Apollo4 Blue

Brilliantly Connected Devices

The Apollo4 Blue SoC powers brilliantly connected devices with ultra-low power, stunning graphics, and industry-leading security for next-gen applications that range from wearables to digital health.

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Multipurpose SoC

The Apollo4 Blue can serve as either an applications processor or a coprocessor for battery-powered edge devices.

Power for the Next Big Thing

Ample processing power for upcoming big ideas at up to 192MHz, thanks to the Arm® Cortex®-M 4 and turboSPOT®.

Inspiring Graphics

The Apollo4 Blue features a high-performance 2.5D GPU with full alpha blending for vector graphics, delivering vibrant, smooth, and inspiring visuals.

Redefining connected Tech

The Apollo4 Blue uses Bluetooth® Low Energy 5.1 to redefine connected applications, including wearables, smart homes, digital health, industrial edge, and more.

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Specifications

Ultra-Low Supply Current

5µA/MHz executing from MRAM (with cache)
Low-power sleep and deep sleep modes with selectable levels of RAM/cache retention

High-Performance Arm Cortex-M4 Processor

Up to192 MHz clock frequency
Floating Point Unit (FPU)
Memory Protection Unit (MPU)

Bluetooth Low Energy 5.1

2Mbps, extended advertising packets
Angle of Arrival (AOA) and Angle of Departure (AOD)
Tx: Up to +6 dBm output power
Rx Sensitivity: -95 dBm

Security Features

Secure Boot
Secure over-the-air (OTA) updates
Secure wired updates
Key revocation

Ultra-Low Power Memory

Up to 2MB of non-volatile MRAM for code/data
Up to 1.8MB of low-power SRAM for code/data

Ultra-Low Power Interface for On- and Off-Chip Sensors

Ultra-Low Power Interface for On- and Off-Chip Sensors
Up to 2.8 MS/s sampling rate
Temperature sensor with ±3°C accuracy

Ultra-Low Power Flexible Serial Peripherals

2x 2/4/8-bit SPI master interfaces
7x I2C/SPI masters for peripheral communication
1x SPI slave for host communications
4x UART modules with flow control
1x USB 2.0 HS/FS device controller
1x SDIO (SD3.0)/1x eMMC (v4.51)

Display

MIPI DSI 1.2 up to 500 Mbps
Up to 454 x 454 resolution
4 layers with alpha blending
Frame Buffer Decompression

Graphics

2D/2.5D graphics accelerator
Full Alpha Blending
Texture and Frame Buffer Compression

Audio Processing

1x stereo Low Power Analog microphones
4x stereo Digital microphones
2x full-duplex I2S ports with ASRC

Rich Set of Clock Sources

16-52 MHz and 32.768 kHz Crystal (XTAL) oscillators
1 kHz Low Frequency RC (LFRC) oscillator
2x High Frequency RC (HFRC) oscillator

Power Management

Operating range:1.71-2.2 V, –20°C to 60°C
SIMO buck
Multiple I/O voltages supported

Applications

Smartwatches/bands
Wireless sensors and IoT
Activity and fitness monitors
Children's watches
Animal trackers
Motion and tracking devices
Alarms and security system
Far-field voice remotes
Consumer medical devices
Predictive maintenance
Smart home

Package Options

4.7mm x 4.7mm, 131-pin SIP BGA

Ordering Information

AMA4B2KK-KBR-B2

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Apollo4 Blue

Brilliantly Connected Devices

Features

Multipurpose SoC

Power for the Next Big Thing

Inspiring Graphics

Redefining connected Tech

Apollo4 Blue diagram

Specifications

Ultra-Low Supply Current

High-Performance Arm Cortex-M4 Processor

Bluetooth Low Energy 5.1

Security Features

Ultra-Low Power Memory

Ultra-Low Power Interface for On- and Off-Chip Sensors

Ultra-Low Power Flexible Serial Peripherals

Display

Graphics

Audio Processing

Rich Set of Clock Sources

Power Management

Applications

Package Options

Ordering Information

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