Supported Xilinx FPGA/CPLDs: Virtex-6 LXT, Spartan-6 LXT

Xilinx® Spartan®-6 FPGA market-specific kits simplify the development of cost and power-sensitive electronics systems, such as digital displays, industrial networking, industrial video processing, automotive infotainment, and broadcast connectivity applications among others.

Spartan-6 FPGA market-specific kits provide all the elements needed to design right out of the box, enabling system designers to accelerate innovation and improve differentiation of lower power ‘greener’ products. Spartan-6 FPGAs offer an optimal balance of cost, power, and performance for consumer, automotive, surveillance, wireless, and other high-volume markets. They provide twice the capability at half the power consumption of previous generations, while reducing system costs by up to 50 percent.

The first in the series of these market-specific kits is the Spartan-6 FPGA Consumer Video Kit providing a programmable Targeted Design Platform specifically optimized for creating digital TV system designs. This easy-to-use and scalable kit includes a base development board along with several FMC daughter cards, Xilinx and third-party soft IP logic blocks supporting emerging and de facto standard high-speed display interfaces, complete design environment, and Targeted Reference Designs. The kit streamlines algorithm development on Spartan-6 FPGAbased systems and gives systems designers a jumpstart on bringing differentiated products to market quickly.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Comprehensive video algorithm development platform with all the hardware, software, firmware building blocks, and tools needed to get started out of the box
• RoHS-compliant boards enable integration of picture quality algorithms with DDR3, DisplayPort 1.1, V-by- One®HS, HDMI 1.3, PCI Express®, 1.05Gb/s LVDS, UART interfaces
• Targeted Reference Designs with DisplayPort 1.1, Vby- OneHS, HDMI 1.3, 1.05Gb/s LVDS, multi-port DDR3 memory controller, UART, SPI, I2C, timers, interrupt controller and on-chip memory
• Multiple examples demonstrate how to customize the video algorithm design and provide best practices for compiling, debugging, and profiling Spartan-6 FPGAbased video applications

TECHNICAL SPECS

• Base development board with Spartan-6 LX150T FG676 device, universal power supply, and accessory cables
• Ecosystem of industry-standard FMC daughter cards for DisplayPort 1.1, HDMI 1.3, V-by-OneHS, and 1.05 Gb/s LVDS (also compatible with Virtex®-6 LXT FPGA)
• ISE® Design Suite Embedded Edition with Platform Studio tools, EDK, and SDK (device locked to Spartan-6 LX150T FPGA)
• USB stick with device driver files, design source files, and applications
• Complete documentation with detailed User Guide

AVAILABILITY

For the latest information on Spartan-6 FPGA market-specific kits as they become available, visit: www.xilinx.com/kits

APPLICATION AREAS

Aerospace/Defense, Automotive, Broadcast, Consumer, Industrial Automation, Medical Imaging, Wired Communcations, Wireless Communications

Contact Information

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