Edge compute platform supports machine vision in autonomous robots and vehicles

Mouser Electronics, Inc. now stocks the AD-GMSL2ETH-SL edge compute platform from Analog Devices, Inc. The advanced SBC enables low-latency data transfer from eight Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link (GMSL) interfaces to a 10Gb Ethernet link. The platform is designed for machine vision and real-time sensor fusion in applications, including autonomous robots and vehicles.

The platform features two MAX96724 Quad Tunneling GMSL2/1 to CSI-2 deserializers, allowing connectivity with eight GMSL cameras. Each camera supports up to 6Gbps per channel. Video data is transferred from the deserializers to an AMD KV26 SOM via MIPI CSI2 interfaces. The SOM aggregates video data from all eight GMSL cameras into a 10Gb Ethernet link, ready to be sent to a central processing unit.

The AD-GMSL2ETH-SL supports IEEE 1588 PTP with hardware timestamping for accurate synchronisation with host systems and other edge devices, while a web-based user interface is available for system configuration and control. This user interface allows users to adjust parameters for camera control and trigger PTP synchronisation, general-purpose I/O (GPIO) configuration, and visualise system diagnostics. The edge compute platform also features an embedded GUI for easy integration, an excellent feature for complex systems such as robotics. The platform is accompanied by an open-source software stack, FPGA design, and reference applications, allowing designers to quickly begin software development based on a proven implementation. The AD-GMSL2ETH-SL edge compute platform is ROS2 compliant.