Spartan-3A Starter Kit

Documentation

• Spartan-3A FPGA Board and Kit Documentation

Device Family Support

• Spartan-3A

The Xilinx Spartan®-3A Starter Kit delivers instant access to Spartan-3A FPGA device features such as SUSPEND power-saving mode, high-speed I/O options, DDR2 SDRAM memory interface, commodity flash configuration support, and FPGA/IP protection using Device DNA Security. 

For Japan Customers Only,
please order part number: HW-SPAR3A-SK-UNI-G-J
through your local Japan distributor.

Buy online from:

• Avnet
• Local distributor

What's Included

• Development board
• Power supply 100-240V, 50/60 Hz with universal plug adaptors
• ISE® WebPACK™ software and ISE Foundation™ software evaluation
• Quickstart guide
• Programming cable
• Product collateral

Key Features

• Xilinx Devices
  • Spartan-3A (XC3S700A-FG484)
  • Platform Flash (XCF04S-VOG20C)
• Clocks
  • 50 MHz crystal oscillator on-board
  • Open slot for optional user-installed clock
• Memory
  •  4 Mbit Platform Flash PROM
  • 32M x 16 DDR2 SDRAM
  • 32 Mbit parallel Flash
  • 2-16 Mbit SPI Flash devices
• Analog Interface Devices
  • 4-channel D/A converter
  • 2-channel A/D converter
  • Signal amplifier
• Connectors and Interfaces
  • Ethernet 10/100 PHY
  • JTAG USB download port
  • Two 9-pin RS-232 serial port
  • PS/2-style mouse/keyboard port
  • 15-pin VGA connector capable of 4,096 colors
  • One FX2 100-pin and two 6-pin expansion connectors
  • 20 user I/O available on standard header pins
  • Stereo mini-jack for PWM audio
  • Rotary/push button function switch
  • Eight individual LED outputs
  • Four slider switches
  • Four push-button switches
• Display
  • 16 character, 2-Line LCD

Targeted Applications

• Markets: Consumer, Telecom / Datacom, Servers, Storage
• Applications: General Prototyping

If you have a technical question, please open a webcase. For all other inquiries, contact designkits@xilinx.com.
Xilinx offers a 90-day limited warranty on this product. See Limited Warranty for detailed information.