Iris Carrier Board
The Iris Carrier Board is a full-featured carrier board that gives you easy access to most of the interfaces of the Colibri System on Modules (SoMs), intended as a production platform.
This page provides hardware design resources, documentation, revision history, erratas, compatibility details, and getting started guides for developers working with the Colibri SoM family.
Getting Started
Recommendation for the First-Time Order
Toradex recommends ordering the following additional products for your first-time order:
All products are available for online purchase through the Toradex Webshop.
Quickstart Guide
Check out our guide for detailed instructions on how to get your board up and running with Torizon:
Product-specific information for the Iris Carrier Board:
Having trouble?
Please contact our technical support. Various options of technical support are mentioned below:
Product Features
Hardware Features
Components
Compatible Products
Accessories & Add-ons
- Capacitive Touch Display 7" Parallel [1]
- Resistive Touch Display 7" Parallel
- Capacitive Touch Display 10.1" LVDS [2]
- EDT Display
- Carrier Board Accessory Kit
- Colibri Fastener
- LM816 USB WiFi
[1] Capacitive Touch Adapter is required for Iris V1.1A and V1.1B, but is not required for V2.0 onwards.
[2] The LVDS cable that comes with the Capacitive Touch Display 10.1" LVDS is only compatible with Iris V2.0 onward. The LVDS signal on Iris is provided through an RGB to LVDS transmitter.
Check other options and compatibility information on the add-ons product pages.
Block Diagram
* This is a module-specific feature and may not be supported by all the computer-on-modules in the Colibri family. For more details, refer to the datasheet of Colibri computer-on-modules.
Pinout Evaluation & Planning
Product Documents
Datasheets
Iris Carrier Board V2.0
Iris Carrier Board V1.1
Design Resources
Iris Carrier Board Design Data V2.0
- Iris Carrier Board Altium Project (Altium Designer Release 10)
- Iris Carrier Board PDF Schematics
- Iris Carrier Board Assembly Drawing
- Iris Carrier Board Bill of Materials (BOM)
Iris Carrier Board Design Data V1.1
- Iris Carrier Board Altium Project (Altium Designer Release 10)
- Iris Carrier Board PDF Schematics
- Iris Carrier Board Assembly Drawing
- Iris Carrier Board Bill of Materials (BOM)
Please also have a look at the Iris Carrier Board Errata Document.
Iris Carrier Board Mechanical Models
A basic 3D model for the Iris carrier board can be downloaded here:
- SolidWorks CAD model 3D EASM model
- You can download the free eDrawings model viewer from SolidWorks here
- 3D STEP model that can be opened and modified in any 3D CAD
- 3D PDF model that can be opened in Adobe Reader
Design and Layout Guide
Altium Designer
Software Ecosystem
Toradex-Supported Linux Platforms
The following Linux-based offerings are in-house supported - pre-built images available for quick evaluation:
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Torizon OS - open source, easy to use industrial Linux operating system
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Yocto Project Reference Images - reference images for Yocto Project, a great starting point for customized Linux images
Industry and Partner Software Ecosystem
For detailed instructions about software development, including other operating systems for Toradex Computer on Modules - QNX, Android and more - check out our software ecosystem page:
Development Resources
Installing the Operating System
Toradex products come with Toradex Easy Installer pre-installed. Once you power-on the board, it will display a list of available images to be installed. Check out how to get started with the Toradex Easy Installer:
You might need to enter recovery mode:
You can also install the compatible pre-built images available for download:
Connecting to the Board
During development, you will need to communicate the board with your host machine:
Revision History
Click to See the Product Numbering Scheme
Product Number (PID8) Format
The format of the 8-digits Product Number (PID8) is the following:
The below table describes the structure of the Product Number (PID8):
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| PPPP | 4-digits number, indicating the Product Configuration (PID4) that describes the key properties of the product (e.g. Product Group, RAM capacity, etc.) |
| VV | 2-digits number, indicating the Major and Minor Version (in that order) |
| AA | 2-digits number, indicating the Assembly Variant |
See the complete list of available combinations on the Revision History table of the corresponding product page.
Example
Product number (PID8): 00291100:
0029: Apalis iMX6D 512MB
11: Major Version 1, Minor Version 1, Version V1.1 in short
00: Assembly Variant A
A specific product revision has a lifecycle defined by the product state. Learn more about it on the Product Change Notifications.
0135 Iris Carrier Board
| Product # | Product Description | Changes from Previous Version | Release Date | PCN Document |
01351000 | Iris Carrier Board- V1.0A | Sample Version | 2011-04-05 | Sample Product, No PCN |
01351100 | Iris Carrier Board- V1.1A | Volume Production Version | 2011-07-20 | PCN Iris V1.1A 2017-06-20 |
01351101 | Iris Carrier Board V1.1B | Change of micro SD card holder | July 2017 | |
01352000 | Iris Carrier Board V2.0A |
| 2019-12-12 | PCN Iris V2.0A 2023-03-28 |
01352001 | Iris Carrier Board V2.0B |
| Q2/2023 |
Errata/Known Issues
Errata Document
Iris Carrier Board Errata Document