FPGA Development Platform (Spartan-3 400) & USB 2.0

KEY FEATURES

Higher-performance newer-generation modules are now available: COM-1500/1800/1900

Low-cost generic platform for custom application development

Xilinx Spartan-3 XC3S400-4 FPGA features 400K system gates including 288Kbit of dual port memory and 16 dedicated 18x18 multipliers

USB 2.0 interface supports signaling rates of 480 Mbit/s (High Speed) and 12 Mbit/s (Full Speed). Typical sustained data throughputs are 85 Mbit/s (HS) and 6.5 Mbit/s (FS)

Supports multiple personalities and dynamic reconfiguration

Up to 7 custom FPGA configurations can be stored in non-volatile flash memory

The selected configuration is automatically reloaded at power up or upon software command within 0.4 seconds

Graphical User Interface is used for remote monitoring and control over a USB link. This includes loading the FPGA configuration file into non-volatile flash memory

This module is interface compatible with other pre-programmed ComBlock modules via standard 2-row 40-pin 2mm connector

ComScope-enabled: key internal signals can be captured in real-time and displayed on the host computer

Development environment includes:

• Graphical user interface
• Hardware schematics
• USB Windows driver (.sys and .inf files)
• HDL template code
• USB interface Java API and associated .jar and .dll files
• USB interface C++ API and associated .dll file
• USB NGC component
• DAC driver (source code)
• ComScope source code

Tools required (not provided):

• Xilinx ISE (7.1 or later recommended) with XST or other VHDL synthesis tools
• Java development environment or C++ compiler, for custom USB applications

ComBlock COMPATIBILITY LIST

Digital Input	Output
Most digital interface ComBlocks	Most digital interface ComBlocks
COM-30xx RF/IF/Baseband receivers	COM-2001 Dual D/A converters, 2*10-bit, 125 Msamples/s
COM-5003 TCP-IP / USB gateway	COM-4004 70 MHz modulator, 2*14-bit, 50 Msamples/s
COM-5004 IP Router