ISB4

A image solution box for automotive displays or ECUs.

Project Background

The ISB4 is an infotainment test solution to generate or capture video streams tailored for the automotive use case. It is specially designed to generate high-resolution video streams to stimulate P2P displays or grab High Performance Computer video outputs. The integrated FPGA allows flexible video timing to adapt to every automotive display needs.

embicas team members, former Elektrobit employees, were responsible for the overall system design / development and the customer alignment owning the system responsibility.

Key Use Cases

• Development: standalone testing solution for early-stage development and display bring-up

• Design validation: stimulate the DUT during extensive PV/DV tests

• Production testing: EOL testing device for product line

Technologies: AMD Ultrascale, FPGA, Embedded SW

Expertise

• Ethernet

• Automotive displays

• Display Serdes configuration (GMSL)

• DisplayPort

• VESA DSC

• Video timings and display bring-up

Delivered Services: Embedded system design, Hardware development, FPGA design, (Embedded) Software development, Tools and System Testing, Project Management

Challenge

• Support all three use cases with their specific needs

• Provide a highly flexible and adaptable test solution for the next generation automotive display using high resolution and video compression.

• Ensure reusability with an adaptable video interface.

Solution

• Modular interface concept allowing generating/capturing of four streams

• Possibility to exchange the modules based on the project needs

• Flexible FPGA for timing generation

• Embedded processor for configuration, remote control and touch data handling

Impact

• Fast development enabled prototype testing at the customer

• Flexible solution enabling future adaptions in short time