UCM-iMX8M-Plus NXP iMX8M-Plus Linux Resources

Compulab System on Module (SOM) products are miniature computer boards designed for integration into custom industrial applications. UCM-iMX8M-Plus System on Module based on the NXP i.MX8M Plus processor features a highly scalable dual/quad core Cortex-A53 CPU, coupled with powerful graphics and video processing units. UCM-iMX8M-Plus is provided with comprehensive documentation and full ready-to-run support for the Linux operating system.

Getting Started		Development		How-to Guides and Application Notes
Evaluation Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide Evaluation Kit Hardware Guide Installing Yocto on SD card Installing Yocto on on-board eMMC Known Issues Support Getting Technical Support Engineering Support Portal Useful Links UCM-iMX8M-Plus Product Page UCM-iMX8M-Plus Hardware Revision Notes UCM-iMX8M-Plus Software Release Notes UCM-iMX8M-Plus Evaluation Kit How-to Guide for legacy SB-UCMIMX8PLUS carrier		Building Yocto and U-Boot Setting Up Yocto Build Environment Building UCM-iMX8M-Plus Yocto Linux images Building UCM-iMX8M-Plus Linux Kernel Building UCM-iMX8M-Plus Boot Firmware Boot Firmware Recovery Common Yocto Build Errors Customizing O/S and Drivers Introduction to Yocto development Making Changes to Yocto Meta-Layers Introduction to Device Trees Configuring I/O - Device Tree Customization Creating OTA update enabled images with Mender Enabling secure boot (HAB) in Yocto		Using Interfaces and Functions Serial Console Display Video Audio Camera USB WiFi CAN bus SPI RTC Sleep Mode CPU frequency CPU temperature SOM Serial Number Application Notes Developing with Qt on Compulab platforms Optimizing eMMC lifetime and reliability

Release History

Important – Mandatory U-Boot Update UCM-iMX8M-Plus Yocto Linux 4.1 includes a mandatory U-Boot update for customers using a custom U-Boot with product deliveries starting from April 2026. Customers affected by this requirement must update U-Boot before deploying the new software release. See UCM-iMX8M-Plus: Yocto Linux: Release Notes for details.

The following table provides a summary of UCM-iMX8M-Plus Yocto Linux releases. For detailed information about each release, refer to UCM-iMX8M-Plus Yocto Linux Release Notes.
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Release	Status	Release Date	Yocto Project	NXP BSP	U-Boot	Linux Kernel
4.1	Current	01-Apr-2026	5.0 Scarthgap (LTS)	scarthgap-6.6.52-2.2.0	2023.04-compulab-4.1-d4+fslc+g311402b4618+p0	6.6.52-compulab-4.1-gf8fd02287eb5
4.0	Previous	07-Nov-2024	5.0 Scarthgap (LTS)	scarthgap-6.6.23-2.0.0	2023.04	6.6.23
3.0	Legacy	19-Feb-2024	4.2 Mickledore	mickledore-6.1.55-3.0.0	2023.04	6.1.55
2.0	Legacy	23-Feb-2023	4.0 Kirkstone	kirkstone-5.15.32-2.0.0	2021.04	5.15.32
1.1	Legacy	09-May-2022	3.3 Hardknott	hardknott-5.10.72-2.2.0	2021.04	5.10.72
1.0	Legacy	10-Jun-2021	3.2 Gatesgarth	gatesgarth-5.10.y-1.0.0	2020.04	5.10.9