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VL- SiEN : SiEN FPGA DEVELOPMENT BOARD

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SiEN (Temple) is an industrial-grade, compact SBC based on Xilinx® Zynq™ UltraScale+™ MPSoC (CG/EG Series). It combines ARM® multi-core processing with FPGA fabric, enabling high-performance embedded networking, vision, and real-time control applications. Integrated power management, Linux BSP, and customizable carrier board ensure rapid prototyping and low BOM cost.

  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Architecture

  • Combines multi-core ARM Cortex-A53 processing (CG/EG series) with advanced low-power FPGA fabric for heterogeneous computing

  • Industrial-Grade Two-Board Design (SoM + Carrier)

  • Modular architecture enables rapid prototyping, low BOM cost, and easy customization for industrial applications.

  • High-Performance Memory & Storage Support

  • Supports up to 8 GB LPDDR4, 32 Gb eMMC, and QSPI flash, suitable for Linux-based embedded systems

  • Rich Networking Interfaces

  • Includes 4× Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45 + SFP optical), enabling networking, industrial communication, and edge-compute use cases

  • Extensive FPGA & Industrial I/O

  • Provides 170 FPGA I/Os, CAN 2.0, UART, RS-485, isolated digital I/O, analog inputs, and GPIOs

  • Secure & Embedded-Ready Platform

  • On-board unique encryption ID, unique MAC ID, Linux BSP support, and multiple boot options (JTAG/QSPI/eMMC).

  • System on Module Board

  • Processor:

  • EG series: Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 MP Core
    CG series: Dual-core Arm Cortex-A53 MP Core
    Enhanced NEON Extension and Single & Double Precision FPU.
    32KB Instruction and Data L1 Cache
    64KB Unified L2 Cache
    256 KB On-chip Memory for application core
    FPGA: Xilinx ZynqMP Advanced Low-Power FPGA Fabric

  • Memory:

  • 4/8 GB LPDDR4 Support
    16 Gb/32 Gb eMMC
    16MB/32MB QSPI Support Ethernet - 4 Nos
    2 x 1 Gbps VSC8211 Optical Ethernet
    4 x 10/100/1000 BASE-T KSZ9031 Ethernet module
    USB: 1 x USB 2.0 OTG; uSD: 1 x uSD support up to 32GB
    Display: Through LVDS Interface / Display Port
    Power Supply: 12V, 7W (Max)
    Power Supply Sequence: ATMEGA328P
    Power supply sequencing & monitoring
    Boot Support: JTAG / QSPI / eMMC

  • Form Factor

  • 90 mm x 70 mm
    2 x 100-pin high-speed connectors
    Software Support: Linux, BSP
    Onboard Unique Encryption ID Support
    Onboard Unique MAC ID support

  • Additional Interfaces:

  • CAN 2.0 / UART
    170 FPGA IO’s
    Analog Inputs (Multiplex and Shared)

  • Carrier Board

  • Power Supply: 12V
    User GPIO Monochrome LEDs
    On-Board RS486 Interface
    On Board isolated 2 x DI and 2 x DO
    On Board RTC, Battery
    On Board additional GPIO interface
    On-Board Unique MAC ID Support
    On Board 4 x RJ45 & 2 x SFP Connectors
    On-board JTAG and UART debug interface
    User Slide Switch and Push Button I/O

  • Additional Interfaces

  • CAN 2.0 / UART
    170 FPGA IOs
    Analog Inputs (Multiplex and Shared)
    USB
    1 x USB 2.0 OTG
    Ethernet
    2 x SFP Optical Ethernet Connector
    4 x RJ45 Copper Connector
    uSD
    1 x uSD Support up to 32GB

  • Display

  • Through LVDS interface / Display Port

  • Serial

  • 1 x UART, 1 x I2C, 1 x CAN 2.0

  • Form Factor

  • 1600 mm x 125 mm2 x 100 pin High Speed Connectors

  • ARM–FPGA Co-Design Experiment

  • Implement a hardware accelerator in FPGA fabric and control it from ARM Cortex-A53 using AXI interfaces.

  • Linux Bring-Up on Zynq MPSoC

  • Boot Linux from eMMC/QSPI and validate peripherals such as Ethernet, USB, UART, and GPIO.

  • Gigabit Ethernet & Optical SFP Networking

  • Configure RJ45 and SFP interfaces; perform throughput testing and basic packet processing.

  • Industrial Communication Protocols

  • Interface and test CAN 2.0, RS-485, and UART for real-time industrial data exchange.

  • FPGA I/O & Analog Interfacing

  • Use FPGA I/Os and analog inputs for sensor interfacing, PWM generation, and signal monitoring.

  • Secure Device Identification & Boot Validation

  • Demonstrate use of unique MAC ID and encryption ID for device authentication and secure system identification.

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