Microchip Technology has expanded its PolarFire FPGA–based smart embedded video ecosystem to enable low-power, high-bandwidth video connectivity. The offering consists of integrated development stacks that combine hardware evaluation kits, development tools, IP cores, and reference designs to deliver complete video pipelines for medical, industrial, and robotic vision applications. The latest additions include Serial Digital Interface (SDI) receive and transmit IP cores and a quad CoaXPress (CXP) bridge kit.

The ecosystem supports SMPTE-compliant SDI video transport at 1.5G, 3G, 6G, and 12G, along with HDMI-to-SDI and SDI-to-HDMI bridging for 4K and 8K video formats. PolarFire FPGAs enable direct SLVS-EC (up to 5 Gbps per lane) and CoaXPress 2.0 (up to 12.5 Gbps per lane) bridging without third-party IP. The nonvolatile, low-power architecture supports compact, fanless system designs with integrated hardware-based security features.

Native support for Sony SLVS-EC sensors provides an upgrade path for designs impacted by component discontinuations. Development is supported through Microchip’s Libero Design Suite and SmartHLS tools to simplify design workflows and reduce development time.

The following links provide additional information on PolarFire smart embedded vision, the CoaXPress bridge kit, and FPGA solution stacks.

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