Through the partnership with Lattice, we get better and greater access both to their tools and support when we develop.
This means that you as a client and customer get even better and faster support if problems arise.
More abolut the partnership here
Prevas has signed an agreement for the acquisition of 100 percent of BitSim NOW AB. BitSim NOW, with its 35 employees, is a consulting firm in Stockholm that focuses on product development.
Quotes:
“This is a good and complementary addition to our ambitions to consolidate our position as a premium supplier in advanced product development. Not least, we are further strengthening our ability to take on product development projects in which we take responsibility for everything from innovation to development and then verification, testing and preparation for production.”
Hans-Erik Wikman, regional manager at Prevas in Stockholm.
“We are happy to join as a node in Prevas’ network. This gives us good opportunities to further develop our operations and we see tremendous potential in refining and combining our excellence with Prevas’ strengths.”
Philip Nyströmer, CEO of BitSim NOW AB
Jesper and Fredrik are working with their ex-job, to see if it is possible to determine the length of a shot put with the help of cameras.
See the result on the video below.
Read more about the project here.
BitSim NOW has a V4L (Video4Linux) SW driver available for VoSPI.
FLIR Lepton IR sensors use a dedicated format called VoSPI, Video over SPI. MIPI CSI-2 is a standard video interface format commonly used by image sensors manufacturers.
BitSim NOW has developed an IP block – Bit-VoSPI MIPI – that bridges the two standards.
The hardware IP block by BitSim NOW, implemented in an FPGA, converts VoSPI to MIPI CSI-2.
BitSim NOW has implemented Linux support for Bit-VoSPI MIPI and we have a working demo setup.
The Software is built on Yocto – Linux + Video for Linux together with gstreamer. A histogram filter function is added to amplify the details of the IR image. And finally, a dedicated gstreamer client application has been created for the receiving PC side to handle monochrome video.
The demonstration system consists of the sensor, an FPGA card and an i.MX8 ARM board running Linux.
The BitSim NOW VoSPI FPGA IP block has been tested on Xilinx and Microchip platforms.
The BitSim NOW MIPI-CSI2 block is available for FPGAs from Xilinx, Intel and Microchip.
To read more about the BitSim VoSPI IP: https://bitsimnow.se/bitvospirx-for-flir-lepton-ir-sensor/
To read more about MIPI CSI-2: https://www.mipi.org/specifications/csi-2
See more at https://bitsimnow.com/ip-block/ or contact info@bitsimnow.com
Yet another experienced embedded programmer has been employed by BitSim NOW, in November 2021. We welcome Mikael Tillenius to our company!
This thesis project is an excellent way to get hands-on experience using AI to solve complex computer vision problems and learn how to go from a system design to a hardware prototype. This thesis-project aims to design and build a prototype of a camera-tracking system that can determine where objects land within a fixed area. Although similar systems already exist today, the novelty of this project lies in the fact that we are trying to increase the area that can be monitored.
Background: Did you win the Olympics, or did you “only” finish fourth?
This question is a reality for many athletes in today’s world, especially in events such as javelin throw, discus throw, hammer throw and, shot put. To measure where the object lands is a manual task conducted by humans; therefore, mistakes and errors in the measurement process are not uncommon. The person making the measurements must avoid being hit by a deadly projectile, which does not make the task any easier. Imagine training your entire life and not getting that well-deserved medal because of a measurement error. To prevent this from happening, we want to try and design a computer-vision system that can assist in the measurement process for the events mentioned above. Since tracking flying objects is a general task, a functional prototype could be of interest in many other areas and not just sports events. You do not need to be interested in these events or have any previous knowledge of the events to complete this project.
Problem formulation: Can we use modern and intelligent technology (AI) to measure the length of the throws of one or several of the following events: javelin throw, discus throw, hammer throw, and shot put, or should it only be used as a complement to the current measurement process.
Target: To construct a prototype using a set of cameras connected to a computer that can measure the length of the throws, we want the system to present a result in under 10 seconds from the moment of impact.
Required background: Image processing, AI/ML, CNN, OpenCV, Python, or C++.
Start date: January 2022. End date: June 2022.
Contact: Niclas Jansson – BitSim Now
BitSim NOW has employed Pelle Windestam to further expand our expertise in embedded software.
The embedded system developers BitSim and NOW Electronics, with offices in Stockholm and Växjö, will merge their operation to form BitSim NOW with 40 employees and 15 sub-contractors.
NOW Electronics, was established 1985 and BitSim 2000. Both companies work with electronics development, sensor technology, embedded computing, machine vision machine learning and accelerated Imaging.
“Our companies complement each other in terms of market position and competence, where we will get a substantial increase in the FPGA area,” says Philip Nyströmer, CEO of NOW Electronics and the new merged company BitSim NOW. “Together, we are now equipped to take on larger and broader assignments in our new premises”.
“We are looking forward to working with NOW Electronics’ talented developers and thereby increasing our activities in image processing and sensor technology” says Anders Sivard, CEO of BitSim AB.
Electronics is becoming strategic in more and more markets. Through this merger, it will be possible to meet a larger demand for built-in, sensor-centered, and interconnected electronics systems, increasingly important for the whole industry.
For more information, contact Philip Nyströmer, +46-72-0798523
BitSim’s Camera Interface IP, MIPI CSI-2, now supports FPGAs from Microsemi in the PolarFire series. Both MIPI-CSI2 for PolarFire FPGAs without processor, at chip footprints as small as 11×11 mm, and also MIPI-CSI2 for the new PolarFire SoC with built-in RISC-V processors.
For more information, contact BitSim at info@bitsim.com
BitSim has initiated an open connector standard for camera modules: OMIPICON. OMIPICON stands for Open MIPI CONnect and is suitable for prototypes or production of small/medium-sized quantities.
The idea behind this is to save time and money when developing hardware with camera sensors. Neither the MIPI CSI-2 standard nor the MIPI DSI standard define a specific connector which means that suppliers of sensor modules use their own connectors, incompatible with others. You then need custom designs.
In addition, most available sensor connectors today are not suited for repeated inserts and removals. When debugging prototypes with these sensors, quite often these connector are only capable to withstand a few connections and disconnections. You end up spending too much time on connector issues.
With OMIPICON, there is only need for one FMC-adapter board and one U96 adapter board. And one adapter board per sensor. You then don’t need to insert and remove the adapter board’s connector.
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