FPGA design

FPGA design services

FPGA design services at Promwad implies firmware development for FPGA and MPSoC/RFSoC. We design and integrate IP cores, interface controllers, data processing algorithms, processor cores, and custom specialized modules.

Our engineering team offers the best choice of FPGA/MPSoC/RFSoC for your project, according to the required budget, power consumption, and performance.

FPGA-project at Promwad

FPGA-project service at Promwad involves the following activities:

Specifications development.
Architecture definition, selection of IP cores.
SystemC modeling.
RTL descriptions development in VHDL/Verilog.
DSP cores in Matlab Simulink (DSP – Digital signal processing).
HLS — High-Level Synthesis. Logical and physical synthesis.
Topology verification.
DFT, test coverage analysis.
Adaptation of IP cores to various FPGA families.
FPGA based on AI-powered technologies.

What we do

We help our clients enter their target market with breakthrough solutions providing the following FPGA design services:

Datacom and Networking

Image and video processing

Video interface interconversion

SDR

Interfaces

RTL

Partnership with the world leading vendors

We have permanent support from the leading FPGA vendors: Xilinx, Lattice Semiconductor, Intel, and Microchip

Lattice

Lattice Semiconductor

We have gained comprehensive experience working with Lattice FPGAs. Here are just a few examples: the smallest form factor FPGAs iCE40 series, MachXO3 FPGA family for control & security applications, ECP5, and more. We offer you the fastest time to market using Lattice programmable logic devices and solution stacks in your FPGA design projects.

Xilinx

We have rich experience working with many Xilinx products, namely Xilinx FPGAs with integrated CPUs like Zynq-7000 series and Zynq Ultrascale+, Versal, and without integrated CPUs like Spartan, Artix, Kintex, Virtex, and XC-series. We also use Vivado Design Suit and Vitis AI. As a Xilinx partner program member, we are the first to access the new solution updates.

Intel

As an official Intel partner, we help integrate high-speed transceivers, logic blocks, high-speed I/Os, configurable embedded SRAM, routing, as well as intellectual property (IP). We work with Intel software tools to get the optimal development time, costs, and power. Here are the exampes of Intel FPGA we work with in our projects: Intel Agilex, Intel Stratix, Intel Arria, Intel Cyclone, and Intel Max series.

Microchip

We satisfy our clients' needs in high-data throughput and high-bandwidth connectivity working with the Microchip programmable logic devices, including FPGAs (PolarFire Mid-Range FPGAs, IGLOO and IGLOO 2, ProASIC 3, Fusion Mixed-Signal FPGAs), SoC FPGAs (PolarFire SoC FPGAs, SmartFusion 2 SoC FPGAs, SmartFusion SoC FPGAs), radiant-tolerant and anti-fuse FPGAs.

Our FPGA, SoC, MPSoC solutions

Zynq US+ 1G ethernet

Tags: ZynqUS+, Networking, 1G, RPU, Cortex-r5, UDP
An implementation of UDP protocol with hardware Gigabit ethernet controller (GEM). The data can be transmitted both from PL and PS subsystems.
– Hardware UDP offloader
– AXI4-Stream data interfaces
– Control driver for RPU
– Packets routing between PL and PS using IP port

Zynq US+ 10G ethernet

Tags: ZynqUS+, Networking, 10G, UDP
A hardware implementation of UDP protocol and 10G MAC.
– Hardware 10G UDP offloader
– AXI4-Stream data interfaces

10G TCP/IP using Linux

Tags: ZynqUS+, Linux, 10G, TCP/IP, DDR4
The design solves the problem of reliable data transfer from PL to server. Data transferred directly from PS DDR4 via TCP/IP protocol. The achieved bandwidth is 3.5Gb over a 10G interface.

JESD204b data transfer to Linux

Tags: ZynqUS+, JESD204b, Llinux, ADC, DAS
A design for high-speed ADC and DAC capturing and streaming from/to PS DDR4 memory. The subsystem runs under Linux application control.

12G-SDI processing

Tags: Kintex7, Linux, PCI-E, SDI, Drivers
The design included in the Viewfinder product. Kintex-7 FPGA captures 12G-SDI signal, transmits video data to x86 CPU via PCIe. The Linux receives a video stream using a custom-designed V4L driver and outputs to the display.

4k HDMI frame buffer

Tags: Kintex7, Linux, PCI-E, HDMI, 4K, Drivers
– Linux driver for frame buffer
– Data transfer between x86 CPU and Kintex-7 via PCIe
– DDR3 for image buffering
– Two HDMI output interfaces

3G-SDI stream H.265 compression

Tags: Kintex7, Linux, PCI-e Jetson Nano, Drivers, H.265, SDI
The device compresses a 3G-SDI input stream with the H.265 encoder. A V4L2 driver adapts the PCIe data stream to be processed by GStreamer and NVidia HW codec. Linux controls the output bitrate by network throughput estimation (QoS). The PCIe links and delivers a low latency encoding chain.

Advanced PCIe End-Point IP core

Tags: Kintex, Ultrascale, Artix7, Linux, PCI-e, Arria10, CycloneV
A multiplatform PCIe controller core wrapper providing up to 10 DMA channels and 6 BARs.
– Linux driver
– Kintex UltraScale / Artix7
– Arria10 / CycloneV

Nano seconds pulses processing

Tags: Kintex, Ultrascale+, Linux, MicroTCA, PCI-e, HLS, Simulink, JESD 204b
We designed firmware for the MicroTCA system for the statistical analysis of nanosecond pulses parameters.
– 2.7Gsps ADC x24 channels
– High-level synthesis tools for math
– Data aggregation by Linux

Radar data processing

Tags: Zynq Ultrascale+, Cortex-R5, ARM, lvds, 10g
We designed a PCB and firmware for the ADAR6901 radar data processing.
– Zynq UltraScale+
– Cortex-R5 for radar control
– Driver and HAL development
– High-speed LVDS interface
– DDR4 PL for data storage
– 10G interface for processed data downstreaming

SoC firmware

Tags: sov, RISC-V, FreeRTOS, Drivers, Bootloader
We’ve implemented firmware for a custom-designed SoC
– RISC-V CPU
– DesignWare IPs
– Bootloaders
– IPs bare-metal drivers
– Test environment
– User software

3G/12G SDI gearbox

Tags: Intel, Cyclone10, SDI
A complete device has been designed for 3G and 12G signal processing. A custom Gearbox IP core for 4x3G<->12G streams conversion has been delivered with 2SI and SQD modes support.

Simple L2 switch IP core

Tags: Lattice, Ethernet
A single physical Ethernet port shared between the embedded CPU and MCU SoM. The stream is routed on the base of the device’s MAC addresses.

Video decoding and output to TFT panel

Tags: Lattice, H.264, H.265 MIPI, Display

A video TS stream decoded by an iMX8 SoM module. Transmitted to Lattice FPGA using MIPI CSI-2 interface and displayed on the TFT panel.

Video decoding and output to TFT panel lattice

Image processing on ECP5

Tags: Lattice, Image Processing, HyperRam, Display

A video stream captured from HDMI interface. Then a chain of image processing operations takes place: white balance and gamma correction, cropping, scaling, and rotation. Finally, video displays on the TFT panel.

X-Ray imaging system

Tags: Lattice, CMOS, Xilinx, 1G

A complete device has been designed for image capturing from 80 X-Ray CMOS sensors. Image captured and pre-processed by Lattice MACHXO3 FPGA, downstream to ARTIX7 motherboard as daisy-chain. FW update and other control operations mediated by external MCU.

Polarfire PCIe FMC carrier board

Tags: Microchip, Polarfire, FMC, PCI-e

We designed a high-end processing board with a PolarFire MPF500 FPGA. Key features:

8 lanes of PCIe Gen2

SPF+ cage

FireFly x4

Micro USB

16 GB DDR4

FMC HPC connector

Polarfire mini-PCIe board

Tags: Microchip, Polarfire, Mini PCI-e

We designed a miniPCIe board with a Polarfire MPF300 FPGA. Key features:

IO connector with MGTs

4 GB DDR4

PCIe x1, Gen 2

Polarfire mini-PCIe 3G-SDI card

Tags: Microchip, Polarfire, Mini PCI-e

We designed a miniPCIe 3G-SDI card with a PolarFire MPF300 FPGA. Key features:

3G-SDI recording and playback

4 GB DDR4

PCIe x1, Gen 2

BIOS emulation

Tags: Intel, HyperRAM, niosii, max10, qspi

MAX10+HyperRAM based BIOS emulator for secure Intel chipsets booting.

Multirate filter/strong>

Tags: Xilinx, Simulink, HDLcoder, Artix7

A multirate filter IP core has been generated from the Simulink model using HDL coder toolbox. Signal was buffered in the DDR3 memory for delay implementation.

Printer controller

Tags: Xilinx, PCIe, Motor, Artix7

Custom solution for industrial printer motor control logic and raster image feeding.

Manufacturing testing equipment

Tags: Xilinx, ZynqUS+, MCU, tests

PCB and FW/SW for high-performance ZynqUS+ SoM modules tests at the manufacturing site.

Our tech map in FPGA

Specialized tools

Vitis AI, Vivado Design Suite, Quartus Prime, SDAccel, SDSoC, HDL Coder

Software platforms

Xilinx Deep Neural Network (xDNN), Alveo, OpenVINO, TensorFlow, Keras, Caffe

Tools & Languages

C++, Python, Matlab/Simulink, Verilog, VHDL, HLS, DSP, AI toolboxes

Hardware design

High-speed interfaces, DDR4, JESD204b, SI, PI, Thermo modeling, Video processing

Platforms

Zynq, Zynq US+, RF SoC, Xilinx Versal, FPGA

Transceivers

AD9361, AD9371, ADRV9009, Radars, Promwad AFE, Antenas

Network software

DPDK, UDP 10G, TCP 10G, TAPs, L1/L2 IP cores

Communications:

PCI-e, 1G, 10G, 25G/40G, 100G

"In case you are planning a project in complex data processing or high-speed throughput it’s the best way to choose FPGA programming. Our experts are ready to provide top-notch hardware design & firmware development services. Moreover, we are ready to give a hand with PCB & Schematic design – our experts have strong experience preparing projects of any complexity to mass manufacturing."

— Alex, the head of the Adaptive Computing Systems department at Promwad