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Unqualified Specifications for guidance only
General specifications have been requested for NavQPlus. Currently there are no official qualified specifications.
The CAD model below and associated measuring tools can be used to determine physical characteristics of interest. The model may also be downloaded in a variety of file formats by following the link to open in Fusion360.
PLEASE NOTE: These are unofficial specifications only. The values below may be used for guidance, but are not guaranteed.
5-20V
Power supplied via High voltage USB PD power switch(es)
Power input and can be from dedicated connector or through USB-C
IMPORTANT: Software may be constructed which allows power from the dedicated connector to flow to the USB-C connectors without proper and complete driver control over the USB PD device negotiation. IF for example the USB-C connector uses a USB-C to USB-A connector, a higher voltage than is allowed on USB-A may become present. Depending on what USB A device is connected this could cause permanent damage to the USB A device.
A detailed power analysis has not been done. Below are estimates
Expectation is MAX 5W and typical 3W
5W =~12V@450mA
CAD files available for board outline and case though the link above
90mmx70mm exclusive of case mounting tabs
Tabs 82mm at max width.
CASE Mounting tabs are 72mmx72mm
CASE / Heatsink secondary mounting 53mmx53mm
98.4grams with Fin type heatsink attached*
* production units use a flat aluminum plate which reduce weight further
Refer to nxp.com/navqplus order page for the exact details on what is included in the NavQPlus version that you have ordered.
The exact contents is based on the version kit ordered, Typically the following items are included:
8M Plus SOM + Baseboard, flat heatsink, 3d printed enclosure
Wifi Antenna attached
Communications cables
FTDI USB-UART Serial console cable and adapter board/Cable
IX-industrial to RJ45 Ethernet cable (not on -XG version)
2-Pin JST-GH Cable for two wire 100BaseT1 automotive ethernet
2x 4-Pin JST-GH with center wires twisted for CAN cables.
USBC to USB A cable
Power Cables
5-Pin JST-GH power cale to RED SYP type cable
RED SYP type cable to XT-60 battery connector
5-Pin JST-GH power cable to 5-Pin JST-GH power Cable.
Camera
Omnivision OV5645 on innowave module. (typical)
Several cameras are available to connect to the MIPI CSI interface.
Please refer to the NXP.com landing page https://www.nxp.com/navqplus for NavQPlus for availability, pricing, availability and distribution channels.
At times inventory may be held for special events such HoverGames, therefore do not assume that on NXP.com, "pending inventory" means it is out of stock when participating in one of these events.
PLEASE NOTE: There are currently TWO variants of the NavQPlus available the part numbers start with 8MPNAVQ:
8MPNAVQ-8GB-XG This variant does not include the IX Industrial gigabit ethernet Connector and PHY on board. All other components are installed including 100BaseT1 and WiFi. Ethernet over USB-C "gadget mode" is also available.
8MPNAVQ-8GB-G This variant includes the IX industrial connector and Gigabit Ethernet PHY
NavQPlus is an open design, and source schematics, board Gerber and BOM files are available for download from NXP. You are welcome to refer to, modify, and build these on your own at any contract manufacturer of your choosing.
Presently the following third party companies are able to provide commercial support for NavQPlus, including software support, prototyping derivatives, and/or volume manufacturing of the SoM or carrier board. Please contact the NXP Mobile Robotics team if you have a variant that you would like to let people know about:
A small form factor companion computer for mobile robotics applications, featuring the i.MX 8M Plus application processor, able to run Ubuntu Linux.
Also take a look at some of our other GitBooks:
: Quick reference and index for all our mobile robotics solutions.
: NXP Buggy3 Rev B platform using NavQPlus and MR-CANHUBK344
: Drone & rover dev. kits, with FMUK66 vehicle management unit.
: Autonomous model car competition for students.
: Small form factor CAN-FD to 100BASE-T1 ethernet bridge.
: CAN-FD node for mobile robotics applications.
RDDRONE-BMS772: Battery management system (3-6 cells).
RDDRONE-T1ADAPT: 100BASE-T1 ethernet adapter.
The 8MPNAVQ or "NavQPlus" is a small purpose-built Linux computer evaluation kit (EVK) based on the NXP i.MX 8M Plus SoC. It is focused on the common needs of mobile robotics systems, with a small form factor, Dronecode-compliant JST-GH connectors, and available software stack including Ubuntu Linux and ROS2.
The entire design is available for companies building their own similar hardware. NavQPlus is built as a stack of boards, the top board being a SoM (System-on-Module) containing the processor, memory and other components with strict layout requirements, and where the secondary boards are relatively inexpensive (often 4 layer boards) and allows for versions with customization to be easily built.
Note that the SoM is almost identical to the larger NXP EVK for i.MX8M Plus with the exception of the I/O voltage level being changed to 3.3V. This makes NavQPlus an excellent stepping stone or bridge from the large EVK to a system that can be duplicated for testing in situ, or even copied directly for your application.
NXP i.MX 8M Plus SoC on a SoM with LPDDR4 DRAM and eMMC flash.
4x Arm Cortex-A53 core
1x Arm Cortex-M7 core
1x Neural Processing Unit (2.3 TOPS)
1080p60 H.265/H.264 encoder
Dual Camera Image Signal Processor (HDR, Dewarp)
A secondary board with connectors to hardware interfaces, such as:
Dual MIPI-CSI camera interfaces
Two CAN-FD interfaces
I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO
SD card slot
2.4/5GHz WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0 using NXP 88W8987-based Murata Type 1ZM module
Micro-HDMI, MIPI-DSI, and LVDS for displays
USB-C, including power input & output
1 Gigabit Ethernet with ix Industrial connector
JTAG BOOT
The NavQPlus is suitable for many purposes, including generic robots, various vision systems, and AI/ML applications.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Such as multicopters and VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing) aircraft
Rovers and other unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs)
Road-going Delivery Vehicles
Robotic Lawn Mowers
Robotic Vacuum Cleaners
Marine Vessels
Camera and Vision Processing Modules
Time-of-Flight (ToF) Cameras
AI/ML Inference
Cellular Gateway
Vision systems in other applications
e.g. a hospital bed monitor that detects if a patient is sitting up or at risk of falling out of bed.
The intent of the 8MPNavQ in HoverGames is to enable participants with a solution that allows them to harness common robotics packages and libraries such as:
ROS/ROS2
OpenCV
GStreamer
pyeIQ
TensorFlow/TFLite
PyTorch
Arm NN
etc.
And more!
The 8MPNavQ runs Linux with a package manager, so you should be able to install the packages that you need to complete your projects successfully and efficiently.
We are making a continuous effort to improve this GitBook, some pages and sections may still be a work in progress. Your input and feedback is very welcome. You may provide feedback in our Discord channel (to access the channel you must first join the Hackster.io Discord server). Alternatively, you can open an issue or pull request to the GitHub repository that mirrors this GitBook.
Refer to the HoverGames disclaimer below when using NavQPlus with a drone or similar vehicle.
It is expected as a user of NavQPlus, you will have basic knowledge of how to operate an embedded Linux computer in a headless terminal environment. While NavQPlus can support a desktop environment, it is not a "PC" or desktop computer, and therefore many graphical applications designed for these devices will not work due to device specific libraries and graphics drivers.
If you are not comfortable operating a Linux computer in a terminal environment, below are links to some resources that may help.
Two specific complete developer tool examples are the , and the .
Example code shown in this document has the following copyright and BSD-3-Clause license:
Copyright 2023 NXP. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials must be provided with the distribution.
Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: VPYLB1ZM or Contains FCC ID: VPYLB1ZM
FCC CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Contains IC: 772C-LB1ZM
Data transmission is always initiated by software, which is the passed down through the MAC, through the digital and analog baseband, and finally to the RF chip. Several special packets are initiated by the MAC. These are the only ways the digital baseband portion will turn on the RF transmitter, which it then turns off at the end of the packet. Therefore, the transmitter will be on only while one of the aforementioned packets is being transmitted. In other words, this device automatically discontinue transmission in case of either absence of information to transmit or operational failure.
La transmission des données est toujours initiée par le logiciel, puis les données sont transmises par l'intermédiaire du MAC, par la bande de base numérique et analogique et, enfin, à la puce RF. Plusieurs paquets spéciaux sont initiés par le MAC. Ce sont les seuls moyens pour qu'une partie de la bande de base numérique active l'émetteur RF, puis désactive celui-ci à la fin du paquet. En conséquence, l'émetteur reste uniquement activé lors de la transmission d'un des paquets susmentionnés. En d'autres termes, ce dispositif interrompt automatiquement toute transmission en cas d'absence d'information à transmettre ou de défaillance.
This radio transmitter (IC Number: 772C-LB1ZM) identify the device by certification number or model number if Category II) has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain indicated. Antenna types not included in this list, having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device.
: 146153 Dual Dipole antenna Gain: +3.2dBi@2.4GHz + 4.25dBi@5GHz
: 146187 Dual Dipole antenna Gain: +3.4dBi@2.4GHz + 4.75dBi@5GHz
: LBEE5QD1ZM-Antenna monopole antenna Gain: +3.6dBi@2.4GHz + 4.6dBi@5GHz
Le présent émetteur radio (IC Number: 772C-LB1ZM) a été approuvé par Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les types d'antenne énumérés ci dessous et ayant un gain admissible maximal. Les types d'antenne non inclus dans cette liste, et dont le gain est supérieur au gain maximal indiqué, sont strictement interdits pour l'exploitation de l'émetteur.
Type d’antenne
: 146153 Dual Dipole antenna Gain: +3.2dBi@2.4GHz + 4.25dBi@5GHz
: 146187 Dual Dipole antenna Gain: +3.4dBi@2.4GHz + 4.75dBi@5GHz
: LBEE5QD1ZM-Antenna monopole antenna Gain: +3.6dBi@2.4GHz + 4.6dBi@5GHz
The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are associated with using low power wireless devices. There is no proof, however, that these low power wireless devices are safe. Low power Wireless devices emit low levels of radio frequency energy (RF) in the microwave range while being used. Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effects (by heating tissue), exposure of low-level RF that does not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects. Many studies of low-level RF exposures have not found any biological effects. Some studies have suggested that some biological effects might occur, but such findings have not been confirmed by additional research. LBEE5QD1ZM has been tested and found to comply with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and meets RSS-102 of the IC radio frequency (RF) Exposure rules.
Les connaissances scientifiques dont nous disposons n’ont mis en évidence aucun problème de santé associé à l’usage des appareils sans fil à faible puissance. Nous ne sommes cependant pas en mesure de prouver que ces appareils sans fil à faible puissance sont entièrement sans danger. Les appareils sans fil à faible puissance émettent une énergie fréquence radioélectrique (RF) très faible dans le spectre des micro-ondes lorsqu’ils sont utilisés. Alors qu’une dose élevée de RF peut avoir des effets sur la santé (en chauffant les tissus), l’exposition à de faibles RF qui ne produisent pas de chaleur n’a pas de mauvais effets connus sur la santé. De nombreuses études ont été menées sur les expositions aux RF faibles et n’ont découvert aucun effet biologique. Certaines études ont suggéré qu’il pouvait y avoir certains effets biologiques, mais ces résultats n’ont pas été confirmés par des recherches supplémentaires. LBEE5QD1ZM a été testé et jugé conforme aux limites d’exposition aux rayonnements IC énoncées pour un environnement non contrôlé et respecte les règles d’exposition aux fréquences radioélectriques (RF) CNR-102 de l’IC.
This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and meets RSS-102 of the IC radio frequency (RF) Exposure rules. This equipment should be installed and operated keeping the radiator at least 20 cm or more away from person’s body.
Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d’exposition aux rayonnements énoncées pour un environnement non contrôlé et respecte les règles d’exposition aux fréquences radioélectriques (RF) CNR-102 de l’IC. Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé en gardant une distance de 20 cm ou plus entre le radiateur et le corps humain.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are associated with using low power wireless devices. There is no proof, however, that these low power wireless devices are absolutely safe. Low power Wireless devices emit low levels of radio frequency energy (RF) in the microwave range while being used. Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effects (by heating tissue), exposure of low-level RF that does not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects. Many studies of low-level RF exposures have not found any biological effects. Some studies have suggested that some biological effects might occur, but such findings have not been confirmed by additional research. LBEE5QD1ZM has been tested and found to comply with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and meets the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines.
It is necessary to take a SAR test with your set mounting this module (except to use only Bluetooth).
Class II permissive change application is necessary using the SAR report. Please contact Murata.
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and meets the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines. This equipment should be installed and operated keeping the radiator at least 20 cm or more away from person’s body.
This device complies with Industry Canada’s applicable license-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
This device may not cause interference; and
This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes :
l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage;
l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.
It is necessary to take a SAR test with your set mounting this module.
Class 4 permissive change application is necessary using the SAR report.
Please contact Murata.
