SMART CAMERA BOARD SET

Compact and versatile 50x50mm Camera Board Set for

customized embedded real-time video processing
FPGA based image stream processing architecture
iMX6 embedded processor running Yocto Linux
Smart stackable interconnection standard
Large choice of image sensors HDR 20bits, high
sensitivity, high definition
Flexible firmware tailored to a specific need
Ideal for industrial machine vision, drones, medical
image processing, specific OEM camera, security
surveillance

Imaging Systems

The power of the Tachyssma's Board Set architecture offers the possibility to
design a custom camera with off the shelf products. A specific firmware, a
generic library function, or a custom specification can all be used to develop the
specific camera functionality.
The stackable board set offers the possibility to adjust and optimize the
processing capability of any vision system.
The output of the board set is not only the raw images as in any camera, but
also the associated conclusions obtained in real-time by the embedded
processing.

Build your own

tailored machine
vision system

Smart embedded interconnection standard

A specific hermaphroditic interconnection has been used for this board set. It
allows to build a stack by combining any of the sensor boards with any of the
processing boards and any of the IO boards.
Furthermore, if a large processing capability is needed, several processing
boards can be stacked in the vision system.

Rich communication channels

Each board is equipped with an up-stream and/or a down-stream
link.
Each stream connector provides controls and data buses as well as
power & configuration channels. The controls is nominally done
with I2C and the data is MIPI. However, the FPGA can be
programmed for different standards if needed.

Real-time processing architecture

Dual capability has been embedded in the processing boards:
Multi-FPGA for real-time stream processing
Multi-core ARM processor for real-time control processing
The LPDDR3 memory provides a very fast and versatile access for
the video stream processing.

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Total configuration access

All sensor registers are directly available to the processing board.
Algorithm registers can be shared between the iMX6 and FPGA
pipelines.

Various interface boards to the real world

Each IO board is equipped with a 5V power supply input, a standard interface for control command such as Ethernet
and/or USB, a specific video output such HDMI or SD/HD/3G SDI, and extra discrete channels.

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Sensor Boards
Native sensor boards are mounted directly onto the stack. Nanovesta boards are mounted via a provided interface board.
Sensor manufacturer Sensor ref

Size

Resolution

Max full size frame rate Max dynamic range Pixel size Interface with board set

SONY

IMX226

1/1.7''

4072x3046

40 fps

12 bits

1.85 m

Board set native

SONY

IMX169

1/2.45''

4192x3104

13.5 fps

10 bits

1.4 m

Nanovesta

ON Semiconductor

MT9M034

1/3''

1280x960

45 fps

>115dB

3.75 m

Nanovesta

ON Semiconductor

AR0331

1/3''

2048 x 1536

30 fps

>115dB

2.2 m

Nanovesta

PANASONIC

MN34041

1/3''

1944x1092

60 fps

12 bits

2.75 m

Nanovesta

FPGA Processing Boards

Board name

FPGA type

Secondary processor type

Embedded memory

Feature

ARM Cypress FX3

8Gbit LPDDR3

High end FPGA processing board

LBSP-ECP5 Lattice ECP5 UM85

Embedded Processor Boards

Board name
LBS-IMX6

Processor type

Processor SOM

Embedded memory

Feature

LPDDR2, eMMC

GPU, IMU, VPU, wifi,...

Quad Core Cortex A9 Variscite DART-MX6

IO Interface Board
Board name

Interface specification

LBSIO-HDMI 8bit 4K30, 12bit 1080p60

Chipset

Control port

Image port

Power supply

Silicon Image SI9136

USB

HDMI, USB3

5V or USB

USB

2x SDI, USB3

5V or USB

LBSIO-SDI

Dual SD/HD/3G SDI

FPGA SerDes, TI cable driver

LBSIO-ETH

Gigabit Ethernet

Microchip KSZ9031

USB or Ethernet Ethernet, USB3

5V or USB

Development Tools
The design tool suite for the FPGAs are available from the Lattice web site or distributor. Depending on the FPGA type and
options/IPs, a license may be required.
The design tool suite for the embedded processor are available for free from Variscite and Freescale. The board set
custom Linux distribution is created with the open source Yocto project.

Library
A standard demo project, with provided source code, is delivered with each board set to offer the basic functions to display
video and control the sensor. This demo can be used as a starting point for your own firmware development.

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