Hinj* IoT Sensor Hub Development Kit
Overview
Create FPGA-based industrial solutions more quickly by using an Arduino* IDE, compatible development libraries, and open source projects.
- Intel® MAX® 10 FPGA
- Integrated internet connectivity
- Reconfigurable Xcelerator Blocks (XBs)
- Flexible interface options: XBee*, Diligent Pmod*, Arduino, GPIO
Programmable with Arduino*
Rapidly develop your solution with the Arduino IDE, along with built-in libraries for easy internet access.
Versatility
Use multiple module-based wireless and sensor data interface options, including XBee, Diligent Pmod, Arduino, and GPIO.
Xcelerator Blocks (XBs)
Preinstalled XBs enable capabilities such as floating-point math while custom XBs can be developed for data capture and processing.
Who Needs This
Designers and developers who perform the following tasks:
- Create IoT solutions for data acquisition and analytics
- Require FPGA acceleration for applications
- Develop IoT prototypes for production
Use Cases
- Edge-node data analytics
- Accelerated IoT machine learning
- Connected motion control
- IoT prototypes
- Industrial IoT
Kit Details
Hardware
- Hinj* board
- USB cable
- 9 V DC power adapter
Specifications
Intel® MAX® 10 FPGA
- Embedded 8-bit microcontroller
- 50 K FPGA logic elements
Integrated Connectivity
- Ethernet
- Wi-Fi*
Modular Interfaces
- XBee
- Diligent Pmod
- Arduino R3
- GPIO
Programming Interfaces
- USB Serial UART
- USB Blaster
- JTAG
microSD* memory slot
2 user-configurable buttons
8 assignable switches
8 programmable LEDs
Analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
- Performance: 1 MHz
- Resolution: 12-bit sustained
- Sample rate: 254 k samples per second
Programmable with Arduino IDE
Program FLASH: 32 KB
Data memory SRAM: 2 KB
Software
Arduino IDE
Get started using the Hinj* Development Board with a simple interface for editing the firmware and sketches that are uploaded to the 8-bit microcontroller.
PlatformIO
This is an open source, cross-platform IDE that works with more than 500 different boards. PlatformIO provides additional features that may be more comfortable and familiar to experienced firmware developers.
FPGA Design Software
Intel® Quartus® Prime Software Suite is the free software tool for FPGA design and synthesis with the Intel MAX 10 FPGA. Designers can use this software to implement custom FPGA Xcelerator Blocks (XBs) as part of the OpenXLR8 methodology.