Features

• Xilinx® XC3S100E TQ144 FPGA
• Cypress CY7C68013 USB 2.0 controller
• ST 4 MB SPI serial flash
• TI TPS75003 triple voltage regulator
• Windows USB download utility

Avnet is now shipping the newest member of its Spartan™ series design kits, the Spartan-3E Evaluation Kit, featuring the XC3S100E FPGA. This design kit, offered at $69, is an affordable and robust tool for becoming familiar with the new features of the Spartan-3E family. It features a Cypress USB controller that allows you to program the FPGA and/or the on-board flash device through the USB port on a PC.

In addition to the new Spartan-3E Evaluation Kit, Avnet offers a complete portfolio of other Spartan series design kits. These kits deliver a variety of low-cost, feature-rich platforms to develop and test designs targeted at Spartan-3 and Spartan-3L devices. The kits are available as either “evaluation” or “development” kits, depending on the resale price and mix of on-board peripherals. Please refer to the table for a complete list of part numbers and prices – all kits listed are available and shipping today.

In addition to the Spartan series design kits described here, Avnet offers a comprehensive portfolio of other design kits that support additional Xilinx FPGA families, such as Virtex™-4 and Virtex-II Pro/Virtex-II devices. It also offers a variety of kits targeted at specific technology domains, such as connectivity, embedded processing, and DSP.

For a complete listing of the Xilinx design kits offered by Avnet, please visit www.em.avnet.com/xlxboardlisting.

Spartan-3E Design Kit
Featured Device	Avnet Part Number	Price
XC3S100E	ADS-XLX-SP3E-EVL100	$69
Spartan-3 Design Kits
Featured Device	Avnet Part Number	Price
XC3S400	ADS-XLX-SP3-EVL400	$399
XC3S1500	ADS-XLX-SP3-EVL1500	$499
XC3S1500	ADS-XLX-SP3-DEV1500	$749
XC3S2000	ADS-XLX-SP3-DEV2000	$849
Spartan-3L Design Kit
Featured Device	Avnet Part Number	Price
XC3S1000L	ADS-XLX-SP3-EVL1000L	$599

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