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Apollo4 Blue

Brilliantly Connected Devices

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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.

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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®.

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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.

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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.

Apollo4 Blue diagram

Block Diagram for the Ultra Low Power Apollo4 Blue SoC

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

Design Resources

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