intoPIX-powered automotive solutions
La demande croissante pour des systèmes avancés d'aide à la conduite rentables et efficaces nécessite une nouvelle classe d'IP-cores de compression pour simplifier le pipeline d'imagerie des capteurs à l'unité de traitement.
Incorporating the latest image sensor performances, running with an extremely low complexity, low latency and lossless image quality for multiple vision base algorithms, intoPIX TICO-RAW and TICO-XS IP-cores, are ideal to address these challenges.
The challenges of the automotive industry
For autonomous driving, multiple sensors are combined and their data transmitted to a so-called ECU (Electronic central unit) in which the data from the sensors are jointly analyzed and related actions calculated. Data from these sensors need to be processed with maximum responsiveness, therefore implying a very low latency along the whole dataflow.
In terms of implementation and given the number of sensors, power consumption needs to be constrained as much as possible. The cabling inside the car is critical. High-resolution cameras and limited interface bandwidths require compression to reduce the bandwidth during live transmission and/or aggregating multiple sensor streams on one port/cable.
The in-car transmission - or infotainment - is a collection of hardware and software in automobiles that provides audio or video entertainment as automotive navigation systems, video players, USB and Bluetooth connectivity, Carputers, in-car internet, and WiFi.
Automotive always requires more cameras that generate an incredible amount of data and thus heavier bandwidth.
Our objective with the RAW compression is to avoid the multiplication of heavy cables that would imply extra cost, extra space requirement and extra power consumption.
Furthermore, in this kind of extremely sensitive use, we cannot afford to neglect the latency; the slightest delay could have catastrophic consequences.
intoPIX automotive solutions overview
TICO-RAW for automotive sensors
Nos solutions TICO-RAW 8K permettent d'optimiser la capture du RAW, le transfert, le stockage et l'édition à la vitesse de la lumière. Malgré une très faible consommation de la caméra, il permet de capturer, stocker et diffuser du RAW Bayer (CFA) à la taille et à la bande passante d'un fichier JPEG ordinaire. Nos cores (encodeur / décodeur) prennent en charge jusqu'à 8K (et au-delà), à 60fps (et au-delà), gérant le RGGB brut de 8 à 16 bits. Nos bibliothèques de software de décodage ciblent les processeurs x86-64 (d'Intel ou AMD) et les GPU Nvidia avec des performances incroyables!
The ultimate benefits of intoPIX automotive solutions
TICO-RAW | TICO-XS | |
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Extremely low latency | ![]() | ![]() |
Lower bandwidth | ![]() | ![]() |
Reduced cost and power consumption | ![]() | ![]() |
High resolution supported | ![]() | ![]() |
Compliant with MIPI interfaces | ![]() | ![]() |
Less interfaces | ![]() | ![]() |
TICO-RAW compression
With a TICO-RAW compression at 4:1 for example, it will use 4x less bandwidth or support 4x more resolution on same bandwidth, same number of MIPI lane, or transport 4x more sensors on the same wire.
< 2.5 Gbps |
< 5 Gbps |
< 10 Gbps |
Format | Fps | 8 bit | 10 bit | 12 bit | 14 bit | 16 bit |
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1MP/720p | 30 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.44 |
1MP/720p | 60 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.88 |
2MP/1080p | 30 | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 0.87 | 1.00 |
2MP/1080p | 60 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 1.49 | 1.74 | 1.99 |
4MP | 30 | 0.91 | 1.13 | 1.36 | 1.59 | 1.81 |
4MP | 60 | 1.81 | 2.27 | 2.72 | 3.1 | 3.63 |
4K UltraHD | 30 | 1.99 | 2.49 | 2.99 | 3.48 | 3.98 |
4K UltraHD | 60 | 3.98 | 4.98 | 5.97 | 6.97 | 7.96 |
10MP | 30 | 2.26 | 2.83 | 3.40 | 3.96 | 4.53 |
10MP | 60 | 4.53 | 5.66 | 6.79 | 7.93 | 9. 06 |
Format | Fps | 8 bit | 10 bit | 12 bit | 14 bit | 16 bit |
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1MP/720p | 30 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.11 |
1MP/720p | 60 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.22 |
2MP/1080p | 30 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.25 |
2MP/1080p | 60 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.50 |
4MP | 30 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.45 |
4MP | 60 | 0.45 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.91 |
4K UltraHD | 30 | 0.25 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 0.87 | 1.00 |
4K UltraHD | 60 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.49 | 1.74 | 1.99 |
10MP | 30 | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.85 | 0.99 | 1.13 |
10MP | 60 | 1.13 | 1.41 | 1.70 | 1.98 | 2.27 |