The Spartan-3E FPGA Starter Kit is a complete development board solution giving designers instant access to the capabilities of the Spartan-3E family. Complete kit includes board, power supply, evaluation software, resource CD (application notes, white papers, data sheets, etc.), and USB cable.
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Xilinx XC3S500E Spartan-3E FPGA (up to 232 user-I/O pins, 320-pin FBGA package, over 10,000 logic cells) |
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Xilinx 4 Mbit Platform Flash configuration PROM |
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Xilinx 64-macrocell XC2C64A CoolRunner CPLD |
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64 MByte (512 Mbit) of DDR SDRAM, x16 data interface, 100+ MHz |
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16 MByte (128 Mbit) of parallel NOR Flash (Intel StrataFlash) |
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16 Mbits of SPI serial Flash (STMicro) |
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2-line, 16-character LCD screen |
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PS/2 mouse or keyboard port |
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VGA display port |
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10/100 Ethernet PHY (requires Ethernet MAC in FPGA) |
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Two 9-pin RS-232 ports (DTE- and DCE-style) |
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On-board USB-based FPGA/CPLD download/debug interface |
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50 MHz clock oscillator |
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SHA-1 1-wire serial EEPROM for bitstream copy protection |
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Hirose FX2 expansion connector |
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Three Digilent 6-pin expansion connectors |
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Four-output, SPI-based Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) |
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Two-input, SPI-based Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) with programmable-gain pre-amplifier |
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ChipScope SoftTouch debugging port |
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Rotary-encoder with push-button shaft |
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Eight discrete LEDs |
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Four slide switches |
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Four push-button switches |
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SMA clock input |
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8-pin DIP socket for auxiliary clock oscillator |