phyBOARD®-Pollux
security kit
Testing security on the phyCORE-i.MX 8M Plus development platform
- Comprehensive testing options for security functions from Secure Boot to secure update management
- Step-by-step instructions for successfully implementing security procedures
- Proven development platform for phyCORE-i.MX 8M Plus with Secure Boot, TrustZone and other security features
- 1-hour expert discussion with Embedded Security Specialist and extensive documentation
- 4× phyCORE-i.MX 8M Plus SoMs and a full-featured phyBOARD-Pollux Rapid Development Kit
Whitepaper "Secure by Design" with important basics on all security functions in NXP processors
The phyBOARD-Pollux Security Kit offers a comprehensive platform for evaluating and implementing modern embedded security mechanisms. You can learn about all security features, familiarize yourself with them with the help of comprehensive documentation and step-by-step instructions, and apply this knowledge to your next project. If you have any problems or questions, you can rely on the expertise of our embedded security specialists in a one-hour expert consultation.
With the Security Kit you will learn:
- Generate and burn Secure Boot keys
- Set up filesystem encryption
- Create and update system updates
- Use the secure elements TPM and OPTEE as key storage
- Debug interface JTAG to disable
The kit includes three additional phyCORE-i.MX 8M Plus SoMs, which are used to test the error-free installation of custom Secure Boot keys. This process has no fault tolerance.
The kit is complemented by comprehensive documentation, the "Secure by Design" white paper, and a commissioning guarantee. And if you're stuck, our embedded security specialists are available for a one-hour expert consultation: In particular, we can advise you on the impact of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which security measures are now specifically necessary, and how PHYTEC can support you with our security Services can support this.
Kit contents
- 1× phyBOARD-Pollux Rapid Development Kit
- 4× phyCORE-i.MX 8M Plus SoMs
- 4× SD cards with color-coded stickers
- 1× SoM Removal Tool
- Power supply (24 V), USB cable, Ethernet cable, international plug set
- Linux Yocto BSP
- Commissioning guarantee
- Workshop voucher
- Step-by-step documentation for all security functions
- White paper "Secure by Design"
- 1-hour individual expert consultation
| Ethernet | 2x 10/100/1000 Mbit/s |
| Wireless | 802.11 b/g/n (ac) 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz (via optional Wi-Fi Adapter) |
| Bluetooth | BLE 4.2 |
| USB | 2x 3.0 Host |
| Serial | 1x RS-232/RS-485 Full Duplex/RS-485 Half Duplex |
| CAN | 2x CAN FD |
| Digital I/O | optional via Expansion Connector |
| PCle | 1x miniPCIe |
| Mass Memory | microSD Card Slot |
| Display | LVDS (1x 4 lanes or 1x 8 lanes), MIPI DSI (1x 4 lanes), HDMI |
| Audio | SAI via A/V Connector |
| Camera | 2x MIPI CSI-2 (phyCAM-M) |
| Expansion Bus | I²C, SPI, SDIO (8-bit), UART, JTAG, USB |
| JTAG | via Expansion Connector |
| User Control Elements | 1x Reset Button, 1x On/Off, 1x Boot source select |
| Boot Source | eMMC, SD Card, NOR, USB Serial Download, Internal Fuses |
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