AXE5-EAGLE-ES: Arrow now provides a dev kit with the Intel Agilex 5E series Soc FPGA.

In recent years, good-quality FPGA boards have become essential for young researchers and people working in core electronics. FPGAs offer programmability on the hardware level. Since these boards are frequently used in the military and aerospace industry, their application in waveform generation, image processing, and data encryption probably drives market growth. Arrow Electronics is now providing a feature-rich development kit with the new Intel Agilex 5E series Soc FPGA: AXE5-EAGLE-ES. It supports customers who are already in the initial development stages. These FPGAs are built to offer ultimate performance and be extra efficient using very little power. These are suitable for midrange applications where power savings are important as they are manufactured by using Intel‘s advanced technology. The board is available in different sizes, with logic elements ranging from 50k to 656k which fit into a minute package, sometimes as tiny as 15mm X 15mm.

AXE5-EAGLE-ES: a competent FPGA

One thing to highlight about this is the enhanced DSP with AI Tensor block. These specs allow the SoC FPGA to handle AI tasks and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) efficiently. This feature makes it perfect for machine learning, image processing, and other AI-related work.

The AXE5-EAGLE-ES has the first asymmetric processor system that merges 2 high-performance Arm Cortex-A76 cores with 2 energy-efficient Cortex A-55 cores. This feature permits ultimate performance and power efficiency which makes it easier to handle different types of workloads.  It has better speed and flexibility due to the use of Intel’s second-generation Hyperflex FPGA architecture. They provide high-speed data transfer transceivers reaching up to 28.1Gbps, and PCle 4.0×8 is used for fast connectivity. Both DDR4 and LPDDR4/5 work on this board because of its built-in memory controllers. It also contains general-purpose I/O pins that operate at voltages ranging from 1.05V to 3.3V.

Applications

• Wireless and wireline communications
• Video processing
• Industrial systems
• Testing equipment
• Medical electronics
• Data centers
• Defence technology

AXE5-EAGLE-ES: Fundamental Features

The LPDDR4 helps in the storage because of the storage options like microSD card and SPI Flash and offers maximum connectivity including HDMI, USB 3. x, two Ethernet ports, PCle 4.0, and 10Gb Ethernet via SFP+ connectors. It is suitable for projects that require speed, performance, and expandability, as well as easy programming and error-solving processes due to its power of 12V.

Arrow’s AXE5-Eagle-ES Devkit is a robust solution for developers interested in exploring the Agilex 5 E FPGA’s features and accelerating their project timelines. Equipped with FMC and CRUVI LS/HS connectors, this devkit enables seamless integration with various adapter boards, broadening its application potential. Arrow also offers Linux support to streamline development on the platform. For programming and debugging, the kit includes the Arrow USB Programmer2, further simplifying the setup.

The AXE5-Eagle-ES development kit package includes the main board, a 12V DC 40W power supply, a micro USB cable, the Arrow USB Programmer2, and a passive heatsink for effective thermal management. For technical resources and setup documentation, developers can access Arrow’s GitHub repository. The AXE5-Eagle-ES is available on the Arrow website at $995.00.

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