MitySOM-A5E Mini Development Kit
Development Kit for Critical Link's MitySOM-A5E Mini Module based on Altera Agilex 5 FPGA

Overview

Product status: Now Shipping

The MitySOM-A5E Mini Development Kit supports Critical Link’s Agilex 5 FPGA Mini system on modules.

Each Development Kit comes complete with all the connectivity needed in any application well suited for the MitySOM-A5E Mini, including DisplayPort, USB 3.1,  Gigabit Ethernet, SFP+ (supporting up to 10 Gb Ethernet), one x4 lane MIPI CSI camera inputs, and PCIe 4.0. Additionally, the development kit is equipped with a Micro-USB 2.0 console interface, Micro-SD card storage, and a dual 46-pin expansion interface providing support for additional I/O signals.

The on-board DisplayPort supports DisplayPort 1.4 for a total bandwidth of 32.4Gbps with 32 audio channels and 8K video at 60Hz with 10-bit color resolution.

Development Kit Contents

• MitySOM-A5E Mini Base Board
• MitySOM-A5E Mini Module (See “Purchase” below)
• 12V 3A AC to DC Supply
• Ethernet cable (7ft)
• USB-A to MicroUSB cable
• Fan +5V with adhesive tape
• MicroSD card
• Quick Start Guide

Documentation available through Critical Link:

• MitySOM-A5E Mini Carrier Board Design Guide
• Baseboard Schematics in PDF Format – Contact Us
• Baseboard BOM – Contact Us
• Baseboard Altium Designer Source Files – Contact Us

Block Diagram & Mechanical Detail

Click on the image below to view a block diagram for the MitySOM-A5E Mini Development Kit:

Mechanical

Agilex 5 Product Demos

Critical Link has implemented the Altera FPGA AI Suite on our Agilex 5 system on modules. The demo utilizes the YOLOv8 model with COCO dataset for object recognition and pose estimation. It runs up to 8K, 60Hz. Critical Link’s off-the-shelf hardware supports up to 8 MIPI cameras. The on-board Agilex 5 FPGA can support up to 24 cameras in custom applications.

Featured Hardware: Each of Critical Link’s Agilex-based solutions can run this demo: MitySOM-A5E Standard, MitySOM-A5E Mini, and MitySBC-A5E

Example Applications: Retail Automation, Quality Control, Smart Agriculture, Medical Imaging, Smart City

Contact info@criticallink.com for more information

Development Resources

Our customers benefit from engineering and applications support for the life of their product. This includes free, lifetime access to our technical support site, as well as access to application engineering resources and other services.

• • Visit our MitySOM-A5E Altera Agilex 5 FPGA Wiki to access:
    • Linux OS and board support package details, including source code
    • Product change notices
    • Base board design guide
    • Development kit base board design files
    • Software guide to getting started, tool chain, tips and how-to’s
    • Hardware power draw, pin outs, shock and vibration, CAD files, mechanical drawings and 3D models
    • Frequently asked questions
  • Visit our MitySOM-A5E Agilex 5 Forum to access:
    • Software, Hardware, and FPGA forums
  • MitySOM-A5E Mini Carrier Board Design Guide
  • Altera Agilex 5E Documentation

Critical Link’s embedded design team also offers engineering services and other support options such as:

• Schematic design review for customer designed carrier boards
• Complete design review services
• Software development services, including custom BSP development
• Base board development services
• Systems Engineering, Software, and Hardware Design to support your project anywhere in the product development lifecycle

Contact us for more information on these services.

Purchase Options

The following table lists the standard configurations for Critical Link’s MitySOM-A5E Mini Altera Agilex 5 FPGA-based development kit. For shipping status, availability, and lead time of these configurations please contact Critical Link at info@criticallink.com.

Related Products

MitySOM-A5E Mini System on Module

MitySOM-A5E Development Kit

MitySOM-A5E System on Module

MitySBC-A5E Single Board Computer