Synaptics Astra SL1680
The SL1680 is the top Astra SL-series processor. Its four Cortex-A73 cores deliver up to 40,000 DMIPS, next to a 7.9+ TOPS NPU and a PowerVR Series9XE GPU. It decodes 4K60 AV1 and has both HDMI 2.1 output and input. It targets smart home and industrial displays, signage, point-of-sale terminals and security gateways.
General Specifications
Specs
| SoC | Synaptics Astra SL1680 |
|---|---|
| CPU | 4× Cortex-A73 @ 2.1 GHz Cache: L2 1 MB |
| Memory | LPDDR4-3733 / LPDDR4X-3733 64-bit Up to 4 GB Optional 32-bit configuration |
| GPU | PowerVR Series9XE GE9920 Vendor: OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.1, OpenCL 1.2 |
| NPU | 7.9 TOPS |
| VPU | Decode: 4K@60fps AV1, H.265, H.264, VP9, VP8, MPEG-2 Encode: 1080p@60fps H.264, VP8 |
| Camera | Dual-sensor MIPI CSI-2 with integrated ISP |
| Display | HDMI 2.1 Tx, MIPI DSI |
| Storage | eMMC 5.1 |
| PCIe | 1× PCIe Gen 2 x2 |
| USB | 1× USB 3.0 1× USB 2.0 (OTG) |
| Ethernet | 1× 1 GbE |
| Video input | HDMI 2.1 Rx |
Linux Support
Vendor BSP
- Synaptics Astra Yocto SDK
- Torizon by Toradex, with quarterly releases
Mainline kernel
- Fully supported
- Works but not all features are implemented
- No mainline support documented