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Comet A13 SOM

Terasic Inc.

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The Comet A13 SOM is a highly integrated System-on-Module built around the Altera Agilex™ 5 E-Series SoC FPGA (A5ED013BB32AE4SCS) in an ultra-compact 60mm × 55mm form factor, combining FPGA fabric with quad-core Arm Cortex-A76/A55 processors. Through dual 300-pin SEAM8 connectors, it exposes 191 HVIO (1.8/2.5/3.3V), 72 HSIO, 48 HPS I/O, and four transceivers up to 17.16 Gbps, while a hardware-isolated memory architecture provides 4GB LPDDR4 for the HPS and independent LPDDR4 for the FPGA, plus 8GB eMMC and QSPI flash. Backed by an officially maintained Ubuntu 22.04 BSP (Linux kernel 6.12 LTS) and a full-featured evaluation kit with Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, MIPI CSI-2, and USB Blaster III, the Comet A13 enables embedded developers—even without deep FPGA expertise—to move rapidly from prototyping to volume edge deployment in machine vision, robotics, smart camera, medical, and industrial automation applications.

Key Features

  • Features the Agilex™ 5 FPGA and SoC E-Series Group B device (A5ED013BB32AE4SCS)
  • Includes an ultra-compact 60mm × 55mm SOM and a carrier board with a wide range of connectivity and expansion options
  • Exposes 191 HVIO (1.8V/2.5V/3.3V selectable), 72 HSIO, 48 HPS I/O, and four transceivers up to 17.16 Gbps through dual 300-pin SEAM8 connectors
  • Features a hardware-isolated dual-channel memory architecture with 4GB LPDDR4 (32-bit) dedicated to the HPS and independent LPDDR4 for the FPGA fabric
  • Offers dual-core Arm Cortex-A76 and dual-core Cortex-A55 processors for embedded processing, with onboard 8GB eMMC and QSPI flash for boot and storage
  • Supported by complete development resources including Quartus® Prime Pro design flow, reference designs, and step-by-step Linux image build documentation
  • Standard aluminum heat spreader with passive and active cooling options, with defined thermal guidelines for 24/7 industrial operation
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Offering Brief

Offering Brief

Device Family Agilex™ 5 FPGA E-Series
Offering Status Production
Device OPN(s) on Board A5ED013BB32AE4SCS
Form Factor 55x60mm
Power 12V
Interfaces 72 HSIO (36 LVDS), 191 LVCMOS, 4 transceivers and 48 HPS I/O
Memory 5GB LPDDR4, 8GB eMMC, 256Mb QSPI Flash
Connectors Two SAMTEC SEAM8 Connectors
Switches & LEDs None
Latest Quartus Version Supported 25.1.1

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