Macnica Vision Development Solution (Luminous Platform + Terasic Comet A65 SOM EVK)

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Accelerate High-Performance Machine Vision Development

A ready-to-evaluate reference design combining Sony industrial image sensors, Macnica SLVS-EC RX IP, and the Terasic Comet A65 EVK powered by Altera Agilex™ 5E FPGA.

The Macnica Vision Development Solution using Macnica Luminous Platform and Terasic Comet A65 EVK is a reference design for high performance machine vision products using Sony’s image sensor, SLVS-EC interface IP core and Altera Agilex 5E FPGA.

This solution is an ideal starting point for developers who design high end products requiring high performance vision system, edge AI computing, sensor integration and high-speed communication.

Solutions

Capture

Macnica Luminous Sony IMX537 & IMX901 industrial image sensor boards with C/CS lens support.

Process

Terasic Comet A65 SOM EVK with Altera Agilex™ 5E FPGA, ARM processors, memory, PCIe Gen4, and high-speed interfaces.

Communicate

Macnica SLVS-EC 3.1 RX IP enables high-speed sensor-to-FPGA image data transfer.

System Diagram

Reference Design: SLVS-EC Receiver to HDMI Transmitter

Target Applications

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  • Machine vision cameras
  • Edge AI vision systems
  • Robotics and AMR vision
  • Industrial inspection
  • Medical imaging devices
  • High-speed sensor evaluation
  • FPGA-based image processing

Platform Modules

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  • Lens housing
  • Sensor board
  • High-speed SLVS-EC cable
  • Optional FMC card (not needed for connection with Comet A65 SOM Kit)
  • FPGA development kit (Terasic Comet A65 SOM Kit)

Sensor Board Comparison

Sensor EVMSensorInterface
Luminous IMX537Sony IMX537SLVS-EC v2.0 x8 lanes, 4.752 Gbps/lane
Luminous IMX901Sony IMX901SLVS-EC v3.0 x4 lanes, 9.504 Gbps/lane

For more details, please visit the Luminous Platform page. 

Comet A65 EVK

Highlights:

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  • Altera Agilex™ 5 FPGA E-Series SOM
  • HDMI 1.4
  • MIPI CSI-2 and SLVS-EC camera interfaces
  • 1GbE, 2.5GbE, 10/40GbE
  • PCIe Gen 4.0 x4
  • USB Type-C, microSD, GPIO

For more details, please visit Terasic Comet A65 EVK page.

Support

Macnica workflow diagram

From sensor selection to FPGA implementation, Macnica helps customers reduce vision system development risk through image sensor expertise, SLVS-EC IP, FPGA design support, and ecosystem partner solutions.