About the R-Car V3M SoC for smart cameras
The R-Car V3M is the latest SoC from the new Renesas autonomy Platform – a functionally safe, high-performance, low-power device, primarily aiming at smart camera applications, but also surround view systems or even lidars.
For smart camera applications, the R-Car V3M focuses on enabling NCAP (New Car Assessment Program, Note 1) features. It is equipped with an integrated ISP and delivers high performance for computer vision, while supporting low power consumption and a high level of functional safety.
High-performance is needed to detect traffic signs, lanes, pedestrians, vehicles, and other obstacles in real time. Front cameras are mounted next to the windshield where they are exposed to direct sunlight. As a result, low power consumption of the SoC is crucial to minimize further heat dissipation in the smart camera housing. Securing functional safety is the final key element for front cameras to safely enable features such as automated emergency braking.
Key Features of the R-Car V3M solution:
(1) Highly-efficient image recognition engine and functional safety
The R-Car V3M SoC implements a top-notch performance computer vision platform using different accelerators, including a versatile pipeline engine (IMP) and a computer vision engine (CVE), allowing the R-Car V3M to manage algorithms like optical flow, object detection and classification and convolutional neural networks. The R-Car V3M integrates a dual ARM® Cortex® A53 for application programming and dual Cortex R7 lockstep cores to run AUTOSAR. The R-Car V3M achieves the hardware architectural metrics recommended for systems that require ASIL-B and higher functional safety levels to act as a real-time core “safety island.”
(2) High level of integration for reduced cost
The R-Car V3M includes an integrated ISP that enhances the raw image quality from the camera sensor and makes the image ready for computer vision. The integration eliminates the need for an external ISP component in the front camera or in the sensor itself. The system implements a single DDR3L memory channel to further reduce cost.
(3) Open solution for front camera
The R-Car V3M follows the principal of the Renesas autonomy Platform and is supported by Renesas and its ecosystem of partners with complementary hardware such as sensors, operating systems, computer vision expertise and applications. This allows system manufacturers to maximize the creation of value in-house or shorten time to market by working with partners – a new freedom in the front camera market.
Pricing and Availability
Samples of the R-Car V3M SoC will be available from December 2017. Mass production is scheduled to begin in June 2019. (Pricing and availability are subject to change without notice.)
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(Note 1) NCAP (New Car Assessment Program):
A government car safety program tasked with evaluating new automobile designs for performance against various safety threats.
About Renesas Electronics Corporation
Renesas Electronics Corporation ( TSE: 6723) delivers trusted embedded design innovation with complete semiconductor solutions that enable billions of connected, intelligent devices to enhance the way people work and live—securely and safely. The number one global supplier of microcontrollers, and a leader in Analog & Power and SoC products, Renesas provides the expertise, quality, and comprehensive solutions for a broad range of Automotive, Industrial, Home Electronics (HE), Office Automation (OA) and Information Communication Technology (ICT) applications to help shape a limitless future. Learn more at renesas.com.
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