AMD EK-VEK385-G Evaluation Kit, XC2VE3858-2MSESSVA2112, Versal AI Edge Gen 2, ARM Cortex-A78AE/R52

Product Overview

EK-VEK385-G is a AMD Versal™ AI Edge series Gen 2 VEK385 evaluation kit. It is a powerful, flexible platform for rapid bring-up and evaluation of Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 adaptive SoCs. Built around the 2VE3858 device, the kit exposes the full heterogeneous architecture, enhanced processing system offering up to 10X more scalar compute than first-generation Versal devices,1 next generation AI Engines, DSP Engines, and high-performance programmable logic, alongside a comprehensive set of integrated peripherals. With high-bandwidth LPDDR5X memory and rich vision, networking, and industrial interfaces, the kit enables fast prototyping of end-to-end embedded pipelines from sensor preprocessing to AI inference and real-time control. This kit comes with a breadth of connectivity options, software tools, and example designs to accelerate development of applications from sensor to AI to real-time control across multiple markets.

• Optimized to enable application development for Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2
• Up to 10X more scalar compute vs. previous-generation Versal adaptive SoCs1
• Integrated video codec unit supports H.264/H.265
• HDMI™ 2.1 video input and output
• PCIe® Endpoint and Root Port
• USB 3.2, DisplayPort™ high-speed connectivity
• 4x CAN-FD buses
• 20 GB (5x 4 GB, 32-bit), 160-bit LPDDR5X component memory
• FPGA mezzanine card (FMC+) connector with 68 user-defined signals and 8 GTYPs
• QSFP28 and SFP28 connectors for high-speed data communication

Contents

Versal™ AI Edge Series Gen 2 VEK385 evaluation board, Power supply, 2 Ethernet cable, HDMI 2.1 cable, USB type-C to type-A cable, QSFP28 passive loopback module, SFP28 passive loopback module, MicroSD card, PCIe bracket, Vivado design suite voucher.

Notes

VEK385 evaluation kit is also recommended for Versal Prime Series Gen 2 evaluations.

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