Security & Surveillance Solutions

Lattice provides customers with low cost and low power programmable solutions that are ready-to-use right out of the box. For the Security & Surveillance space, a full suite of tested IP cores are available that include:

• Sensor Capture
• Image Signal Processing
• High Dynamic Range (HDR)
• Image Sensor Bridging

Lattice HDR-60 Video Camera Development Kit

The Lattice HDR-60 Video Camera Development Kit is a fully production ready High Dynamic Range (HDR) camera, designed to fit into commercially available camera housings. The hardware is designed to support full 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second in streaming mode through the FPGA, without the need for any external frame buffer. The integrated Image Signal Processing (ISP) IP pipeline from Lattice partner, Helion GmbH, provides end-to-end ISP support from sensor to displayable image, and incorporates sensor interfacing, defective pixel correction & 2D noise reduction, high quality 5 x 5 DeBayer, Color Correction Matrix, Fast Auto Exposure, Auto White Balance, HDR, Gamma Correction and Overlay (both character and graphics). Lattice HDMI PHY IP enables output to HDMI/DVI monitors. The kit provides the industry’s fastest Auto-Exposure, very high quality Auto White Balance and HDR greater than 120dB. On board Broadcom Broadreach™ PHY enables support for Ethernet over coax up to a run length of 700 meters. The hardware supports up to 16-megapixel sensors, can support up to 2 sensors simultaneously and is easily programmable via standard low-cost USB cable.  The HDR-60 kit's part number is LFE3-70EA-HDR60-DKN.  The sensor board that ships with the HDR-60 is the Aptina 9MT024.  This sensor board can be ordered seperately.  The part number is LF-9MT024NV-EVN. 

Helion IONOS Suite of IP from Lattice partner Helion GmbH supports key features important to manufacturers of security cameras

• 1080p60 Performance
  • Supports full HD at 60 frames per second
• Supports up to 16MP sensors
  • Offers seamless upgrade path and protects investment
• 1080p60 streaming data path through FPGA; no external frame buffer required
  
  • Offers quality at lower system cost
  • Extremely Low latency
• Industry’s fastest Auto Exposure
  • Executes in 3 frames No visible display bloom or blackout; quick response to fast changing light
• 120dB scene dynamic range
  • Maximum details under difficult lighting conditions - in both dark and light areas in a single image
• 192dB (32-bits) system dynamic range
  • Exceeds the 150dB automotive manufacturer-specified requirements
• Wishbone compatible IP
  • Easy to setup and use; doubleclick interconnect solution
• Comprehensive IP Suite
  • End to end ISP solutions 

Image Sensor Bridging:

As sensor resolutions and frame rates have increased, the traditional CMOS parallel interface is no longer capable of handling the increased bandwidth requirements. For this reason vendors are now adopting differential interfaces for higher resolution and faster frame rate sensors. Each sensor vendor has chosen to implement different serial interface I/Os, various data widths, disparate frame configurations and unique clocking structures. Because of these varied interfaces, Image Signal Processors (ISP) will be challenged to implement all of these unique interfaces. Many ISPs are capable of handling the higher resolution and frame rates, but may only do so via a faster parallel interface. Lattice offers low-cost, low-power, non-volatile, very small footprint bridging solutions between Image Sensors equipped with serial interface outputs and Image Signal Processing chips that expect to receive parallel CMOS input. 

Learn More: 

• Lattice HDR-60 Video Camera Development Kit
• Helion IONOS Image Signal Processing Intellectual Property Portfolio
• Image Sensor Bridging

Please contact your local Lattice Sales Office for more information.