Toradex Announces Availability of Dahlia Carrier Board for Verdin SoMs

By Tiera Oliver

Assistant Managing Editor

Embedded Computing Design

July 30, 2020

Blog

Toradex Announces Availability of Dahlia Carrier Board for Verdin SoMs

The currently available Verdin SoMs feature the new NXP i.MX 8M Mini/Nano applications processors.

Toradex announced the release and availability of Dahlia, the latest addition to its carrier board offerings for the Verdin family of System on Modules (SoMs). The currently available Verdin SoMs feature the new NXP i.MX 8M Mini/Nano applications processors.

Dahlia provides a development platform for the Verdin SoMs. The board provides access to common interfaces in a compact 120mm x 120mm form factor. As with all Toradex carrier boards, the design is fully open and is an ideal starting point for your own customized Verdin carrier board.

Key Features:

  • Power via USB-C (PD and BC)
  • UART and JTAG interfaces conveniently accessible via a single USB-C connector
  • Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express, MIPI DSI, MIPI CSI-2, CAN, etc.
  • Free and open design - allowing you to access the complete Altium design and manufacturing data

Verdin modules provide a set of interfaces focusing on ease-of-use and robustness. The Verdin line expands on the Colibri and Apalis SoM families and comes with the same extensive software, documentation, ecosystem, and support. This includes Torizon, industrial Linux platform, Toradex BSP Layers, and Reference Images for Yocto Project.

Currently in development, is a Verdin SoM with NXP i.MX 8M Plus applications processor with Neural Network Accelerator and Image Signal Processing units. Additional Verdin boards are planned. Dahlia works with all current and upcoming Verdin SoMs providing scalable and future-proof solutions.

The Dahlia is available on the Toradex webshop.

For more information, visit: https://www.toradex.com/

Tiera Oliver is the assistant managing editor at Embedded Computing Design. She is responsible for web content editing, product news, and story development. She also manages, edits, and develops content for ECD podcasts, including Embedded Insiders.

She utilizes her expertise in journalism and content management to oversee editorial content, coordinate with editors, and ensure high-quality output across web, print, and multimedia platforms. She manages diverse projects, assists in the production of digital magazines, and hosts company podcasts by conducting in-depth interviews with industry leaders to deliver engaging and insightful discussions.

Tiera attended Northern Arizona University, where she received her bachelor's in journalism and political science. She was also a news reporter for the student-led newspaper, The Lumberjack. 

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