Microchip Technology has announced an enhancement to its PolarFire FPGA smart embedded video ecosystem, designed to support developers requiring reliable, low-power, high-bandwidth video connectivity. This expansion integrates hardware evaluation kits, development tools, IP cores, and reference designs, optimising development processes, bolstering security, and expediting time to market.
The ecosystem now includes Serial Digital Interface (SDI) Receive (Rx) and Transmit (Tx) IP cores alongside a quad CoaXPress (CXP) board, facilitating complete video pipelines for applications ranging from medical diagnostics and low-latency imaging to real-time camera connectivity in intelligent systems. Notably, Microchip is the only FPGA provider offering a quad CoaXPress FPGA-based solution, enabling direct SLVS-EC (up to 5 Gbps/lane) and CoaXPress 2.0 (up to 12.5 Gbps/lane) bridging without third-party IP. The SDI Rx/Tx IP cores provide Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) compliant 1.5G, 3G, 6G, and 12G-SDI video transport for broadcast and embedded imaging applications. HDMI-to-SDI and SDI-to-HDMI bridging capabilities support 4K and 8K video formats, enabling high-resolution, high-bandwidth video transport across various professional and embedded applications.
Utilising the ultra-low-power, secure, programmable, non-volatile architecture of PolarFire FPGAs, Microchip offers integrated solution stacks that allow OEMs to create compact, fanless, high-performance video systems. These solutions are engineered to lower bill of material (BOM) costs, streamline design complexity, and incorporate layered security across hardware, design, and data, employing advanced anti-tamper protection and embedded security features. “Next-generation medical, industrial, and robotic vision systems demand not only exceptional video quality but also uncompromising energy efficiency,” stated Shakeel Peera, vice president of marketing for Microchip’s FPGA business unit. “The expansion of our PolarFire FPGA embedded video ecosystem underscores our commitment to delivering low-power solutions that are designed to enable customers to develop reliable and high-performance systems with robust connectivity and minimized energy consumption.”
With native support for Sony SLVS-EC sensors, this solution offers an upgrade path for designs affected by discontinued components. Developers can utilise Microchip’s Libero Design Suite and SmartHLS high-level synthesis tool to reduce complexity and shorten time to market.
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