Customer Needs:Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) such as traffic sign recognition, lane line recognition, parking assistance and autonomous driving (AD) functions require a large amount of real-time vehicle sensor data in order to operate, especially video data from embedded cameras (e.g. front-facing cameras or surround view systems). To validate these driving functions, driving scenes (data logging) must be recorded during the test drive, where video streams from each camera are captured synchronously, time-stamped and stored. These driving scenes are then played back into the validation ADAS/AD ECU during a hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) test to verify proper function based on real sensor data. 

Solution: Solectrix offers high-performance modular video capture and injection boss cards that support most common automotive cameras based on GMSL™ and FPD-Link™ and have been successfully used for many years in a wide range of data recording equipment. The latest generation of proFRAME 3.0 offers two slots for camera adapters up to 40 Gbit/s (camAD3) and supports the latest technologies such as GMSL™3 and FPD-Link™ IV. proFRAME 3.0 can capture up to eight simultaneous 4K video streams, including control signals (I²C). The time stamping of incoming data is handled with high precision by the hardware and can be synchronized with other capture devices via an external trigger cable. The camera can be supplied with configurable voltage via a coaxial cable (PoC).