Nitrogen8M Mini SOM

  1. Documentation
  2. Application Note
  3. Instructional
  4. Software
  5. Technical Drawings
  6. Quality and Environmental
  7. FAQs
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Documentation

Product Manual - Nitrogen8M Mini SOMOct 2024
Wiki - Nitrogen8M Mini SOM (external Link)Mar 2024
PCN #3B-2024 - i.MX8 PlatformsAug 2024
Android Getting Started GuideAug 2015
Buildroot Getting Started GuideDec 2015

Application Note

Using the OptConnect ema Modem with Nitrogen8MNov 2020
How to add Single/Dual Ethernet to our i.MX8 BoardsFeb 2022
Remote access to Nitrogen8 boards with ShellHubJun 2021
HDMI Input for i.MX8 boards via MIPI-CSIApr 2020
eDP Display Support on Nitrogen8MMay 2020
Quectel EC25 Modem Android Support for i.MX 8 based Nitrogen PlatformsMay 2021
Temperature Monitoring on i.MX platformsApr 2021
How to Upgrade U-BootAug 2019
Cellular modems on i.MX8 boards, Nitrogen8M and Nitrogen8M Mini under UbuntuSep 2019
Nitrogen8M - Yocto GPU DemoJul 2018
Nitrogen8M Featuring Crank Software DemoJul 2018
Chromium Support on i.MX 8 & 9 Platforms running YoctoJan 2023
Recovering i.MX platforms using UUUMar 2020
Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) for dummiesMar 2019
Customizing Ubuntu/Debian kernels on i.MX8 boardsAug 2020
Getting Started Part 1: Serial ConnectionJan 2023
Programming eMMC on Ezurio System-On-ModulesJan 2023

Instructional

How to Flash OS Images on i.MX8 SOM and SBCSep 2025
B2Qt Demo Nitrogen8M Mini SOMSep 2025

Software

Android
Android 15 Release for Nitrogen PlatformsJun 2025
Android 14 Release for Nitrogen PlatformsJun 2024
Android 13 release for Nitrogen8 familyApr 2023
Android 12.1 release for Nitrogen8 familyJan 2023
Android 12 release for Nitrogen8 familyApr 2022
Android 11 release for Nitrogen8 familyOct 2021
Android 10 release for i.MX8 platformsMay 2020
Android Pie 9.0.0 release for i.MX8M MiniMay 2019
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
U-Boot
U-Boot v2022.04 for i.MX platformsNov 2022
U-Boot 2020.10 for i.MX platformsJan 2021
Yocto
Yocto Dunfell Release for i.MX8 PlatformsJul 2020
Yocto Zeus Release for i.MX8 PlatformsApr 2020
Yocto Scarthgap Release for i.MX PlatformsSep 2024
Yocto Gatesgarth Release for i.MX8 PlatformsMar 2021
Yocto Hardknott Release for i.MX8 PlatformsSep 2021
Warrior Yocto ReleaseNov 2019
Yocto Kirkstone Release for i.MX 8 PlatformsAug 2022
Yocto Honister Release for i.MX 8 PlatformsMar 2022
Yocto Mickledore Release for i.MX 8 PlatformsAug 2023
Yocto release for i.MX8MQNov 2019
Ubuntu
Ubuntu Focal 20.04 unified image for Nitrogen8 boardsApr 2021
Ubuntu Bionic 18.04.5 LTS for Nitrogen8M Mini/Nano boards with kernel 4.14.x (Bionic 18.04.05)Jun 2019
Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish 22.04 unified image for Nitrogen8 boardsJun 2022
Debian
Debian 12 Bookworm unified image for Nitrogen8 boards (Bookworm 12)Nov 2023
Debian 11 Bullseye unified image for Nitrogen8 boards (Bullseye 11)Oct 2021
Debian 10 Buster for Nitrogen8M_Mini board – (kernel 4.14.x) (Buster 10)Oct 2019
Debian Buster images for Nitrogen8 family boards with kernel 5.4.xNov 2020
Boot2Qt
Boot2Qt Embedded Qt6 Mickledore ReleaseJun 2024
Boot2Qt Embedded Qt6 Kirkstone ReleaseNov 2022
Boot2Qt Embedded Qt6 Honister ReleaseApr 2022
Boot2Qt Embedded Qt6 Image and Toolchain Hardknott ReleaseSep 2021
Boot2Qt Embedded Qt5 Image and Toolchain Zeus ReleaseApr 2020
Boot2Qt Scarthgap Release for i.MX PlatformsMar 2025
balenaOS
Using balenaOS with Nitrogen8M MiniMar 2020
FreeRTOS
FreeRTOS SDK v2.16.0 Release for Nitrogen Platforms (SDK 2.16.0)Aug 2024
FreeRTOS SDK v2.13 release for i.MX 8M platforms (SDK 2.13)Mar 2023
FreeRTOS SDK v2.11 release for i.MX 8M platforms (SDK 2.11)Feb 2022
FreeRTOS SDK v2.9 release for i.MX 8M platforms (SDK 2.9)Feb 2021
QNX
QNX 7.0 BSP release for Nitrogen8M Mini (BSP 7.0)Apr 2021
U-Boot repository (Boundary Devices)Sep 2025
Linux repository (Boundary Devices)Sep 2025

Technical Drawings

Block Diagram - Nitrogen8M Mini SOMMar 2024
STEP Files - Nitrogen8M Mini SOMMar 2025
Schematic - Nitrogen8M Mini Carrier BoardMar 2024
Schematic - Nitrogen8M Mini SOMMar 2024
3D PDF - Nitrogen8M Mini SOMMar 2025

Quality and Environmental

REACH Statement - Boundary DevicesMar 2024
RoHS Statement - Boundary DevicesMar 2024

FAQs

Is Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) enabled by default on the Nitrogen8M Mini?May 2024
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