Virtex-4 LX25, LX60, and SX35 Evaluation Kits are now available.

The Virtex-4 family of FPGAs delivers powerful new capabilities for designs in the programmable logic, DSP, embedded processing, and high-speed serial I/O applications domains. As a Xilinx distributor, Avnet plays a critical role in helping customers rapidly adopt the Virtex-4 solution into innovative, feature-rich end products. Avnet is now shipping three new evaluation kits: the Virtex-4 LX25 and LX60 Evaluation Kits and the Virtex-4 SX35 Evaluation Kit (Figure 1). The LX Evaluation Kits feature an XC4VLX25 or XC4VLX60 device. These two kits are optimized for general logic integration applications.

The SX35 Evaluation Kit, which is optimized for high-performance DSP applications, uses the same board populated with a Virtex-4 XC4VSX35 device.

All three kits offer a choice of affordable, easy-to-use platforms for evaluating and experimenting with a Virtex-4 LX or SX design. And by tying in expansion cards available from Avnet, such as add-on memory, audio/video, and adapters for data conversion, these kits can serve as powerful prototyping platforms.

Purchasing any Avnet Design Kit gets you into an Avnet SpeedWay Design Workshop™ for free, where you’ll learn how to leverage Xilinx solutions using real-world design examples. SpeedWay Workshops are hardware-based and lab-oriented. You’ll work with real hardware and development tools to build actual designs and leave with an in-depth knowledge of the FPGA architecture and design methods used in the lab. For more information or to register for a SpeedWay Workshop, visit www.em.avnet.com/xlxspeedwayindex/.

Avnet’s design kits and technical workshops are powerful tools that you can leverage to increase your design advantage when implementing Virtex-4-based solutions. For more information, visit www.em.avnet.com/xlxv4kits/.

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