XSCAPE Readout IP Core
Zaitra
Lightweight FPGA IP core providing a complete, CPU-free data path from Simera Sense xScape imagers to structured image output.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Data rate
- 400 Mbps
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As published by the supplier
- Compatible imagers
- Simera Sense xScape100, xScape200
- Compatible socs
- AMD Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, Zynq 7000
- Max data rate
- 400 Mbps (SDR/DDR readout)
- FPGA footprint
- 1,087 LUTs, 1,770 Flip-Flops, 13 BRAM, 1 DSP
- Data integrity
- CRC-32 verification per packet
- Output modes
- Raw packet, binary raw image, TIFF with metadata
- Interface
- AXI4-Lite and AXI4-Stream
- FPGA footprint LUTs
- 1087
- FPGA footprint Flip-Flops
- 1770
- FPGA footprint BRAM
- 13
- FPGA footprint DSP
- 1
About
The Zaitra XSCAPE Readout IP Core (ztr-core-xscape-rd) is a lightweight, high-performance FPGA IP core for direct integration with Simera Sense xScape imagers. It handles the entire data path from raw LVDS input to structured image output with no CPU involvement during readout, running in the programmable logic of AMD Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC or Zynq 7000 SoCs using a single AXI4-Stream-based pipeline.
The core is pre-validated as part of the SKAIDOCK hardware integration with Simera Sense xScape imagers and is production-tested against the xScape Electrical Functional Model, representative of the full xScape100 and xScape200 product lines across all spectral configurations. It supports imager data readout up to 400 Mbps in both SDR and DDR modes, with real-time packet parsing, CRC-32 data integrity verification, and automatic error rejection.
Three runtime-selectable output modes are supported: raw packet output, binary raw image, and TIFF with metadata. The core ships with a Python-based CLI for readout control, band sequencing, and metadata parsing, and is distributed as part of Zaitra’s SKAIROOT embedded Linux distribution.
Documentation
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