Lattice HDR-60 Video Camera Development Kit

The Lattice HDR-60 Video Camera Development Kit is a fully production ready High Dynamic Range (HDR) camera, designed to fit into commercially available camera housings. The hardware is designed to support full 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second in streaming mode through the FPGA, without the need for any external frame buffer. The integrated 'IONOS' Image Signal Processing (ISP) IP pipeline from Lattice partner, Helion GmbH, provides end-to-end ISP support from sensor to displayable image, and incorporates sensor interfacing, defective pixel correction & 2D noise reduction, high quality 5 x 5 DeBayer, Color Correction Matrix, Fast Auto Exposure, Auto White Balance, HDR, Gamma Correction and Overlay (both character and graphics). Lattice HDMI PHY IP enables output to HDMI/DVI monitors. The kit provides the industry’s fastest Auto-Exposure, very high quality Auto White Balance and HDR greater than 120dB. On board Broadcom Broadreach™ PHY enables support for Ethernet over coax up to a run length of 700 meters. The hardware supports up to 16-megapixel sensors, can support up to 2 sensors simultaneously and is easily programmable via standard low-cost USB cable.

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Key Features

• FPGA-based Image Signal Processing
• Fully Production-Ready HDR Camera Design
• 1080p Capable @ 60 frames per second
• Supports up to 16 Megapixel Sensors
• Supports up to two sensors simultaneously
• Full 60fps in streaming mode needs no external frame buffer
• Fast Auto Exposure Instantly Adjust to Changing Light
• Greater than 120 dB High Dynamic Range (HDR) Performance
• Direct HDMI / DVI output from FPGA
• Extremely Low-Latency
• Comprehensive Image Processing IP Library
• On-board Broadcom® BroadreachTM PHY Enables IP over Coax
• On-board FTDI Chip provides easy programming via low cost USB cable

Ordering Information

• LFE3-70EA-HDR60-DKN
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Optional Dual Sensor Interface Board for HDR-60

See further details on the Dual HiSPi Image Sensor Reference Design

General Description for HDR-60

The Kit consists of two boards, the long HDR-60 Base Board and the square Nanovesta Sensor Board mounted on top of the Base Board. The base board is populated with a Lattice ECP3-70, while the sensor board is equipped with an Aptina 720p High Dynamic Range (HDR) sensor. The hardware, however, is designed to support full 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second. The Kit incorporates a plug-n-play demo that runs right out of the box at 60fps when connected to a HDMI or DVI monitor. Designed to jump-start the design efforts of camera manufacturers planning to take advantage of the high-performance, low-power digital signal processing capabilities of Lattice FPGAs, the demo bitstream, board schematics and Gerber files are available free of charge to all purchasers of the Kit. While the Kit is populated with a Lattice ECP3-70 in order to provide ample space for camera manufacturers to integrate their own IP, the entire 'IONOS' HDR Image Signal Processing (ISP) pipeline is capable of fitting into a Lattice ECP3-35 device. This, coupled with the facts that the ISP pipeline needs no external frame buffer and the low power consumption of the Lattice ECP3 FPGAs makes cameras based on the HDR-60 extremely low cost to build and operate. 

Example of Helion IONOS Image Signal Processing Pipeline

* currently populated with Aptina 720p HDR sensor. Kit and IP supports full 1080p60.