FPGA module and starter kit for industrial drives
AMD has launched an FPGA-based System-on-Module (SOM) and Drives Starter Kit that is half the size of a credit card.
The Kria K24 FPGA SoM targets cost-sensitive industrial and commercial edge applications. InFO (Integrated Fan-Out) packaging makes the K24 half the size of a credit card while using half the power of the larger, connector-compatible Kria K26 SoM.
The K24 SoM provides high determinism and low latency for powering electric drives and motor controllers used in compute-intensive digital signal processing (DSP) applications at the edge.
It is based on a custom-built Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC FPGA with four ARM Cortex-A53 core and two R5F real time cores and 154K logic cells for custom acceleration hardware as well as 132 I/Os.
It is aimed at electric motor systems, robotics for factory automation, power generation, public transportation such as elevators and trains, surgical robotics and medical equipment such as MRI beds, and EVcharging stations.
Coupled with the $400 KD240 Drives Starter Kit, an out-of-the-box-ready motor control-based development platform, the two offer a path to production deployment.
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“The AMD Kria K24 SoM and KD240 development platform build on the breakthrough design experience introduced by the Kria SoM portfolio, offering solutions for robotics, control, vision AI and DSP applications,” said Hanneke Krekels, corporate vice president, Core Vertical Markets at AMD. “System architects must meet growing demands for performance and power efficiency while keeping expenses down. The K24 SOM delivers high performance-per-watt in a small form factor and houses the core components of an embedded processing system on a single production-ready board for a fast time to market.”
“With Kria SoMs we’re able to simplify development of even advanced control loop algorithms, adapt to changing software and hardware requirements, and build really cool things for both commercial and STEM educational customers,” said Greg Needel, CEO of Rev Robotics.
The K24 SoM is qualified for use in industrial environments with support for design tools such as Matlab/Simulink and languages like Python with its extensive ecosystem support for the PYNQ framework. Ubuntu and Docker are also supported. Software developers can also use the AMD Vitis motor control libraries while maintaining support for traditional development flows.
With the KD240 Starter Kit, AMD is the first to offer pre-built motor control apps, allowing users to create power-efficient industrial solutions with advanced security features. The KD240 is supported by an optional Motor Accessory Pack (MACCP), with additional motor kits available in the future that can be purchased separately.
Connector compatibility enables easy migration between the K24 and K26 SoM without changing boards, allowing system architects to balance power, performance, size and cost for energy-efficient systems. K24 SoMs are offered in both commercial and industrial versions and are built for 10-yearindustrial lifecycles. In addition to support for expanded temperature ranges, the industrial-grade SOM includes ECC-protected LPDDR4 memory for high-reliability systems.
The K24 SoMs and KD240 Drives Starter Kit are available to order now via direct order and worldwide channel distributors.TheK24 commercial version is shipping today and the industrial version is expected to ship in Q4.
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