Electronic endoscope consists of light source, lens, graphic processing system, external monitor and other auxiliary apparatus, it converts the CCD/CMOS optical signal to electrical signal by the photoelectric coupling element which installed at the front of the lens.

ARM architecture processors are widely applied to the medical devices for its characteristics of low-cost, high-performance, high-stability, rich interfaces. Qiyang has released the IAC-IMX8MP-CM System On Module (SoM) which is based on the NXP i.MX8M Plus processor, it has been widely used in patient monitor, anesthesia monitoring instrument, immunofluorescence instrument, medical electronic endoscope etc.

Under medical electronic endoscope case, what advantages does the I.MX8M Plus have in image processing system?

• Qiyang IAC-IMX8MP-CM SoM designed on NXP I.MX8M Plus high performance processor, which is with 4*Cortex-A53, with 1.6Ghz, 1*Cortex-M7 and is available to apply to real-time control program.
• SoM NPU owns 2.3 TOPS computing power, it supports TensorFlow Lit, OpenCV, CMISIS-NN and ARM NN mold, it could execute AI algorithm, it could assist the system to diagnose more efficiently.
• SoM provides graphic processing unit ISP, it could optimize the output signal from the front-end image sensor and provide the high definition and quality image content; 2*4-Lane MIPI-CSI, it could support high definition camera;
• In image displaying area, the IAC-IMX8MP-CM system on module SoM supports various display interface, such as MIPI-DSI, LVDS, HDMI etc. To connect high-definition screen, and dual screen in different image and dual screen in identical image; Meanwhile, it is with the multi format video encoding and decoding function, it supports electronic endoscope system to record, save and playback video/image.
• i.MX8M Plus supports dual gigabit Ethernet port, dual-band WI-FI,5G telecommunication methods, it could connect with hospital HIS system, it could upload the patients’ information, diagnosis results , and image record to the system.
• Additionally, the System On Module (SoM) has rich I/O interface, which the electronic endoscope required. Industrial-grade design, a proper product which suits for medical system, it supports Android and Linux system, it is easy for customer to design and adjust, to make the product to market quickly.

In current days, the medical device is becoming intelligently, the AI technology is widely applied to the medical devices. In addition to medical endoscopes, the i.MX8M Plus can be easily applied to industrial endoscopy products.