Ethernet bridge

Overview The PolarFire® Ethernet Sensor Bridge Rev 2.0 is a low-latency sensor-bridging solution for NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin and IGX platforms, enabling scalable multi-sensor connectivity for edge AI, vision, robotics and healthcare applications using PolarFire® FPGAs. The platform is fully compatible with the NVIDIA Holoscan SDK and is preprogrammed with dual MIPI CSI-2 support, converting video streams to 10G Ethernet for fast edge-to-cloud integration. Support for additional protocols — including CoaXPress®, SLVS-EC, SDI and JESD204B — is under development.

Features

• PolarFire® FPGA MPF200T-FCG784E
• Four 4-lane MIPI CSI-2® D-PHY Rx interfaces (via Jetson Adapter Card)
• Two 10G SFP+ Ethernet ports
• VITA 57.1 FMC High-Pin Count (HPC) connector for sensor expansion
• 2 GB DDR4 x32 memory
• 125 MB SPI Flash for FPGA configuration and remote programming
• USB Type-C interface supporting FPGA programming, debug, and board power
• 12V DC power input
• PMOD expansion header

Package Contents

• PolarFire Ethernet Sensor Bridge Board
• Jetson Adapter Card
• 12.3 MP HQ Camera Module with 135° M12 Wide-Angle Lens
• FPC Cables (22–22 Pin)
• 10GBase-T SFP+ to RJ45 Adapter (30 cm)
• Cat 7 Ethernet Cable (4 ft)
• USB 2.0 Type-C Male-to-Type-C Male Cable
• Mechanical Base Board
• Quick Start Card

System Requirements / Licensing

• Evaluation: No license required to use the pre-programmed reference design.
• Design Modification: A Libero® SoC Gold License is required to modify or rebuild the FPGA design.

Technical specifications

• Low-latency multi-sensor bridging for edge AI and vision applications
• Pre-programmed reference design with dual MIPI CSI-2 to 10G Ethernet stream conversion
• Compatible with NVIDIA Holoscan SDK and NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin/IGX platforms
• PolarFire® MPF200T-FCG784E FPGA on board
• Four 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 D-PHY Rx interfaces via adapter card
• Two 10G SFP+ ports for high-speed video transport
• VITA 57.1 FMC HPC connector for additional sensor expansion
• 2 GB DDR4 x32 system memory
• 125 MB SPI Flash for FPGA configuration and remote programming support
• USB Type-C for programming, debug, and power
• 12V DC power input and PMOD header for peripheral expansion
• Additional protocol support (CoaXPress, SLVS-EC, SDI, JESD204B) planned