Synaptics SL1640 Evaluation Kit

Synaptics SL1640 Evaluation Kit is a part of the Astra™ Machina™ Foundation Series of evaluation-ready kits that enable easy and rapid prototyping for the SL1640 multi-modal embedded processors. A modular design incorporates swappable core compute modules, a common I/O board, and daughter cards for connectivity, debugging, and flexible I/O options. The Synaptics SL1640 highly integrated AI-native Linux and Android SoC is optimized for multi-modal consumer, enterprise, and industrial IoT workloads with hardware accelerators for edge inferencing, security, graphics, vision, and audio. The SL1640 is a cost- and power-optimized secure embedded SoC with high-performance compute engines, including a quad-core Arm® Cortex®-A55, 1.6+ TOPS NPU, Imagination GE9920 GPU with 90 GFLOPS 16-bit operations, Ultra HD video encode and decode pipelines, and audio DSP. The SL1640 SoC combines performance and feature integration with device manufacturers, enabling multi-modal applications that can meet price points across various IoT market segments.

Features

  • Core module
    • Synaptics SL1640 quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 embedded IoT processor, up to 1.9GHz
    • eMMC 5.1 (16GB) storage
    • Up to x32 2GB DRAM system memory by 1pcs x32 16Gbit, LPDDR4x-3733
    • PMIC supports two DVFS in the VCORE and VCPU supply rails
    • SD card receptacle
  • Connectivity with SYN43752
    • Supports Wi-Fi® 2.4/5 with CMOS RF, including integrated PAs and LNAs (external PA and LNA optional) with high transmit (Tx) power level and receive (Rx) sensitivity - capable of 1024QAM over 10 meters
    • IEEE 802.11ax compliant with support for IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
    • 2×2 antenna arrangement for Wi-Fi and supports a third antenna for BLUETOOTH®
    • Integrated Bluetooth 5.3 with support for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
    • Internal Bluetooth PA supports two modes - Normal Output Power Mode (14dBm) and High Output Power Mode (20dBm)
    • Synaptics Smart Co-Ex for best-in-class coexistence of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios in the 2.4GHz band
  • 4-pin connector for active fan with PWM
  • I/O board
    • HDMI Type-A Tx interface, V2.1 with HDCP 2.2 sources up to 4K60p video and advanced audio
    • M.2 E-key 2230 receptacle supports SDIO, PCIe, and UART for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth modules
    • USB 3.0 Type-A, 4-ports to support host mode at SuperSpeed
    • USB 2.0 Type-C supports OTG host or peripheral mode at high speed
    • Push buttons used for USB-BOOT selection and system RESET
    • 2-pin header used for SD-BOOT selection
  • Daughter card interface options
    • MIPI DSI on 22-pin FPC interface to support 4-lane DSI plus I2C and GPIOs for up to 4K30p/2K60p display panel
    • ISP 12-pin daughter card to support offline program SPI NOR flash on the core module
    • JTAG daughter card for debugging
    • 40-pin header for additional functions
    • 4-pin PoE+ daughter card to support an add-on voltage regulator module for PoE+ Type2 (802.3at) power device, available power shall be 25.5W (Class 4) at 5V-pins of 40-pin header to I/O board
  • 15V Type-C power supply at 1.8A

Applications

  • Smart home appliances
  • Enterprise conferencing
  • AI audio, displays, and signage
  • Consumer and industrial control panels

Overview

Mechanical Drawing - Synaptics SL1640 Evaluation Kit

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Synaptics SL1640 Evaluation Kit

Top View

Mechanical Drawing - Synaptics SL1640 Evaluation Kit

System Connectors

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Publicado: 2024-11-04 | Actualizado: 2025-10-23