Avnet FMC-MULTI-CAM4 Getting Started

FMC-MULTI-CAM4
Getting Started

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Introduction

The Avnet Multi-Camera FMC module supports up to four (4) high definition camera modules
using MAXIM Integrated’ s GMSL (Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link) technology.

GMSL is widely used in the automotive industry for in-vehicle high speed communication of
video streams. Making use of low-cost coax cable up to 15 meters in length, GMSL meets
the most stringent electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements of the automotive
industry.

The provided linux-based reference designs support the ON Semiconductor MARS (Modular
Automotive Reference System) based camera modules, including the MAXIM Integrated
MAX96705 GMSL Serializer board and the ON Semiconductor AR0231AT image sensor board.

The AR0231AT image sensor is an automotive-grade image sensor which uses the latest 3.0
micron Back Side Illuminated (BSI) pixel with ON Semiconductor’s DR-Pix™ technology, which
offers dual conversion gain for improved performance under all lighting conditions. It includes
LED Flicker Mitigation (LFM), and achieves 120dB of High-Dynamic Range with 4-exposure
HDR.

The Multi-Camera FMC Module is available in two options:

- FMC module only (without any cable or cameras)

- Quad AR0231AT Camera FMC bundle (including cable and four cameras)

The Quad AR0231AT Camera FMC Bundle includes the Multi-Camera FMC module, a cable
assembly, as well as four AR0231AT camera modules with GMSL serialization.

The Quad AR0231AT Camera FMC Bundle is meant to be used with Xilinx Zynq-UltraScale+
FMC carriers, including the ZCU102, the ZCU104, as well as the Avnet UltraZed EV SOM +
Carrier. The Quad Camera FMC Bundle is fully integrated to the Xilinx reVISION sta ck,
including SDSoC platforms and design examples.

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Overview

The Getting Started design is illustrated in the following simplified block diagram.

The Getting Started design consists of the following components:

 video sources

o Quad camera capture pipelines

 computer vision accelerators implemented as memory-to-memory (m2m) pipelines

o Filter 2D
o Optical Flow

 video sinks

o HDMI display pipeline

For more details on this design, including instructions on how to re-build the design, please refer to
the “FMC-MULTI-CAM4 reVISION 2018.2 Tutorial”, available on-line.

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Hardware Setup

The following sections describe the software and hardware requirements for this tutorial.

Software

The software required to build, and execute the reference design is:

 Linux or Windows host machine
 Terminal Emulator (HyperTerminal or TeraTerm)

Hardware

The hardware required to build, and execute the reference design is:

 One of the following supported FMC carriers:

o ZCU102
o ZCU104

 Quad AR0231AT Camera FMC Bundle, including:

o AES-FMC-MULTICAM4-G FMC module
o Quad-HFM to 4x FAKRA Cable Assembly
o 4 camera modules. Each composed of:

 MAX96705 Serializer Kit (MARS1-MAX96705-GEVK)
 AR0231AT Image Sensor Board (MARS1-AR0231AT7-GEVB)

 Monitor with HDMI input supporting one of the following resolutions:

o 3840x2160 or
o 1920x1080

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Extracting the design files

In this section, the archive containing the pre-built examples will be extracted to your computer.

1. Download the following archive:
 Getting Started Design

FMC_MULTICAM4_Getting_Started_2018_2_02.zip

https://avnet.egnyte.com/dl/Qrt2cF9umB

2. Extract the archive to your computer
a. For Linux, use the unzip utlity.
b. For Win dows, use the 7zip utility

If you need 7zip, get it here

7zip

Running the Getting Started design

Setup the ZCU102 or ZCU104 hardware as follows:

1. Connect the FMC-MULTICAM4 FMC module to the FMC connector (J5 for HPC0 FMC on ZCU102,

J5 for LPC FMC on ZCU104)

2. Attach the four AR0231AT camera modules to their respective MAX96705 Serializer modules,

and connect to the FMC-MULTICAM4 FMC module with the cable assembly

3. Connect the power supply to the 12V connector (J52 on ZCU102, J52 on ZCU104)

4. Connect the HDMI display with an HDMI cable to the top connector of dual HDMI connector (P7

on ZCU102, P7 on ZCU104)

5. Connect a micro-USB cable to the USB-UART connector (J83 on ZCU102, J164 on ZCU104)

Use the following settings for your terminal emulator:

 Baud Rate: 115200
 Data: 8 bit
 Parity: None
 Stop: 1 bit
 Flow Control: None

6. Insert SD card (FAT formatted) with pre-built image copied from one of the following

directories:

 ZCU102 : sd_card/zcu102_rv_mc4_filter2d_optflow
 ZCU104 : sd_card/zcu104_rv_mc4_filter2d_optflow

7. Set boot mode to SD card

 ZCU102 : SW6[4:1]: off,off,off, on
 ZCU104 : SW6[4:1]: off,off,off, on

8. Turn on the power switch (SW1 on ZCU102, SW1 on ZCU104)

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Once linux has finished booting, you should see the linux prompt on the serial console:

Optical Flow

Filter 2D

…
Setting console loglevel to 0 ...
root@xilinx:~# cd /media/card
root@xilinx:/media/card# ./gstfilter2d_optflow.sh

9. Change the active directory to the sd card with the following command : cd /media/card

10. Execute the design with the following command : ./gstfilter2d_optflow.sh

You should observe the live captures from the four cameras on the 4K monitor.

 the top-left quadrant is running the “Optical Flow” accelerator, indicating movement in the scene
 the bottom-right quadrant is running the “Filter 2D” accelerator, enhancing the edges in the scene
 the other two quadrants are running a passthrough

For more details on this design, including instructions on how to modify the gstreamer pipelines
and how to re-build the design, please refer to the “FMC-MULTI-CAM4 reVISION 2018.2 Tutorial”,
available on-line.

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Appendix I: Getting Support

Avnet Support

 Technical support is offered online through the ultrazed.org website

support forums. Avnet dev kit users are encouraged to participate in the
forums and offer help to others when possible.

http://ultrazed.org/forums/zed-english-forum
http://ultrazed.org/forums/software-application-development

 For questions regarding the community website, please direct questions

to the ultrazed.org Web Master ([e-mail]).

 To access the most current collateral for the Avnet dev kits, visit the community support page

(www.ultrazed.org/content/support) and click one of the icons shown below:

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Xilinx Support

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For technical support, including the installation and use of the product license file, contact Xilinx Online
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Revision History

Date

Version

Revision

27 Aug 2018

2018.2.01

Initial Release

04 Sep 2018

2018.2.02

Change instructions with separate download link.

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