Sensor interface architecture and systems

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a sensor interface queue (SIFQ) coupled to a first sensor link and a second sensor link, a first set of data packets through the first sensor link;
• receiving, by the SIFQ, a second set of data packets through the second sensor link, wherein the first set of data packets and the second set of data packets share a same data packet format;
• allocating, by a queue allocator of the SIFQ, a first queue of the SIFQ to a first sensor source coupled to the SIFQ through the first sensor link to store the first set of data packets;
• allocating, by the queue allocator of the SIFQ, the second queue of the SIFQ to a second sensor source coupled to the SIFQ through the second sensor link to store the second set of data packets;
• assembling, by a first data assembler coupled to the SIFQ and to a first signal processor, the first set of data packets into first data in a first frame format for processing by the first signal processor;
• and
• assembling, by a second data assembler coupled to the SIFQ and to a second signal processor, the second set of data packets into second data in a second frame format for processing by the second signal processor.

A system, comprising:

• a first packet converter coupled to a sensor interface queue (SIFQ) through a first sensor link and coupled to a first sensor source configured to generate a first plurality of frames in a first frame format, wherein the first packet converter is configured to generate a first set of data packets for the first plurality of frames;
• and
• a second packet converter coupled to the SIFQ through a second sensor link and coupled to a second sensor source configured to generate a second plurality of frames in a second frame format, wherein the second packet converter is configured to generate a second set of data packets for the second plurality of frames, and wherein the first set of data packets and the second set of data packets share a same data packet format;
• wherein the SIFQ is coupled to the first sensor link and the second sensor link and comprising a queue allocator, a first queue, and a second queue, wherein:
• the queue allocator is configured to allocate the first queue to the first sensor source coupled to the SIFQ through the first sensor link to store the first set of data packets received through the first sensor link and to allocate the second queue to the second sensor source coupled to the SIFQ through the second sensor link to store the second set of data packets received through the second sensor link;
• a first data assembler coupled to the SIFQ and to a first signal processor;
• and
• a second data assembler coupled to the SIFQ and to a second signal processor, wherein:
• the first data assembler is configured to assemble the first set of data packets into first data in the first frame format for processing by the first signal processor, and
• the second data assembler is configured to assemble the second set of data packets into second data in the second frame format for processing by the second signal processor.