Alinx VD100 Development Kit with AMD Versal AI Edge VE2302 SoC

The VD100 is supported by AMD's Vitis™ Unified Software Platform and Vivado™ Design Suite for hardware acceleration and FPGA logic design. You can develop AI inference pipelines using Vitis AI, and application software using PetaLinux or Ubuntu on the Arm Cortex-A72 cores. The platform supports frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch for model deployment on the AI Engine-ML array.

The board provides two 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 interfaces on the programmable logic (PL) side, accessible via standard FPC connectors. You can connect compatible MIPI camera modules (e.g., from Arducam or other vendors) using appropriate cables. The MIPI IP cores must be configured in Vivado, and the video pipeline can be processed using Vitis Vision libraries or custom logic in the programmable fabric.

Operating from a single 12V supply, the board's power draw depends on the utilization of the Versal SoC's cores, AI engines, and high-speed transceivers. The included pre-installed heatsink is essential for dissipating heat during sustained high-performance workloads. For accurate thermal profiling, monitor the onboard LM75 temperature sensor via I2C and ensure adequate airflow in the final enclosure.