016
Android Lollipop 5.1.1 BETA release for i.MX6 boardsSep 2015
Android Lollipop 5.0.0 ga release for i.MX6 boardsJun 2015
Android KitKat 4.4.3 ga release for i.MX6 boardsApr 2015
Android Jelly Bean 4.3 GA on i.MX6 (Jellybean 4.3)Jan 2014
Second release of Jellybean 4.3 Beta on i.MX6Nov 2013
Android 4.2.2 (Jellybean) on i.MX6 (Jellybean 4.2.2)May 2013
Bluetooth on JellybeanMar 2014
Android Kitkat Second release for i.MX6 boardsOct 2014
Android support for Nitrogen6X with Murata moduleAug 2015
QNX
QNX SDP 7.0 for i.MX platformsMay 2017
Yocto
Morty Yocto ReleaseDec 2016
Pyro Yocto ReleaseJun 2017
Yocto Dora release (for i.MX6)Sep 2013
Jethro release of YoctoNov 2015
Fido release of YoctoAug 2015
Yocto Zeus Release for i.MX6/i.MX7 PlatformsApr 2020
Krogoth-next Yocto ReleaseOct 2016
Dizzy release of YoctoNov 2014
Warrior Yocto ReleaseNov 2019
Yocto Dunfell Release for i.MX6/i.MX7 PlatformsJul 2020
Yocto Gatesgarth Release for i.MX6/i.MX7 PlatformsMar 2021
Yocto Hardknott Release for i.MX6 PlatformsSep 2021
Debian
Debian Buster 10.2 for i.MX6/7 boards – December 2019 (kernel 4.14.x)Dec 2019
Debian Stretch 9.2 for i.MX6/7 boards - October 2017 (kernel 4.1.15/4.9.x)Oct 2017
Debian 8.3 Jessie for i.MX6 boards - February 2016 (kernel 3.14.28) (Jessie 8.3)Feb 2016
Debian Jessie images for i.MX6 boardsMar 2015
Windows
Windows Embedded Compact 7 (CE7) support on Nitrogen6X and BD-SL-i.MX6Jun 2013
GuruCE
GuruCE iMX6 WinCE Release (i.MX6 BSP Release 2391)Jun 2019
Linaro
Linaro Raring images with 4.1.0 kernels for i.MX6 (13.08)Sep 2013
Linaro Precise ALIP on i.MX6Dec 2012
Boot2Qt
Boot2Qt Embedded Qt5 Image and Toolchain Warrior Release (Mickledore)Nov 2019
Boot2Qt Embedded Qt5 Image and Toolchain Zeus ReleaseApr 2020
U-Boot repository (Boundary Devices)Sep 2025
Linux repository (Boundary Devices)Sep 2025
QNX 6.x BSPSep 2025
QNX 7.0 BSPSep 2025

Technical Drawings

3D Model - Nitrogen6 SOM v2Mar 2024
Schematic - Nitrogen6 SOM V2Mar 2024

FAQs

How do I set the bootloader back to its default configuration?Nov 2023
How do I configure my network connection?Nov 2023
Installing and configuring REPO the easy way!May 2023