Technology
Consonance is constantly implementing and integrating new emerging technologies to give our customers full solutions, minimizing risk and reducing time-to-market.
PCI Express (PCIe)
PCIe is the best choice for PC based applications that require high throughput and low latency data transfer.
We provide a flexible FPGA based solution that enables fast and risk-free integration of custom peripherals with PC-based systems.
We support both Altera and Xilix FPGAs (High-end Virtex/Stratix and mid-range Kintex/Arria families for Gen 2.0 PCIe and low-end Artix/Cyclone families for Gen 1.0 PCIe) to provide a complete solution that includes the following:
Our integrated solution for video includes proven IP blocks for video capture and playback.
We support the following industry standards:
Optical Fiber
FPGA's serial connectivity blocks can be connected to an external Optical transceiver and provide a high speed low latency connectivity channel.
For a complete end to end solution the fiber interface on the FPGA is integrated with the PCIe Bus-Mastering block and forms a high bandwidth link between the Host Computer and a remote unit.
This solution is ideal for industrial, Military or Medical applications that require very high throughput.
Video Streaming
Bus Mastering (DMA) block for high data rate
Device Drivers for Windows, Linux, VxWorks
and INTime
Multiple DMA Channels
Seamless integration to standard IO interfaces
HD/3G-SDI
HDMI
CoaxPress
Camera link
MIPI CSI
BT.656/BT.1120
Thunderbolt™
Thunderbolt™ is a hardware interface that allows for the connection of external peripherals to a computer. It has a transfer speed of 10 Gbit/s per channel over copper wire and 20 Gb/s per channel using optical cabling. It uses the same connector as Mini DisplayPort . Thunderbolt combines PCIe and DisplayPort into one serial signal alongside a DC connection for electric power, transmitted over one cable. Up to seven peripherals may be supported by one connector through various topologies.
Thunderbolt™ is a perfect solution to connect external PCIe cards, custom or off-the-shelf to an embedded PC-based system, integrating high-speed data and video for industrial and medical applications
COM Express
COM Express, an x86 computer-on-module form factor, is a highly integrated and compact PC that can be used in a design application much like an integrated circuit component. Each COM Express Module COM integrates core CPU and memory functionality, the common I/O of a PC - PCIe, USB, audio, graphics, Ethernet and . All I/O signals are mapped to two high density, low profile connectors on the bottom side of the module.
Together with our FPGA-based PCIe solutions, any video/data streaming/communication solution can be embedded on your carrier board, minimizing BOM and the need to pay for expensive video capture/frame grabber cards, communication cards etc.
