Before reading specification tables, start from the nature of your project. That is the shortest route to the right FPGA and module.
SoMs, carrier boards, SBC/BOX equipment and IP cores - choose by seeing what each one is and does.
The heart of the system: FPGA, CPU, memory and power on one board, from business-card size to SO-DIMM. It does not run on its own - it mounts on a carrier board.
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The board a SoM mounts on, bringing power, connectors and I/O out to the outside world. Using an off-the-shelf board (ST1, CA1, SA1, AA1, PE1 or EB1) lets you start evaluating without designing a board.
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A SoM mounted on a carrier board - this is what development and evaluation actually look like. It is also available as a Design-in Kit with cables, power supply and documentation.
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A finished unit in which the SoM and board are integrated inside an enclosure - network switches and industrial computers you can build straight into equipment.
7 ProductsThe circuit design programmed into the FPGA. High-reliability networking such as HSR/PRP, TSN, PTP and MACsec is implemented in the SoM’s FPGA. It is supplied under licence, not as hardware.
17 ProductsPure FPGA modules with no ARM processor. They suit designs that need only logic, high-speed serial and DSP, with the CPU provided separately, and use the same form factors as the System-on-Modules.
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Function expansion through FMC mezzanine cards, evaluation kits and Design-in Kits. No hardware investment needed - start verifying on the day it arrives.
3 ProductsThe 29 SoMs fall into seven series. Narrow them down by size and by the FPGA fitted.
The top-end series, carrying ZU9 to ZU19EG, RFSoC, Versal and Agilex. Largest in both logic and transceiver count.
The most commonly chosen mainstream series, covering Zynq UltraScale+, Arria 10, Cyclone V and PolarFire.
A standard series slightly smaller than Mercury+, centred on Zynq-7000 and Cyclone V.
The industry-standard SO-DIMM form factor. Socket mounting makes it easy to design into volume production.
The smallest class of SoM, for equipment with severe space constraints.
SMARTzynq, SMARTmpsoc and MEZU - compact, board-format products for specific applications.
Built on the SiMa.ai Modalix MLSoC, dedicated to machine-learning inference.
The 12 boards fall into four groups: evaluation platforms, complete kits, and function expansion.
The foundation you mount a SoM on. This is where evaluation starts.
SoM, board, cables, power supply and documentation. You can start verifying on the day it arrives.
Mezzanine cards that add functions such as ADC/DAC, motor control, RF and multi-port Ethernet.
Ruggedised solutions for aerospace and defence.
The 16 IP cores divide by function: redundancy, TSN, time synchronisation, security and general purpose.
HSR/PRP loses no packets - essential technology for substations and industrial networks.
A time-sensitive network where bounded latency and determinism can be engineered under appropriate bandwidth design and scheduling. Central to IT/OT convergence.
Nanosecond-class timing, for instrumentation, protection relays and time servers.
Encryption and measurement IP for substation automation (IEC 61850/62351).
Function-specific IP such as DSP, motor control, UDP/IP and SpaceWire.
| IP cores | Function | Port speed | Synchronisation | Redundancy and main functions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redundancy: HSR/PRP | ||||
| HPS | HSR/PRP redundant switch | 10M/100M/1G | SLTC (P2P) | Multiple HSR and PRP modes, QuadBox support and cut-through forwarding |
| MRS | HSR/PRP plus legacy ports | 10M/100M/1G | SLTC (P2P) | HSR, PRP, DLR, MRP, STP, RSTP and 802.1X |
| MES | Managed Ethernet switch | 10M/100M/1G | 802.1AS / 1588v2 | DLR, MRP, VLAN, STP and 802.1X |
| TSN deterministic networking | ||||
| TGES | TSN managed switch | 10M/100M/1G/10G | 802.1AS / 1588v2 | Qav/Qbv/Qci/CB/Qbu/Qcc / STP / 802.1X |
| MTSN | TSN managed switch | 10M/100M/1G | 802.1AS / 1588v2 | Qav/Qbv/Qci/CB/Qbu/Qcc / VLAN / 802.1X |
| ETSN | TSN endpoint | 100M/1G/10G | 802.1AS / 1588v2 | Qav/Qbv/Qci/CB/Qcc / QoS / VLAN |
| Time synchronisation (PTP) | ||||
| 1588Tiny | No CPU requiredPTP slave (hardware only) | 10M/100M/1G | Multi-profile PTP Better than +/-1 us | ToD and PPS outputs, event timestamping and IRIG-B output |
| PTB | PTP Ordinary Clock (master/slave) | 10M/100M/1G | Multi-profile PTP Better than +/-100 ns | ToD, PPS and selectable-frequency pulses, plus alarm detection |
| MultiSync | Redundant time synchronisation and gateways | — | Multi-profile PTP and IRIG-B | Simultaneous PTP and IRIG-B synchronisation, with bridging between them |
| Space: SpaceWire | ||||
| SpaceWire | SpaceWire node / router | Up to 200 Mbps | — | ECSS-E-ST-50-12C compliant, with an AXI4-Lite management interface |
Figures from the official SoC-e datasheet (SocTek IP Cores). All the IP cores support AMD/Xilinx and Microchip FPGAs. You can try them with a time-limited evaluation version or an evaluation kit (SMARTmpsoc or SMARTzynq Brick).
Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC - bar length shows logic capacity.
Figures are from the official AMD datasheet DS891. EV devices include a video codec; CG devices have no GPU.
Narrow down by device family. The figures are the number of products we carry.
Tell us your requirements and we will propose the right combination, from FPGA part number through SoM, carrier board and networking IP. We can also arrange evaluation hardware.