Viktor Glebov
BRD32F407HDMIR3 Board
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Designed | Jul 2020 |
| Device Released | Sep 2020 |
| Author | Viktor Glebov (V01G04A81) |
| Series | Prototype / x10 units |
Hybrid MCU+FPGA development board with real-time HDMI video output capability.
Key Features
- MCU: STM32F407 (ARM Cortex-M4)
- FPGA: Xilinx XC6SLX9 (Spartan-6)
- SDRAM: 32 MB (Samsung K4S281632D)
- FLASH: 128 Mbit SPI Flash (W25Q128)
- Storage: SD Card (SPI/SDIO interface)
- Extension: 12 high-speed GPIO / expansion pins
- Video Output: HDMI (FPGA-based TMDS encoder, real-time video generation)
- MCU–FPGA Interface: high-speed parallel bus / FSMC
Overview
The BRD32F407HDMIR3 board is designed for applications that require tight coupling between a microcontroller (control, firmware, and peripherals) and FPGA fabric (real-time processing and video generation), with direct HDMI output driven by the FPGA.
This architecture enables separation of high-level logic and time-critical hardware tasks, allowing deterministic real-time behavior and flexible system design.
Typical use cases include:
- Real-time video signal generation (HDMI output, custom timing)
- Hardware-accelerated graphics and image processing
- Retro-style video systems and custom display controllers
- Embedded UI with FPGA-driven display pipeline
- Mixed MCU–FPGA systems with deterministic real-time behavior
The board is particularly suited for building custom video pipelines without external video controllers.
PCB Layout / Top Layer
Assembled Device
3D Model Top View
3D Model Bottom View
Documentation
- .cells format description — custom tile-based format for graphics and video processing
2020 Viktor Glebov (V01G04A81)