Depending on customer preferences and development experience, different FPGA development platforms can be used. The system was tested with both the Intel Arria10 Soc and Xilinx ZC706 Development Platforms.

Features

• 1D Non-Scanning LiDAR
• Wavelength 905nm
• Range: 1 to 10m without optics, extendable up to 60m or beyond with optics
• Horizontal resolution 16 pixels
• FOV: Laser FOV 15 horizontal x 30 vertical
• Data sampling upto 1GSPS on 4 separate channels
• Compliant with Class I Laser Safety
• Standardized FMC High Pin Count (HPC) connector plugs into FPGA board of choice
• Complete open source software framework integratable in customer designs
• Licensable JESD204 interface framework
• Wrappers for Matlab and Python
• LiDAR specific API for system control & data acquisition
• Support for Linux, Windows, Mac OS
• Example applications for MATLAB®, Simulink®, C/C++, Python
• HDL reference designs and drivers to allow zero day development

Applications

• ADAS
• Drones/UAV’s
• Robotics
• Industrial automation
• SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping)