DEVELOPMENT KITS

• AlteraCycloneIIIEP3C120FPGA• 256MBDDR2memorywith64-bitdatabus• 4-lanePCIePHY• 3HSMCcompatibleexpansionconnectors• High-speedUSB2.0on-the-gotransceiver

TheViClaroIIIisaversatileHDVideoIPdevelopmentplatformfordesigningHDVideoandimageprocessingapplications.DesignedinconjunctionwithAltera®,theViClaroIIIVideoHostBoardcontainsaCycloneIIIFPGA,USB2.0PHY,4-lanePCIePHY,64-bitDDR2memory,twoHSMCconnectorsandonededicatedHSMCLVDSconnectorforaddingcustomapplicationspecificHSMCcompliantdaughtercards.

HD VIDEO IP DEVELOPMENT KIT

ComescompletewithapowerfulsuiteofHDvideoprocessingIPReferenceDesignsbasedonAltera’sAvalon®VIPsysteminterconnectframeworkandsupportedbythehigh-performanceMicrotronixAvalonMulti-portDDR2MemoryControllerIPCore.Thecontrollerishighlyefficientandabletoutilizeover95%oftheavailablememorybandwidth.Thisenablesdesignerstobuildadvancedhighresolution(1920x1080p)videoprocessingsystemsusinglowcostCycloneIIIdevices!

VICLARO III CAMERA LINK DEVELOPMENT KIT

• CameraLinkSerDesTransceiverIPCoresupporting:• StandardBase,Medium&FullChannelLinkinterfaces• 8,10,and12-bitvideoresolutions• Transmissionclockratesto80MHz.• TransmitandReceiveCameraLinkconfigurations• Bi-directionalserialCameraLinkcommunication

• ConfigurationGUIstreamlinesdesignprocess• SoftwaresourcecodesupportingCameraLinkserialcommunication• Referencedesigns

TheMicrotronixCameraLinkDevelopmentKittargetsdesignersbuildingvisionsystemsincorporatingCameraLink™transmitterorreceivercommunicationinterfaces.ThedesignkitisbasedontheMicrotronixViClaroIIIVideoHostBoardandtheQuad-linkLVDSInterfaceHSMCDaughterCardtheHDMITransmitterHSMCDaughterCardandthreeMDR26CameraLinkcablesforconnectingperipheraldevices.TheCameraLinkIPleveragestheLVDSinterfaceofCycloneFPGAdevices.Thekitincludesa1-yearOpenCorePlusevaluationlicensefortheMicrotronixCameraLinkSerDesTransceiverIPcore.TheIPcoreincludestheSerDesencoder/decoderlogictoleveragetheuseoflowcostCycloneFPGAdevicesforbuildingCameraLinksystems.

ViClaro III Board BUILD YOUR OWN DEVELOPMENT KIT

HDMI RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER HSMC DAUGHTER CARD

• HDMITransmitter/Receiver• AnalogYCrCbVideoReceiver• Supports480i/720p/1080i/1080p@50/60Hz• EDIDdatareading/writing• AutodetectionofmonitorthroughHot-Plug• AlteracompatibleHSMCexpansionconnector• HDvideoreferencedesign

QUAD LINK LVDS INTERFACE HSMC DAUGHTER CARD

• OptimizesforflatpaneldisplaysandCameraLinkapplications• SinglecoreprovidesbothLVDStransmitterandreceiverfunctions• Supportforboth28-bitand35-bitparalleldata• Supports1,2and4linkconfigurations• NotransmitPLLclockfinetuningrequired

GIGABIT ETHERNET PHY –HDMI TRANSMITTER HSMC DAUGHTER CARD

• EthernetTripleSpeedPHY• DeepColorHMDI1.3Transmitter• HSMCcompatibledaughtercard

32 MB FLASH, SERIAL PORT HSMC DAUGHTER CARD

TheMicrotronixHSMC32MBFlash/SerialPortDaughterCardprovides32Mbytesof8/16-bitFlashmemoryandaDB9RS-232DCEserialportforthedevelopmentofembeddedNios™IIapplications.TheboardcanbeusedwithanyFPGAdevelopmentboardsupportingastandardAlteraHSMCexpansionheader.

ALLPRODUCTSARERoHSCOMPLIANTRoHSCompliant

IP CORE SOLUTIONS

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CAMERA LINK SERDES TRANSCEIVER IP CORE

DesignedforbuildingvisionsystemsincorporatingCameraLink™communicationinterfacesincludingBase,Medium&FullChannelLinkconfigurations.

• StandardBase,Medium&FullChannelLinkinterfaces• 7:1Serializer/Deserializer(SerDes)• Supports8,10,and12-bitvideoresolutions• Transmissionclockratesto85MHz.• Bi-directionalserialCameraLinkcommunication• ConfigurationGUIstreamlinesdesignprocess• SupportsCycloneII,III,andIVdevices

AVALON MULTI-PORT SDRAM MEMORY CONTROLLER IP CORE

• 200/333MHzCyclone/Stratixmemoryperformance• Upto16Avalonlocalbusportinterfaces• AvalonPipelinedandBursttransfers• Avalonlocalbuswidthfrom8to128-bits• AlteraSOPCBuilderReadyConfigurationGUI• IntegratesseamlesslyintoAvalon-STvideoframework• ConfigurableFIFOdepth:16to2048bytes• Memorydatawidth:8/16/32/64-bit• IntelligentSDRAMburstcachingcontrollerminimizeswait-states• PCBlayoutindependentDDRRound-Tripcapturescheme

II,III,IV-GX,IV-E II,II-GX,III II,III

DUAL INPUT HD-SDI SWITCHER DESIGN KIT

• AlteraEP3C120Cyclone™IIIFPGA• TwoGennumGS29613G/HD/SD-SDIReceivers• OneGennumGS491BHD/SD/GraphicsClockandTimingGeneratorwithGENLOCK

• OneGennumGS29623G/HD/SD-SDISerializer• OneAnalogDevicesAD7393SD/HDVideoEncoder• TwoHD/SD-SDIinputs(75ΩBNC)• OneHD/SD-SDIoutput(75ΩBNC)• Oneanalogvideo:

• 75ΩBNCCVBScompositevideooutputor• YPbPrcomponentvideooutput

• RS-232DB9serialcontrolport

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TheMicrotronixDualInputHD-SDIVideoSwitcherDesignKitprovidesahardwareplatformfordevelopingSDIvideoprocessingsystemsusingtheCycloneIIIFPGA.ThislowcostdevelopmentboardisintendedtobeusedbyengineerstoimplementanddesignlowcostSDIsystems.Theboardiscapableofsupportswitchingupto720p/1080i/1080p/30fpsresolutions.ReferencedesignsdemonstrateswitchingofHDSDIsourcescontrolledthroughswitches.

TheboardutilizesaGennumGS4911HD/SDGraphicsclockandtiminggeneratorwithGENLOCK.AbasebandvideooutputisavailablefordisplayingtheSDIoutputvideoonalowcostmonitor.

Usingthe484-pinAlteraBGApackageallowsforaddedflexibilityinchoosingtherightconfigurationforyourproject.SelectfromtheAlteraEP4CGC50,EP4CGX75orEP4CGX110device.TheFireflyIVmoduleutilizesJTAGoractiveserialdeviceprogramming.ThemoduleusesaMarvell88E1111triple-speed10/100/1000MbpsEthernetPHY.

TheFireflyIVmodulecanbeordered,“blank”,orpreloadedwithourstandardsystem-on-a-chipcoreoracustomcoretailoredtoyourspecificrequirements.

FIREFLY IV CONFIGURABLE PROCESSOR MODULE

TheFireflyIVConfigurableProcessorModulecombinesthebenefitsofanoff-the-shelfsoft-coreprocessormodulewiththeflexibilityofaCycloneIVGXFPGA.This“computeronaboard”comescompletewithaMIPSprocessor,memory,anEthernetinterfaceandaSDMemoryCardsocket.JustplugtheFireflyIVmoduleintoyourhostcarrierI/Ointerfaceboardandyoucanquicklygofromtheprototypedesignstagedirectlytoproductcompletioninthesamefootprint!

• NiosIIMIPSprocessor• Upto128MBof16/32-bitDDR2memory• 64MB8-bitNANDFlash• 1x10/100/1000MbpsEthernetPHY• 1xSD(securedigital)MemoryCardslot• 8x3.125GbpsSerDesTransceiverpinstarget:DisplayPort™,HD-SDI,PCIeorotherhigh-speedserialinterfaces

• 42LVDSchannels• 128generalpurposeIOpins• JTAGoractiveserialprogramming• GNUC/C++toolchainavailable• Industrialtemperaturerated• Dimensions:40mmx50mm

Altera Cyclone IV GXEP4CGX50F27C7N 64 MB

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Abbreviations: • PCIE UD Mux - PCI Express Upstream - Downstream MUX • PCIE DU Mux - PCI Express Downstream - Upstream MUX • PCIE CFG - PCI Express configuration module • PCIE IRQ - PCI Express interrupt controller

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TARGET APPLICATIONS

• Medicalimagingandprintimaging• Highbandwidthdataacquisitionandlogging• NASstoragesystems,solidstateandmemorystoragesystems• Videosurveillance,videocapture,graphicsframebufferoverlays,digitalsignage

FLEXIBILITY

• Easilyconnectlogicandhigh-speedI/OperipheralstoPCIExpress

• UsessimpleLinuxopen(),read()andwrite()functionstoperformSGDMA

• SGDMAcontrollertransfersdatadirectlyto/fromLinuxUserApplications

• ZerohostCPUoverhead:SGDMAtransferseliminatesneedforduplicatein-kerneltransfers

PERFOMANCE

BoosttheI/OperformanceofyourLinuxplatformusingtheeasy-to-useLanceroScatter-GatherDirectMemoryAccessEngineIPcoresolutionforPCIeinterfaces.

• 200MB/sx1,800MB/secx4,1,500MB/secx8• LowLEresourcecountforon-chipfabriclogicandmemory

A complete, versatile and high-speed Scatter-Gather DMA solution for PCI Express applications.

BACK VIEW

EXAMPLE REFERENCE DESIGN

FRONT VIEW

ThereferecedesigndemonstrateshowtheAlteraFPGAactsasaversatileI/Ohubforaprocessor,offeringfullstreamingbandwidthoverPCIExpress.Themaincomponentsareshownintheblockdiagram.

TheCarrerasmini-PCIExpresscardisconnectedtotheprocessordevelopmentboardusingthePCIExpressinterface.TheLanceroIP-core,videolinebufferandLVDStransmitterareintegratedintheAlteraCycloneIVGX.TheprocessorisrunningtheLancerodriver,Linuxandthedemoapplication.

Thereferencedesignallocatesavideobufferintotheprocessorsexternalmemory.Streamingvideoiscopiedfromtheharddisktothevideobuffer.TheLancerodriverinstructstheLanceroIP-coretoreadthevideodatafromthevideobufferandshowitontheLCDdisplay.

Allcomponentsaremountedonaplexiglaspanel.TheLCDdisplayislocatedatthepanelfrontside.Theprocessordevelopmentboardandharddiskarelocatedattherearsideofthepanel.

COMPATIBILITY

Company Mission

Ourcorporatemissionistoprovidecustomerswitheconomicalsolutionswhichmeettheirdesignrequirementsforfunctional,andperformancewhileexceedingexpectationsforqualityandservice.

Company Focus

Microtronixisafullserviceproductdevelopmentcompanyofferinganintegratedsuiteofhardwareandsoftwaredesignservicestailoredtoquicklygetnewproductstothemarketplace.Microtronixpridesitselfineffectivelytakingproductideasfromconceptthroughindustrialdesign,validation,prototypingandproductionstart-up.

Company Promise

Fromproductconcepttofullproduction,letMicrotronixempoweryouwithourfulllineofembeddedproductsandturn-keydesign-developmentservices.

InadditiontoourTelecommunicationsandFPGAproducts,MicrotronixoffersprofessionalEngineeringDesignServicesthatprovideforsoftwareandhardwareengineeringconsulting,design-developmentandtechnicalsupport.

Customengineeringdesignanddevelopmentprojectsinclude:

• Specificationgeneration• Engineeringdesignreviews• TestPlandevelopment• Statusreporting&conferencecalls

Ourhardwareandsoftwaredesigncapabilityisfocusedonthefollowingmarketsegments:

• VoIPintegration&migration• DataNetworking• TelecomManagementSystems• Wirelessnetworking• Embeddedprocessorsystems• Defense&Aerospace• VideoOverIP• MedicalImaging

ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES

Microtronixprovidestechnicalsupportforallproductsandservicesthroughavarietyofchannelsincluding:on-line(website,email),phoneoron-siteatthecustomer’spremises.

EngineeringSupportContractsinclude:StandardorPlatinum,afirst-of-linelevelofservice.TheofferingsareavailableforPer-incident,hourly-basedTechnicalSupportandAnnualMaintenanceContracts.

SUPPORT

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Phone:+1519690–0091Toll-free:+1888690–0091

sales@microtronix.comsupport@microtronix.com

CONTACT US

For over 20 years, Microtronix has empowered customers worldwide with custom networking communications products. Today, Microtronix continues to apply their proven engineering practices and expertise in developing innovative video solutions to design cost effective embedded products, FPGA based hardware, IP cores and printed circuit boards.

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