Summary of STINGER96 – 96BOARDS IOT EDITION BASEBOARD
Shiratech introduced the STINGER96 96Boards IoT Edition Extended board featuring the ST STM32MP157 MCU and Quectel BG96 NB-IoT modem, offering dual Cortex-A7 cores, a Cortex-M4, DDR3 memory, NAND flash, rich I/O (Ethernet, USB, UART, SD, camera DSMI), secure boot/TrustZone security, and full 96Boards IoT Low-Speed connector compatibility.
Parts used in the STINGER96:
- ST STM32MP157 MCU (dual-core Arm Cortex-A7 + Cortex-M4)
- External DDR3 memory (256M x 32Bit)
- NAND SLC Flash 1.8V 8Gbit (1G x 8Bit)
- Quectel BG96 NB-IoT modem
- KSZ9031RNX Microchip Gigabit Ethernet PHY
- On-board camera DSMI 12-bit interface
- ST-LINK JTAG interface
- USB interfaces (2 x USB2; one for external connector, one for BG96)
- FTDI for USB-to-UART interface
- SD card interface
- 96Boards IoT Edition Low-Speed expansion connector
- GPIO, SPI, I2C, PCM, UART interfaces
Shiratech launches its NEW 96Boards IoT solution based on ST STM32MP157 MCU + QUECTEL BG9IoT6 NB-IOT modem.
The Board is 96Boards IoT Edition Extended Compatible (IE extended). Full support for 96Boards IoT Edition (IE) Low Speed expansion connector.
STM32MP157 Main Features
CORE
- 32-bit dual-core Arm® Cortex®-A7
- Up to 650 MHz (Up to 4158 CoreMark®)
- L1 32 Kbyte I / 32 Kbyte D for each core
- 256 Kbyte unified level 2 cache
- Arm® NEON™ and Arm® TrustZone®
- 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M4 with FPU/MPU
- Up to 200 MHz (Up to 673 CoreMark®)
MEMORY
- External DDR memory – DDR3 – 256M X 32Bit
- 708 Kbyte of internal SRAM: 256 KB of AXI SYSRAM + 384 KB of AHB SRAM + 64 KB of AHB SRAM in backup domain and 4 KB of SRAM in backup domain
- NAND Flash – SLC NAND Flash Parallel 1.8V 8Gbit 1G x 8Bit 63-Pin VFBGA
SECURITY
- Secure boot, TrustZone® IPs, active tamper
CONNECTIVITY
- On Board Camera DSMI 12Bit interface
- JTAG interface – ST LINK JTAG Interface
- 1 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet based on KSZ9031RNX Microchip Phy
- 2 x USB2 interfaces (One for External Connector, One for BG96 Modem)
- 1 x Uart (Via FTDI & Micro USB interface)
- 1 x SD interface
- Full 96 IOT LS connector Interface (1.8V interface)
- 2 x UART
- 2 x I2C
- GPIO Support A-L
- 1 x SPI
- 1 x PCM
BG96 (NBIOT Modem) – Interface
- 2 x Control lines
- 1 x USB Interface
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- What processor does the board use?
The board uses the ST STM32MP157 MCU with dual-core Arm Cortex-A7 and a Cortex-M4. - Does the board support NB-IoT connectivity?
Yes, it includes the Quectel BG96 NB-IoT modem. - What memory types are on the board?
It has external DDR3 memory (256M x 32Bit) and SLC NAND Flash 8Gbit. - Is the board compatible with 96Boards IoT Edition connectors?
Yes, it is 96Boards IoT Edition Extended compatible and supports the Low-Speed expansion connector. - What wired network interface is provided?
It includes a 10/100/1000 Ethernet interface based on the KSZ9031RNX PHY. - How many USB interfaces are available?
There are two USB2 interfaces: one for an external connector and one for the BG96 modem. - Does the board include a camera interface?
Yes, it has an on-board DSMI 12-bit camera interface. - What security features does the MCU provide?
The MCU supports secure boot, TrustZone IPs, and active tamper features. - What peripheral interfaces are exposed via the LS connector?
The LS connector provides 1.8V interfaces including UART, I2C, GPIO, SPI, and PCM. - Is there a JTAG/debug interface?
Yes, there is an ST-LINK JTAG interface for debugging.
