Analog Devices offers modular hardware platform for LIDAR prototyping

Analog Devices‘ new AD-FMCLIDAR1-EBZ is an FMC compatible modular hardware platform for LIDAR prototyping. It offers flexibility to simplify the complexities of LIDAR development, meet individual design needs, and narrow down the time to market.

The platform has an open-source software framework that can integrate into customer designs and wrappers for Python and MATLAB. Additionally, the AD-FMCLIDAR-EBZ can develop LIDAR algorithm and software by teaming with a FPGA through the FMC connector.

Although the software and algorithms are currently in development, the hardware design can be leveraged. The system has proved valuable with the Intel Arria10 Soc and Xilinx ZC706 Development Platforms.

Features

Wavelength: 905nm
1D Non-Scanning LIDAR
Range: Without Optics — 1 to 10nm; With Optics – Extendable up to 60nm and beyond
Horizontal resolution: 16 pixels
Class 1 Laser Safety compliance
FOV: Laser FOV 15 horizontal x 30 vertical
Data sampling up to 1GSPS on 4 separate channels
Standardized FMC HPC (High Pin Count) connector plugs into FPGA board of choice
Compatible open-source software framework that can integrate into customer designs
Supports Mac, Windows, and Linux Operating Systems
HDL reference designs and drivers to allow zero-day development
Licensable JESD204 interface framework
Wrappers for Matlab and Python
Example applications for Python, C++, Simulink, MATLAB