● Overview

The AHA-HSMC is Terasic Technologies’ daughter card solution for sensors from Aptina Imaging Corporation. The AHA-HSMC makes it possible for users with High Speed Mezzanine Connector (HSMC) ports to connect various Aptina image sensors to Altera FPGA development kits.

* Click here for more information of Aptina Imaging Systems:
http://www.aptina.com/products/image_sensors/
http://www.aptina.com/support/demo_kits.jsp

● Specification

• Features

  The AHA-HSMC is an interface conversion daughter card that supports Aptina’s parallel interface and Altera’s High Speed Mezzanine Connector (HSMC).

  • Supports i2c configuration for Aptina sensor
  • Parallel data bus supports 12 data lines
  • Allows trigger signal to set shutter speed for Aptina sensor

  Block Diagram

  The AHA-HSMC is an interface conversion daughter card that supports Aptina’s parallel interface and Altera’s High Speed Mezzanine Connector (HSMC).

  

  Connectivity with FPGA Board

  
  

  AHA-HSMC Card + C3H Board

  
  Video Development System: Aptina Sensor + AHA-HSMC Card + C3H Board + DVI Card

  

  AHA-HSMC Card + DE2-115 Board

  

  Video Development System: Aptina Sensor + AHA-HSMC Card + DE2-115 Board

  

  AHA-HSMC Card + DE3 Board

  

  Video Development System: Aptina Sensor + AHA-HSMC Card + DE3 Board + DVI Card

  

  AHA-HSMC Card + DE4 Board

  

  Video Development System: Aptina+ AHA-HSMC + DE4 Development System + DVI Card

  Applications

  • Video and Image Processing

● Layout

● Resources

Download

Document

Title	Version	Size(KB)	Date Added	Download
AHA-User_Manual	-	1428	2011-04-07

CD-ROM

Title	Version	Size(KB)	Date Added	Download
AHA-HSMC CD	-		2011-04-06

Please note that all the source codes are provided "as is". For further support or modification, please contact Terasic Support and your request will be transferred to Terasic Design Service.
More resources about IP and Dev. Kit are available on Altera User Forums.

The System CD contains the following reference designs:

Digital Camera Demonstration for DE2-115 (800 X 600)

The example demonstrates a combinational application of an Aptina Sensor Headboard and AHA-HSMC daughter card on a DE2-115 board.

Digital Camera Demonstration Hardware Setup

Digital Camera Demonstration for Cyclone III Development Kit (800 X 600 and 720p)

The example demonstrates a combinational application of an Aptina Sensor Headboard, AHA-HSMC daughter card, and DVI-HSMC daughter card on a Cyclone III development kit.

Digital Camera Demonstration Hardware Setup

Click on this link to find out how an FPGA-based platform easily performs complex image processing to support WDR CMOS image sensors:
http://www.altera.com/b/cyclone-iii-video-surveillance-camera-ref-des.html

Click here for more information of Aptina Imaging Systems:
http://www.aptina.com/products/image_sensors/

● Kit Contents