i.MX RT1040 Crossover MCU with Arm Cortex-M7

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i.MX RT1040 Crossover MCUs are based on the Arm^® Cortex^®-M7 core for real-time performance and high integration for Industrial and IoT applications.

The i.MX RT1040 CM7 operates at up to 600 MHz with 512 KB on-chip RAM that can be configured as TCM or general-purpose. The family offers various memory interfaces and a wide range of connectivity interfaces including UART, SPI, I²C, USB and CAN. The i.MX RT1040 provides additional flexibility with 169 BGA compact packages and an extended temperature range up to 125°C.

The i.MX RT1040 family is supported by the MCUXpresso ecosystem, which includes an SDK, a choice of IDEs, and secure provisioning and configuration tools to enable rapid development

Data Sheet

Reference Manual

Product Details

Block Diagram

i.MX RT1040 MCU

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Features

Performance

Arm Cortex-M7 @ 600 MHz
3020 CoreMark / 1284 DMIPS
Real-Time, Low-Latency Response as Low as 20 ns
Low Dynamic Power with an Integrated DC-DC Converter
Low-Power Run Modes at 24 MHz

Software and Tools

MCUXpresso ecosystem support
- Selection of IDE choices
- Pin, clock, peripheral, security and memory Config tools
- Security programming and provisioning tools
- Software Development Kit
Zephyr RTOS support

Memory

Up to 512 kB Tightly Coupled Memory (TCM)
Extensive External Memory Interface Options

NAND, eMMC, QuadSPI NOR Flash and Parallel NOR Flash

Graphics

Advanced Multimedia for GUI and Enhanced HMI

2D Graphics Acceleration Engine
LCD Display Controller (Up to WXGA 1366x768)
3x I²S for High-Performance, Multichannel Audio

Packaging

Compact packages 169BGA 9x9mm and 11x11mm

Temperature and Qualifications

Robust Extended Industrial Temperature Range -40 °C to +125oC

Wireless Connectivity Interface

Wi-Fi^®, Bluetooth^®, Bluetooth Low Energy, ZigBee^® and Thread^™

Part numbers include: MIMXRT1041DFP6B, MIMXRT1041XFP5B, MIMXRT1041XJM5B, MIMXRT1042DFP6B, MIMXRT1042XFP5B, MIMXRT1042XJM5B.

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Documentation

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1-5 of 36 documents

^{Data Sheet}
RT1040XECDS: i.MX RT1040 Crossover Processors for Extended Industrial Products

PDFRev 2Jan 31, 20231.8 MBIMXRT1040XECEnglish
^{Data Sheet}
RT1040CECDS: i.MX RT1040 Crossover Processors for Consumer Products

PDFRev 2Jan 31, 20231.8 MBIMXRT1040CECEnglish
^{Reference Manual}
i.MX RT1040 Processor Reference Manual

PDFRev 1Jan 9, 202320.5 MBIMXRT1040RMEnglish
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^{Application Note}
How to Enable Embedded Trace Macrocell (ETM) Trace for i.MX RT10xx Series

PDFRev 1Jun 12, 2024549.3 KBAN14330English, 中文
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^{Application Note}
AN14284: Timing Parameter Tuning for FlexIO Emulated Interface

HTML | PDFRev 1Apr 12, 2024194.4 KBAN14284English, 中文Associated File: AN14284SW
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Dynamic Loading of Code by Overlay

HTML | PDFRev 1Apr 10, 2024238.2 KBAN14260English, 中文Associated File: AN14260SW
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Use QDC/ENC/Quad Timer Peripherals to Calculate the Angle and Speed of the Quadrature Encoder

PDFRev 1.0Apr 4, 2024467.7 KBAN14254English, 中文
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An Approach to Enable a Glitch Filter on FlexIO

PDFRev 1Oct 16, 2023133.3 KBAN14051English, 中文
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^{Application Note}
Implement second bootloader on i.MXRT10xx series

PDFRev 1Sep 21, 2023546.7 KBAN12604EnglishAssociated File: AN12604SW
^{Application Note}
i.MX RT eMMC RPMB Enablement

PDFRev 1Jun 12, 2023190.2 KBAN13975EnglishAssociated File: AN13975SW
^{Application Note}
Connect i.MX RT1060 to USB 4G Module (RNDIS Mode)

PDFRev 0Apr 26, 20231.2 MBAN13940English, 中文Associated File: AN13940SW
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Application Hints for i.MX RT1040 and i.MX RT1060X

PDFRev 1Oct 19, 2022544.1 KBAN13592English, 中文
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How to Enable SWO Trace for i.MX RT10xx Series

PDFRev 1Jul 6, 20221.1 MBAN13234English, 中文
^{Application Note}
PMSM Field-Oriented Control on MIMXRT10xx EVK

PDFRev 1Jan 20, 20222.6 MBAN12214English, 中文Associated File: AN12214SW
^{Application Note}
USB2.0 Certification Pre-Test for i.MXRT Series

PDFRev 0Jan 14, 202211.8 MBAN13474English, 中文
^{Application Note}
U-Disk and SD Card Update in SFW

PDFRev 0Dec 25, 2021178.8 KBAN13499English, 中文
^{Application Note}
AWS OTA Update on i.MX RT Platform

PDFRev 0Dec 6, 20213.4 MBAN13469English, 中文
^{Application Note}
Handwritten Digit Recognition Using TensorFlow Lite Micro on i.MX RT devices

PDFRev 1Oct 20, 2021419.5 KBAN12603EnglishAssociated File: AN12603SW
^{Application Note}
Alibaba Cloud OTA on i.MX RT Platform

PDFRev 0Aug 31, 2021842.8 KBAN13383English, 中文
^{Application Note}
How to Use .mac File to Initialize Device Connected to FlexSPI on i.MX RT

PDFRev 0Aug 30, 2021352.7 KBAN13112English, 中文
^{Application Note}
FlexIO Emulation on SPI Slave Device which Works in Continuous Mode with Dynamic Frame Size

PDFRev 0Aug 24, 2021270.3 KBAN13358English, 中文Associated File: AN13358SW
^{Application Note}
EMC Design Recommendation on i.MXRT Series

PDFRev 0Mar 26, 20211.4 MBAN13202English, 中文
^{Application Note}
FlexIO Low Power State Machine on i.MX RT1010

PDFRev 0May 12, 2020906.1 KBAN12845English, 中文Associated File: AN12845SW
^{Application Note}
Emulating 6800 Bus with the FlexIO on RT1010

PDFRev 0Apr 13, 20202.5 MBAN12813English, 中文
^{Application Note}
Emulating LIN Leader/Follower with the FlexIO on i.MX RT Series MCU

PDFRev 0Mar 23, 20201.5 MBAN12788English, 中文
^{Application Note}
Emulating SPI with the FlexIO on I.MXRT Series MCU

PDFRev 0Mar 23, 20202.4 MBAN12780English, 中文Associated File: AN12780SW
^{Application Note}
Emulating UART with the FlexIO on RT1010

PDFRev 0Mar 10, 2020328.7 KBAN12772English, 中文Associated File: AN12772SW
^{Application Note}
Emulating I2S Bus with the FlexIO on RT1010

PDFRev 0Mar 4, 20203.8 MBAN12758English, 中文
^{Application Note}
Emulating SSI Bus with the FlexIO on RT1010

PDFRev 0Mar 4, 20203.4 MBAN12759English, 中文
^{Application Note}
Generating PWM and PFM by Using FlexIO

PDFRev 0Feb 19, 20201.6 MBAN12713English, 中文Associated File: AN12713SW
^{Application Note}
Emulating IRDA with the FlexIO on RT1010

PDFRev 0Feb 11, 20201.4 MBAN12721English, 中文Associated File: AN12721SW
^{Application Note}
Using FlexIO to emulate Parallel Camera Interface on i.MX RT

PDFRev 0Jan 20, 2020447.5 KBAN12686English, 中文Associated File: AN12686SW
^{Application Note Software}
Application note software for AN14284

ZIPRev 1Apr 12, 20241.0 MBAN14284SWEnglish
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Application Note Software for AN14260

ZIPRev 1Apr 10, 20241.1 MBAN14260SWEnglish
^{Application Note Software}
Application note software for AN13940

ZIPRev 0Apr 25, 20232.6 MBAN13940SWEnglish
^Brochure
i.MX RT Series of Crossover MCUs

PDFRev 7Nov 3, 20232.1 MBIMXRTPORTBREnglish, 中文, 日本語

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Design Resources

Design Files

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5 design files

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IBIS Model File for i.MX RT1040 BGA169 11x11

IBSRev 0Jan 19, 2023 10:48:0020.5 MBi.MX-RT1040-BGA169-11x11
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IBIS Model File for i.MX RT1040 BGA169 9x9

IBSRev 0Jan 19, 2023 10:48:0020.5 MBi.MX-RT1040-BGA169-9x9
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RT1040-serise BXL

ZIPRev 0Jul 23, 2024 19:21:00513.8 KBRT1040-BXL
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BSDL file for i.MX RT1040 (BGA169 11x11 package)

ZIPRev 0Oct 2, 2023 15:00:004.5 KBRT1040_BGA169_11x11
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BSDL file for i.MX RT1040 (BGA169 9x9 package)

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Hardware

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1-5 of 15 hardware offerings

^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
i.MX RT1040 Evaluation KitFeatured

MIMXRT1040-EVK
^{Complete Solution}
NXP EdgeReady MCU-Based Solution for Face Recognition with Liveness Detection

SLN-VIZNAS-IOT
^{Emulators, Probes, and Programmers}
Universal Multilink Development Interface

UMultilink
^{Emulators, Probes, and Programmers}
MCU-Link Debug Probe

MCU-LINK
^{Emulators, Probes, and Programmers}
LPC-Link2

OM13054
^{Emulators, Probes, and Programmers}
Universal Multilink FX High-Speed Development Interface

U-MULTILINK-FX
^{Emulators, Probes, and Programmers}
PEmicro Cyclone programmer

CYCLONE
^{Emulators, Probes, and Programmers}
PEmicro Cyclone FX programmer

CYCLONE-FX
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MCU-Link Pro Debug Probe

MCU-LINK-PRO
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AW-AM510 Evaluation Board

AW-AM510-USD
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4.3" LCD Panel

RK043FN66HS-CTG
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
Multichannel Audio Codec Card for EVKs

AUD-EXP-42448
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
Azurewave Wi-Fi^® 5 (802.11ac) + Bluetooth^® chipset-based M.2 evaluation board: AW-CM358MA

AW-CM358
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
Eval kit for JODY-W263 Wi-Fi^®/Bluetooth^® module

UB-JODY-W263
^{Reference Design}
3-Phase PMSM Control

PERMANENT-MAGNET-MOTOR

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Training

2 trainings

^On-Demand
Part 1: Intro to LVGL and SquareLine Studio

LVGL, the free and versatile embedded GUI library, allows you to create stunning, smartphone-like user interfaces for resource-constrained MCUs.

50 minEnglish Level: Beginner
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Part 2: Simplify GUI Development with Embedded Wizard

Learn how Embedded Wizard's lean and versatile architecture helps you realize a one-chip HMI solution based on NXP's i.MX RT1064 crossover processor.

49 minEnglish Level: Beginner
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i.MX RT1040 Crossover MCU with Arm® Cortex®-M7 Core Operating Up to 600 MHz and Extended Temperature Range

Product Details

Block Diagram

i.MX RT1040 MCU

Features

Performance

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Memory

Graphics

Packaging

Temperature and Qualifications

Wireless Connectivity Interface

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