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Embedded system for proprietary technology integration
A client requested Fidus to integrate their proprietary technology into a unique product. Fidus was responsible for the full development, including electronic hardware design, FPGA coding, mechanical and thermal design, and embedded software architecture. Using a Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC, the project included signal conditioning, clock recovery, FMC interface, signal conversion, optical QSFP communications, and PRBS-based error detection.
The embedded application ran on Linux hosted on the quad-core Arm Cortex-A53. Deliverables included bootloader/BSP, IP over PPP, support for various USB peripherals, and data gathering from a Cortex-M4 for ADC and sensor information. We provided a Yocto build environment and Jenkins automation for future builds. The project concluded on time, within budget, and with a cohesive embedded software solution.
AMD/Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC, PRBS, optical QSFP
Semiconductor
FPGA code to interface a Mixed Signal Daughter Board to an FPGA Development Platform
We were requested to develop FPGA code to enable a high-performance ADC (analog-to-digital converter) daughterboard to interface to an Altera® Stratix IV® evaluation board. This solution accomplishes two things: It provides our customer with an additional method of evaluating and experimenting with their chipset, and, it provides a piece of IP that their customers can directly incorporate into their end design.
Altera® Stratix IV®, SignalTap®, DC1564A, HSMC, FMC, DDR, LVDS
Semiconductor
Development and Characterization Platform for ASIC
The semiconductor manufacturer asked us to design a board that they could use to both validate functionality as well as characterize operation by placing a thermal hood over their IC. This board allowed our customer to validate I/O operation, internal register operation, and characterize their IC across temperature.
In this type of development, we minimize the support circuitry so that we can minimize project cost, schedule, and risk. This includes utilizing off-the-shelf system on modules (SOMs; in this case a RabbitCore®) in conjunction with simple GUIs, to control the ASIC.
AMD/Xilinx® FPGA, IC socket, MICTOR, adjustable power supply, RabbitCore®
Semiconductor
Emulation Platform for ASIC Code Verification
We designed this ASIC emulation board so our customer could validate their RTL prior to committing to ASIC. Built around three AMD/Xilinx® Virtex-II PRO® FPGAs (the largest FPGAs in the world at the time), this board met all input/output requirements of the final ASIC, but also included the complexity associated with the multiple high-speed parallel links that allowed the FPGAs to communicate with each other. Note: This could now be done in a single AMD/Xilinx® Virtex-7® 2000T.
AMD/Xilinx® Virtex-II PRO, SDRAM, PCI, PMC, Ethernet, USB, ASIC emulation, JTAG, I2C, SPI, MICTOR
Semiconductor
Development Platform for the AMD/Xilinx Zynq™ 7035 System-on-a-Chip
A multi-industry design intended to allow customers to evaluate and develop with AMD/Xilinx® Zynq™. Relying on our AMD Premier member status, we completed this design prior to the general availability of Zynq™, making this one of the first Zynq™ solutions ever created. This early adoption is a hallmark of Fidus’ technology-first attitude, and ensures that we can offer extremely early expertise in the latest pivotal technologies.
AMD/Xilinx® Zynq™, DDR3 SDRAM, SFP+, LPC FMC, LCD touchscreen, I2C, SPI, JTAG, SERDES, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, UART, RS232, Pmod, point of use power supplies, power sequencing, power ramp.
