Lattice Semiconductor has announced a new ECP5-based development platform to accelerate system design for communications and industrial applications at the edge of the network, including HetNet small cells, industrial IoT gateways and IP cameras. Mikroprojekt's Kondor AX development platform features Lattice's ECP5 devices, low power consumption with flexible interface connectivity, small-sized FPGAs and high-performance DSPs for image filtering and data analysis, and general-purpose discrete CPUs with Linux OS support. Used for system control.
Deepak Boppana, Director of Product Marketing, Lattice Semiconductor, said: "From HetNet small cell, micro server and millimeter wave backhaul applications to IP video surveillance, the demand for intelligent connectivity and computing at the edge of the network is growing. Cameras, HMI displays and industrial markets IoT gateways. System designers of this type of applications often face stringent power, form factor, and cost requirements. The Kondor AX development platform with Lattice's low power, small form factor ECP5 FPGA makes it easy for designers in these applications For programmable connectivity and compute acceleration. "
ECP5 FPGA supports many popular interface standards, including CPRI, JESD204B and PCI Express. To facilitate the connection of the platform to networks, displays and other peripherals, the platform has multiple standard interfaces such as HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, USB OTG, FMC, SFP, LVDS and GPIO. The company said that the development platform also bundles a Linux-based operating system with a large number of existing applications and software libraries.
"We are excited to partner with Lattice to provide an advanced development platform that meets the connectivity requirements of emerging applications such as HetNet and IoT," said Damir Jezic, managing director of Mikroprojekt. "By combining Lattice's powerful ECP5 FPGA with Combined with extensive external interface support, the Kondor AX platform will enable our customers to accelerate their network edge system designs. "
