Terasic Technologies Comet A65 System-On-Module (SOM)

Terasic Comet A65 System-On-Module (SOM) is powered by Altera’s large Agilex® 5 System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGA with 656K logic elements. The SOM integrates an HPS/ARM subsystem, two high-speed SEAM8 extension connectors, and three 4GB high-throughput LPDDR4, supporting 71 LVDS, 245 LVCMOS, and 24 transceivers. The Terasic Comet A65 SOM enables embedded software/systems developers without FPGA expertise to develop various industrial applications, such as robotics, medical equipment, industrial communication/control, machine vision, smart cameras, and smart cities.

Features

  • FPGA device
    • A5ED065BB32AE4SR0 (Agilex 5 E-series device Group B)
    • 75mm x 75mm module size
    • 102 HVIO (3.3V x4, 1.8/2.5/3.3 x98)
    • 143 HSIO (71 LVDS)
    • 48 HPSIO
    • 24 transceivers
    • Interface with two SEAM8 connectors (4x100 pin)
    • Board management system
      • Power and temperature monitor
      • Auto fan control
      • Auto shutdown when the power or temperature is abnormal
  • HPS side
    • LPDDR4-A - 4GB DDR4 with 32-bit data bus (no ECC), shared with the FPGA
    • 48 HPS IO connected to ADF6 connector
    • 8GB eMMC (expandable) + eMMC SEL switch
  • FPGA side
    • LED x1, KEY x1
    • Fixed 50/100MHz clock
    • Programmer clock generator for transceiver reference clock
    • LPDDR4-A - 4GB DDR4 with 32-bit data bus (no ECC), shared with the HPS
    • LPDDR4-B - 4GB DDR4 with 32-bit data bus (no ECC)
    • LPDDR4-C - 4GB DDR4 with 32-bit data bus (no ECC)
    • 102-pin HVIO and 143-pin HSIO connected to the SEAM8 connector
    • 24 transceivers and four reference clocks connected to SEAM8 2 connectors

Applications

  • Robotics
  • Medical equipment
  • Industrial communication and control
  • Machine vision
  • Smart cameras
  • Smart cities

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Terasic Technologies Comet A65 System-On-Module (SOM)

Board Layout

Mechanical Drawing - Terasic Technologies Comet A65 System-On-Module (SOM)
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2025-10-07 | Aktualisiert: 2025-10-24