The i.MX RT600 is a crossover MCU family optimized for 32-bit immersive audio playback and voice user interface applications combining a high-performance Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi 4 audio DSP core with a next-generation Cortex-M33 core. The i.MX RT600 family of crossover MCUs is designed to unlock the potential of voice-assisted end nodes with a secure, power-optimized embedded processor.
The i.MX RT600 family provides up to 4.5MB of on-chip SRAM and several high-bandwidth interfaces to access off-chip flash, including an Octal/Quad SPI interface with an on-the-fly decryption engine. In addition, the family offers a rich set of peripherals, EdgeLock 400A security* and extremely low-power consumption with reduced power modes and fast wake-up times.
*A device that incorporates EdgeLock 400A security supports several on-chip security capabilities and is built on a foundation of secure boot, secure debug, and secure life cycle management designed to resist remote and local software attacks.
Features
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
- Highly optimized Cadence Tensilica HiFi 4 DSP engine
- Featuring emerging multichannel object-based audio standards
- Ideal for DSP-intensive applications
- High-performing Arm® Cortex®-M33 core
- Next-generation core based on the ARMv8-M architecture
- Hardware co-processors provide accelerated support for additional DSP algorithms and cryptography
- Extensive memory resources
- 4.5 MB SRAM accessible to both cores and both DMA engines to simplify development complexity
USABILITY HIGHLIGHTS
Design Flexibility
- Improved power efficiency
- Wide dynamic voltage and performance range
- Simplified power modes with fast wake-up and low leakage
- Configurable blocks of memory for individual power gating and retention
- Advanced audio subsystem interfaces
- DMIC interface supporting eight channels and voice activation detect
- Up to 8 x I2S interfaces for highperformance, multichannel audio
- External memory interface options
- Octal/Quad SPI with cache and dynamic decryption
- Numerous connectivity and communication interfaces
- SDIO for Wi-Fi®-enabled streaming
- High-speed USB device/host and high-speed SPI interfaces
Advanced Security
- Arm TrustZone®-M for asset protection
- System-wide, secure resource isolation for trusted hardware
- Secure boot mechanism with SRAM PUF or OTP-based unique key for hardware-based root of trust
- Symmetric and asymmetric cryptography acceleration
- AES-256, SHA2-256
- ECC and RSA
- Secure debug authentication
Target applications
- Audio subsystem
- ML-based edge applications
- Voice recognition consumer electronics
- Voice-enabled IoT devices
