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Armadeus Systems APF6_SP SoM Combines Freescale i.MX6 Processor and Altera Cyclone V GX FPGA
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Xilinx Zynq and Altera Cyclone V are both SoC families combining an ARM processor (Hard Processor System – HPS) with FPGA fabric into a single chip. But Armadeus Systems, a French company designing industrial ARM Linux processor modules, has unveiled a new module where the CPU and FPGA are two separate chips, namely Freescale i.MX6 (single to quad) and Altera Cyclone V GX FPGA, in order to provide more flexibility, and extra features like a GPU with OpenCL support, an hardware video processing unit, a dedicated SATA port, and so on.
Block Diagram for APF6_SP Module (Click to Enlarge)
Armadeus APF6_SP SoM specifications:
SoC – Freescale i.MX6 single, dual or quad core Cortex A9 processor with Vivante GPUs
FPGA – Altera Cyclone V GX (C4/C5/C7/C9)
System Memory 
512MB to 1GB DDR3 32-bit @ 800 MHz for i.MX6 Solo or Duallite
512MB to 2GB DDR3 64-bit @ 1066MHz for i.MX6 Dual or Quad
Optional up to 768MB RAM dedicated to the FPGA
Storage – 2 GB to 64 GB eMMC 8bits (MLC type) + SATA II for i.MX6 Dual or Quad
Connectivity – 1x 10/100/1000M bits Ethernet, optional Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0
Other Peripherals
Up to 5x UART (one for debug), up to 3x I2C, up to 5x SPI
Up to 3x MMC/SD port
Up to 4x PWM
Up to 1x SPDIF, up to 2x Audio port
Up to 2x CAN controllers
1x USB OTG Hi-Speed, 1x USB Host (Hi-Speed)
1x LCD controller 24bits parallel and LVDS interfaces resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz and an HMDI controller
1x high speed MIPI Camera interface
Up to 83x General Purpose IOs (3.3V compatible)
JTAG (Debug (ICE) and test)
Transceivers
USB OTG high speed (1x)
USB Host high speed (1x)
Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbits autoMDX
SoM Connectors – 2x Hirose 120 pins fine pitch (0.6 mm); 1x Hirose 140 pins fine pitch (0.6 mm) dedicated to the FPGA and compliant with HSMC standard.
Power Supply – +3.3VDC 5%
Dimensions – 90 x 50 mm
Operating Temperature Range – 0°C..70°C; optional -40 to +85°C.
The company provide source code and binary for Linux 3.15 and u-boot for the module. If you’re not sure why you’d choose Armadeus solution against platforms based on Xilinx Zynq or Cyclione V ARM + FPGA SoCs, the company has made a side by side comparison table with APF6_SP, Xilinx Zynq 7010/7015/7020 SoC and Altera Cyclone V SX SoC.
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APF6_SP_Dev baseboard is also available to evaluate the system-on-module with the following connectors:
SoM Connectors – 2x 120-pin hirose receptacles for APF6/APF6_SP boards, 1x 140-pin hirose connector for APF6_SP board only
Storage – 1x SATA connector; 1x SATA power connector, 1x microSD card slot
Connectivity – Ethernet (RJ45) with integrated isolation transformer and state leds
Video / Display – 1x HDMI, LCD and touchscreen connector, LVDS TFT connector
Audio – 1x S/PDIF output, 3.5mm stereo audio jack, 3.5mm mono jack for microphone
Camera – CSI MIPI FPC
USB – 1x USB host port, 2x mini USB ports
Expansion
One PCIexpress 1 lane (usable only with APF6 not with APF6_SP boards)
Three (2×10 2.54mm pins) GPIO connectors (I²C, SPI, SSI, 5xUARTs, CAN …)
Debugging – JTAG (2.54mm pins)
Power – 12V DC Input via 2.5mm jack
Dimensions – 160 x 110 mm
APF6 is the company Freescale i.MX6 module without FPGA, and the PCIe connector can’t be used with APF6_SP module, simply because the PCIe interface is used to interface the Freescale processor with Altera FPGA.
The modules and baseboard are available starting at respectively 212 Euros and 130 Euros. Further details, including links to documentation, can be found on Armadeus Systems APF6_SP SoM and APF6_Dev baseboard pages.
Via EDN Europe.
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