Spartan-6 FPGA Connectivity Kit

Product Details

• Xilinx Connectivity Platforms Product Brief (PDF)
• Signup for Product Updates
• Upgrade to Domain Specific kits

Documentation

• Spartan-6 Connectivity Kit Documentation
• Spartan-6 & Virtex-6 FPGA Connectivity Kit FAQ (PDF)
• Targeted Reference Designs Accelerate Implementation Times for Connectivity White Paper (PDF)

Device Family Support

• Spartan-6 LXT

The Spartan®-6 FPGA Connectivity Kit is a complete development and demonstration platform for designing with standards based protocols – PCIe®, Ethernet, implementing low-cost protocol bridging, and providing higher efficiency alternative to LVDS communication in multiple market segments.

Provided with each Spartan-6 FPGA Connectivity Kit is a full seat of Production Netlist of Northwest Logic Packet DMA IP Core for implementing high speed and maintaining efficient data transfer on the PCIe link.

The Spartan-6 FPGA Connectivity Kit enables faster design development and provides a jump-start through the connectivity targeted reference design included in it.

What's Included

• SP605 XC6SLX45T-FGG484 -3CES Evaluation Board
• ISE® Design Suite: Embedded Edition
  • Device-locked to the Spartan-6 LX45T FPGA
• Documentation
  • Hardware Setup Guide
  • Getting Started Guide
  • Hardware Users Guide
  • Reference Design and Example User Guides
  • Schematics and PCB Files
• Reference and Example Designs and Demos
  • Design includes support for PCI Express (x1 Gen1), DMA, Virtual FIFO Memory controller supporting DDR3 interface, and Gigabit Ethernet (GMII and SFP interfaces).
  • TRD Design Files including top-level RTL / Source files
  • TRD ISE Project files, Simulation and Implementation Environment
  • DMA Design – Northwest Logic PCIe Packet DMA (Full production version and Simulation Model)
  • TRD Interface Software – Linux Device Drivers, Application, Demonstration
  • Board Diagnostic Demo
  • ChipScope Pro Serial IO Toolkit IBERT Transceiver Test Design
• Cables & Power Supply
  • Universal 12V Power Supply
  • 2 USB Cables
  • Ethernet Cable
  • 4 SMA Cables
  • DVI-VGA Adapter
• All reference designs, demos, and documents are delivered on a USB
• Fedora 10 Live CD - Linux Operating System

Upgrade to the Spartan-6 FPGA Connectivity Kit

For users who currently have the following Spartan-6 kits, upgrade your kit today!

• Spartan-6 FPGA SP605 Evaluation Kit
• Spartan-6 FPGA Embedded Kit

What's Included

Boards

• ROHS compliant SP605 Base Board including the XC6SLX45T-FGG484 -3CES FPGA

Tools & IP

• ISE Design Suite: Embedded Edition (Device-locked to the Spartan-6 LX45T FPGA)

Targeted Reference Design(s) and Demo(s)

• Design includes support for PCI Express (x1 Gen1), DMA, Virtual FIFO Memory controller supporting DDR3 interface, and Gigabit Ethernet (GMII and SFP interfaces). 
• TRD Design Files including top-level RTL / Source files
• TRD ISE Project files, Simulation and Implementation Environment
• DMA Design – Northwest Logic PCIe Packet DMA (Full production version and Simulation Model)
• TRD Interface Software – Linux Device Drivers, Application, Demonstration

Example Design(s) and Demo(s)

• Board Diagnostic Demo
• ChipScope Pro Serial IO Toolkit IBERT Transceiver Test Design

Documentation

• Spartan-6 FPGA Connectivity Kit Hardware Setup Guide
• Spartan-6 FPGA Connectivity Kit Getting Started
• Spartan-6 FPGA Targeted Reference Design User Guide
• Example Designs User Guide
• Schematics and PCB files

Cables & Adapters

• Universal 12V power supply
• Two USB cables – enabling BIST and device configuration
• One Ethernet cable – host communication to the base reference design interface
• Four SMA cables
• One DVI-VGA adapter – standard interface for video display

Additional Materials

• All reference designs including TRD files, demos, and documents are delivered on a USB stick.
• Fedora 10 Live CD - Linux Operating System