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Comet A65 SOM

Terasic Inc.

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The Comet A65 SOM is Terasic’s newest high-performance System-on-Module, purpose-built for industrial-grade edge deployment. At its core is Altera’s largest Agilex® 5 SoC FPGA with 656K logic elements, tightly integrated with a robust HPS/ARM subsystem, three 4GB high-throughput LPDDR4 devices, and dual SEAM8 extension connectors supporting 71 LVDS, 245 LVCMOS, and 24 transceiver channels.

Engineered for embedded developers who may not be FPGA experts, Comet A65 SOM accelerates innovation across diverse markets including medical equipment, robotics, industrial automation, machine vision, smart cameras, and smart city infrastructure. With commercial-grade certification, ruggedized design for long life cycles, and seamless FPGA-HPS integration, the SOM reduces development complexity while maximizing flexibility.

Every module includes a free Altera® Quartus® Pro Edition software license, giving developers unrestricted access to design, simulation, and...

The Comet A65 SOM is Terasic’s newest high-performance System-on-Module, purpose-built for industrial-grade edge deployment. At its core is Altera’s largest Agilex® 5 SoC FPGA with 656K logic elements, tightly integrated with a robust HPS/ARM subsystem, three 4GB high-throughput LPDDR4 devices, and dual SEAM8 extension connectors supporting 71 LVDS, 245 LVCMOS, and 24 transceiver channels.

Engineered for embedded developers who may not be FPGA experts, Comet A65 SOM accelerates innovation across diverse markets including medical equipment, robotics, industrial automation, machine vision, smart cameras, and smart city infrastructure. With commercial-grade certification, ruggedized design for long life cycles, and seamless FPGA-HPS integration, the SOM reduces development complexity while maximizing flexibility.

Every module includes a free Altera® Quartus® Pro Edition software license, giving developers unrestricted access to design, simulation, and compilation without additional licensing costs — enabling faster time-to-market and lower total cost of ownership.

Key Features

  • High-Performance SoC FPGA Core
  • Rich Memory & I/O Expansion
  • Production-Ready & Cost-Efficient
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Offering Brief

Offering Brief

Device Family Agilex® 5 FPGAs and SoC FPGAs E-Series
Offering Status Production
Device OPN(s) on Board A5ED065BB32AE4SR0
Form Factor 70x75mm
Power 12V
Interfaces 102 HVIO (3.3V x4, 1.8/2.5/3.3 x98), 143 HSIO (71 LVDS), 48 HPSIO, 24 Transceivers
Memory 12GB LPDDR4,8GB eMMC, 512Mb QSPI Flash
Connectors Two SEAM8 Connectors
Switches & LEDs LEDx2, Switches x2
Latest Quartus Version Supported 25.1.1

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