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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
I can't remember does the iMX7 have a built in eInk controller like the 6 does? How is it on power consumption?
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Probably not, the block diagram for the i.MX7 from the article in the original post only shows an LCD interface, it might also be able to work with eInk but probably not.
From the article in the initial post.
"The i.MX7 also introduces a new kind of design called Heterogeneous Multicore Processing Architecture (HMPA), which allows two processor architectures to operate simultaneously. Unlike older processors, the i.MX7 uses two processing cores: one core has a Cortex A7 architecture while the other has a more power-efficient Cortex M4 architecture.
In the world of ARM processors, there are fast and slow cores. The faster cores tend to offer performance at the expense of power efficiency while the slower cores do the opposite.
HMPA enables each core to handle tasks suited to its processing needs. In the i.MX7, the Cortex A7 handles tasks requiring performance while the Cortex M4 handles slower tasks, such as turning pages. This is nice because the Cortex M4 offers the best pound-for-pound power consumption around.
Judging from the processor specs alone, the i.MX7 represents the single biggest leap in performance and battery life in e-reader history."