SL1680 Embedded IoT Processor
Product Overview
The Synaptics SL-Series combines multiple functions into a single system on chip (SoC) with Linux® and Android™ support. It features hardware accelerators for edge inferencing, data security, and audio, video and graphics handling.
The SL1680 leverages a powerful GPU for advanced graphics and AI acceleration, quad-core Arm® Cortex®-A73 64-bit CPU subsystem performance, a multi-TOPS NPU and multimedia accelerators for image signal processing (ISP), 4K video encode/decode and audio. These compute engines enable the embedded processor to power consumer, industrial and enterprise IoT workloads.
As part of the Synaptics Astra™ platform, the SL1680 delivers a seamless experience combining standards-based open-source software frameworks, powerful AI tools and Synaptics’ superior wireless solutions.
Documentation
| Type | Title | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Product Brief | SL1680 Product Brief | |
| Datasheet | SL1680 Datasheet | |
| Functional Specifications | SL1680 Functional Specifications | |
| Application Note | SL1680 General PCB Design LPDDR4(x) Interface Layout Guide | |
| Application Note | Astra Machina SL16x0 SoC Interface-to-10base-T1S Ethernet App Note | |
| Application Note | Astra Machina SL-Series Power Consumption Application Note |
Features
Compute, Memory, AI
- Quad-core Arm® Cortex®-A73 @ 2.1GHz
- Cache: 64KB I-cache and 32KB D-cache per core,1MB shared L2
- DRAM Controller: 64-bit LPDDR4/LPDDR4x-3733
- 7.9+ TOPS secure NPU with support for multiple DNN frameworks
GFX, Vision, Display
- GPU: Imagination™ PowerVR™ Series9XE GE9920
- Multi-standard video decoding with AV1, H.265/264, VP9/8, MPEG2
- Multi-stream encoding for H.264, VP8
- Simultaneous 2160p60 decode and 1080p60 encode
- OpenGL® ES™ up to 3.2, DirectFB, OpenCL™ 1.2, Vulkan® 1.1, Android™ NN
Audio
- Far-field voice, keyword detection, decompression, post-processing
Security
- Secure CPU, Secure Boot with RSA, memory scrambling
- Integrity checking, physical attack mitigation, true random number generator
Connectivity, I/O, Sensing
- GbE networking, PCIe, eMMC 5.1, SPI, SDIO, UART, USB, GPIO, ADCs
- Always-on domain for multi-protocol wake-up events
Build Scalable IoT Solutions With SL1680
The SL1680 is a versatile, customizable embedded processor that powers a diverse range of use cases. Explore a few below.
Smart Appliances
Embedded processors are the brains behind smart appliances, enabling real-time control, learning user behavior and streamlining energy management to enhance the user experience.
Home Security Gateways
Empower security central hubs to process security data locally from multiple devices, analyze videos in real time and perform other smart features.
Industrial Control Systems
The SL1680 is essential for powering advanced user interfaces, processing sensor data and running predictive maintenance algorithms to minimize downtime.
Point-of-Sale Systems
Leverage the SL1680 to build POS systems that enhance payment security, manage inventory, connect to mobile payment platforms and process transaction data.
Scanners
Improve data capture accuracy, system integration and image recognition with the power of the SL1680 embedded IoT processor.
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SL1640
The SL1640 is a cost- and power-optimized embedded processor with superior compute engines, including a quad-core Arm® Cortex®-A55, 1.6+ TOPS NPU, Imagination GE9920 GPU with 90 GFLOPS 16-bit operations, Ultra HD video encode and decode pipelines and audio DSP.
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Astra™ Machina™
Astra Machina is a modular, reliable developer kit for Synaptics' high-performing embedded processors. It incorporates superior AI capabilities, advanced multimedia processing and secure hardware, allowing fast prototyping.
Transform Your AI Journey
Accelerate Development With On-Device AI
With built-in AI models, you accelerate smart-feature deployment on your IoT products. Harness powerful embedded AI tools to easily adapt your own PyTorch, TensorFlow Lite or ONNX AI models for on-device AI accelerators.
Achieve Rapid Prototyping With Astra Machina
Unlock the full potential of the SL1680 with the Astra Machina Foundation. This developer-friendly platform kit offers AI, wireless connectivity and compute tools for hassle-free development.
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