Demo: Smart Embedded Vision with PolarFire® SoC FPGA

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PolarFire SoC Video Kit runs a license plate recognition pipeline using two 4K cameras or MIPI CSI input, FPGA fabric for CNN inference and H.264 encode, and outputs over HDMI or gigabit Ethernet. Vector Blocks SDK maps models to fabric and the V1000 SKU delivers 279 GOPS at 1.3 W versus a competitor at 333 GOPS and 4 W, enabling fanless battery operation. Live license plate recognition demo is implemented and available at the booth.

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1. 0:00Introduction to PolarFire
2. 1:18Architecture and features
3. 3:28Core strengths and benefits
4. 4:57AIML solution flow
5. 6:45Competitive performance
6. 8:44Development kits
7. 9:44Application demos
8. 12:30Ecosystem and conclusion

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