Portenta X8

Portenta X8 offers the best of two approaches: flexibility of usage with Linux combined with real-time applications through the Arduino environment. The board comes with a Linux OS (Yocto) distribution, already preloaded onboard.

Main Features

The Portenta X8 is a high performance board, with many exceptional features. With two microprocessors combined, the NXP® i.MX 8M Mini MPU (Linux) and STM32H747XI dual Cortex®-M7+M4 32bit low power ARM® MCU (Arduino), this board is a great source to power the upcoming generation of Industrial Internet of Things.

NXP® i.MX 8M Mini

Includes the powerful NXP® i.MX 8M Mini processor with 4x ARM® Cortex®-A53 core platforms up to 1.8GHz per core and 1x Cortex-M4 core up to 400MHz.

Datasheet

STM32H747XI dual Cortex®-M7+M4 32bit low power Arm® MCU

X8's integrated microcontroller is the dual core STM32H747 including a Cortex® M7 running at 480 MHz and a Cortex® M4 running at 240 MHz. The M4 core is available for real time control of motors and other time-critical machinery at a barebones level. The M7 core acts as a mediator between the peripherals and the i.MX 8M Mini and runs a proprietary firmware inaccessible to the User.

Datasheet

NXP SE050C2

The Crypto chip allows users to keep security in mind by ensuring a secure connection at the hardware level.

Datasheet

Two industrial-grade products in one

The X8 offers the best of two approaches: the flexibility of usage of Linux combined with real-time applications. This approach allows developers to leverage the Arduino environment to perform e.g. automation control while accomplishing high-performance processes on Linux cores at the same time.

Containerizing system

With the so called encapsulated application, developers can isolate a single package of software, which means that the applications can run within a controlled environment. This allows developers to design device-independent software while achieving modularization, thanks to the container composition.

Tech Specs

Here you will find the technical specifications for the Arduino® Portenta X8.

Board	Name	Arduino® Portenta X8
Board	SKU	ABX00049
Microprocessor	4x ARM® Cortex® -A53 core up to 1.8GHz 1x ARM® Cortex® -M4 core up to 400 MHz
Microcontroller	1x ARM® Cortex® -M7 core up to 480MHz (for internal use) 1x ARM® Cortex® -M4 core up to 240MHz
USB connector	USB-C
Pins	Digital I/O Pins	22
	Analog input pins	8
	PWM pins	4
Connectivity	Radio module	Murata 1DX dual WiFi 802.11b/g/n 65 Mbps and Bluetooth 5.1 BR/EDR/LE
Connectivity	Secure Element	NXP SE050C2 Crypto
Communication	UART	Yes
	I2C	Yes
	SPI	Yes
Power	Circuit operating voltage	3.3V
	Input voltage (VIN)	5V
	DC Current per I/O Pin	8 mA
Memory	RAM	2 GB of Low Power DDR4 DRAM
	Flash	16 GB of eMMC
	ST STM32H747XI	2MB Flash, 1MB RAM
Dimensions	Weight	10,2 g
	Width	25.40 mm
	Length	66.04 mm
Environmental temperature	-40°C to + 85°C (-40 to 185°F)

Compatibility

Essentials

First Steps

Quickstart Guide

A quick guide to installing your board with the Arduino IDE.

Fundamentals of Portenta X8

This article contains information about the fundamental concepts of the Portenta X8.

Containers management

Tutorial to learn how to manage docker containers with the Portenta X8.

Suggested Repositories

Portenta X8 containers

Some containers examples for Portenta X8, this containers are accessible through your Foundries.io factory.

OS Images

Releases section from the lmp-manifest repo, lists all the builds also available on the Foundries.io factory.

Manifest repository

This repository contains a Repo manifest and setup scripts for the Linux microPlatform build system. If you want to modify, extend or port Linux microPlatform to a new hardware platform, this is the manifest repository to use.

Suggested libraries

Arduino Wire

The M4 processor exposes the I²C protocol, this is the "Wire" library documentation.

Arduino SPI

The M4 processor exposes the SPI protocol. This library allows you to communicate with SPI devices, with the Arduino as the controller device.

Tutorials

Create and Upload a Custom Container to the Portenta X8

This tutorial will show you how to create and upload your custom container to your Portenta X8

Linux

Python

Containers

ADB

Data Logging with MQTT, Node-RED, InfluxDB and Grafana

This tutorial will show you how to set up a local data logging application using an MQTT broker, Node-RED, InfluxDB, Grafana, and the Arduino® Portenta X8.

Docker

MQTT

Mosquitto

Node-RED

InfluxDB

Grafana

Output WebGL Content on a Screen

This tutorial shows how to install and modify a container that outputs web browser and webGL content

containers

Docker

WebGL

Vim