VLSI OutSourcing

The design starts either from a given specification by the customer, or by writing the specification with the customer. The implementation is based on HDL technology, for simulation and synthesis tools. After logic synthesis, the design is verified not only in simulations but also by:

  1) prototyping in an FPGA and injection of real signals into it

  2) comparing automatically the response of the prototype to the simulation results. The list of developed components includes:

Phase Lock Loop.

Correlator

Reed Solomon Encoder & Decoder.

Low Pin Count (LPC) following the standard of Intel.

USB interface.

Image processing application.

Real Time OutSourcing

Beyond 2000 develops software to some companies in Israel. These activities are dealing mainly in Real-Time Applications.

Hereby is a list of some of our projects:

Beyond 2000 enhances a handy- terminal (PC based), which interfaces to a wireless system (via a serial communication protocol).

Beyond 2000 developed a remotely monitor distributed systems. The project is composed of a central computer and Remote Station Units. Every Remote Station unit scans 500 sensors on each 2 milliseconds.

Beyond 2000 developed an Image processing project. The project is composed of a tiny camera which interfaces the PC via an FPGA. The FPGA performs filtering of the input image at the rate of 14 frames per second. The processed image is transferred to the PC via the USB to be displayed.

These projects involve the usage of advanced software engineering techniques, and tools.

Software environment includes Windows, Unix operating systems and Real-Time OS tools.

Programming is performed in C, C++ and Java languages.

Communications System

This system is comprised of a Special Purpose Communications Interface implemented in the FPGAs and other components. Every FPGA samples 2 LVDS at the rate of 20-70MHz. The set of FPGAs in the system includes redundancy in order to overcome faults in the sampled data.  To verify the communications system, a set of scenarios has been injected into the simulation via a VHDL test program. The scenario generation and injection (including redundancy checks) was written up in a VHDL program of 30,000 lines.

Image processing Applications

Beyond 2000 Outsourcing Solutions, is a full provider of Machine Vision, Electro-Optic, Electro-Mechanic and Robotic development services. We offer services in a variety of levels.

We offer consulting services as well as complete project outsourcing. The company management has vast experience in providing solutions in the field of Machine Vision, Industrial Robotic, Military Remote sensing, Video streaming, Medical Imaging, 3D Imaging Models and Metrology.

Industry Experience

Beyond 2000 has a thorough experience of working in variety of industries, mainly for Microelectronics Capital Equipments and for the Biotechnology Image Analysis. We also have experience in 3D imaging. 

The following is the list of our expertise:

· Machine Vision for Biotechnology.

· Machine Vision for Medical Diagnostic.

· Pattern Recognition.

· 3D image reconstruction model and measurement.

Last main projects

Supporting cameras

This project enables medical staff to view 4 real-time, synchronous images captured simultaneously by 4 cameras.  Each camera produces 30 frames per second.   The data from the camera is recorded by an FPGA, which performs DSP algorithms on the captured frames. The processed images are transferred via a USB port for display on a PC.

Decision Systems

This project analyzes real images captured by several cameras in the cockpit of an aircraft and transmits, via a radio modem (RF) interface, the conclusions of the image-processing to a ground station. The ground station displays the conclusions on 2D and 3D maps. The platform for video processing in the cockpit (Cockpit Video Processor) is the BF561 dual DSP of Analog Devices. One DSP performs the image processing, while the second DSP is responsible for the I/O with the ground station, GPS, and audio devices interfaced to a special extension board. The project includes the development of a ground station to support the system through pre-flight, flight, and post-flight real-time monitoring.

System Architecture

Ground Station	Cockpit Video Processor

Ground Station - 3D Display