SmartDV’s PSI5 Controller IP is a silicon-proven, fully featured Peripheral Sensor Interface solution purpose-built for automotive SoC designs requiring reliable, high-integrity sensor connectivity across airbag, chassis control, safety, and powertrain applications. Fully compliant with PSI5 v2.3 and backward compatible with PSI5 v1.3, it delivers complete ECU-side PSI5 controller functionality with support for 4 independent parallel channels and up to 6 sensor slots per channel, providing a scalable, production-ready sensor interface foundation for the most demanding automotive functional safety applications.
Designed to address the full breadth of modern automotive sensor system requirements, the IP supports both asynchronous and synchronous transmission modes, Manchester encoding and error detection, configurable data word lengths from 8 to 28 bits, bidirectional ECU-to-sensor communication via downstream pulse-length and sync-pulse modulation, and Enhanced Serial Messages per SENT SAE J2716. Its 24-bit microsecond-resolution timestamp, 32-frame per channel FIFO with buffer overrun detection, and comprehensive interrupt management give automotive SoC teams a production-tested, feature-complete PSI5 controller that meets the stringent reliability and diagnostic requirements of ASIL-rated automotive sensor systems.
Built for design flexibility and silicon efficiency, the IP core is highly configurable for both ASIC and FPGA implementations, with a strong focus on area optimization, power management, and peak performance. Its parameterized channel architecture, staggered sync pulse generation, and clean host interface enable fast integration and confident design bring-up across a wide range of automotive process nodes and target applications.
