Commitment to 2 HSMC and video output DVI

What can Altera SoCs be used for? How can customers benefit from using it?

Customers using Helio said, "I want to directly output the data processed by SoC / FPGA to the monitor", and "I want to control the motor using FPGA logic and Dual Core ARM at the same time." We received various requests such as Therefore, this time, we have developed a baseboard that can realize what the customer wants to do by installing two HSMC (High Speed Mezzanine Card) connectors onboard for video output and providing expandability.
It will be a product that is positioned differently from the development kits released by Mpression Helio and Terasic.

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Features of Sodia

High-end model of Helio

It is an evaluation board equipped with Altera's Cyclone V ST SoC, and was developed as a high-end model of the Mpression brand "Helio".

The biggest feature of Sodia is that it is possible to evaluate and develop various functions with this one unit. Compared to Helio, the size of the FPGA is larger, and not only memory and expansion connectors but also audio and video output are added, making it a specification that meets the needs of more customers.

Dev kit Sodia Helio Terasic Atlas-SoC
Devices 5CSTFD6D5F31I7N 5CSXFC5C6U23C7N 5CSEMA4U23C6N
Logic Element 110K 85K 40K
HPS DRAM 1GB DDR3-800 (w/ECC) 1GB DDR3-800 1GB DDR3-800
FPGA DRAM 256MB DDR3-600 - -
Flash 512Mb QSPI Flash, EPCQ256, EEPROM EPCQ256, EEPROM EPCS128
USB USB2.0 Host x1 USB2.0 OTG x1 USB2.0 OTG x1
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Ethernet 10/100/100 Ethernet 10/100/100 Ethernet
UARTs UART to USB UART to USB UART to USB
Transceiver 5Gbps x6 - -
Video out DVI - -
Audio Mic IN / LINE IN / LINE OUT - -
FPGA Expansion HSMC x2 HSMC x1 Arduino, 2x20pin header x2
LED
PushSW
DIPSW
x6 LEDs
x6 Push SW
x6 DIPSW
x4 LEDs
x4 Push SW
x4 DIPSW
X8 LEDs
X2 Push SW
X4 DIPSW
JTAG External USB blaster On-board USB blaster II On-board USB blaster II
Other I/F RTCs RTC, 16x2 Character LCD 2x7 Header

Sodia

The SDI camera input is input to Sodia, the video in the SD card is decoded by the Cyclone V ST SoC, and both videos are combined on the screen and output to DVI. Together, Linux runs on the Cyclone V ST SoC and Xwindow runs on the LVDS panel. Animated images are output to DVI under Xwindow control (using keyboard and mouse).

Below is a configuration example based on the demonstration conducted at ET2015. Please use all means.

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