Aliensense NXS is a plug-and-play GMSL 2/3 and CAN-FD sensor board for robots - CNX Software

Abu Dhabi-based Aliensense has introduced NXS, a compact sensor board designed to easily connect cameras and sensors to robots, without custom wiring or driver work. The board relies on a single GMSL 2/3 cable for power, video, and sensor data over up to 15 meters, extendable to 40 meters over CAN-FD (data only, reduced baudrate).The STM32G491 board is also compatible with the 2,000+ boards in MikroElektronika’s Click ecosystem thanks to a mikroBUS connector brought out through a Shuttle add-on board. This means you can use compatible sensors (via mikroBUS) in addition to, or instead of, a camera.NXS specifications:

MCU – STMicro STM32G491 Cortex-M4F microcontroller with 112KB SRAM, up to 512KB flash

Camera Interface – MIPI CSI-2 input, MAX96793 GMSL2/3 serializer, power-over-coax

Connectivity – GMSL2/3, CAN-FD, Cyphal/serial, I2C register map

Expansion – mikroBUS socket with I2C, SPI, UART, PWM, analog, INT, RST