Avnet Spartan-3A DSP DaVinci Development Kit
The Avnet Spartan-3A DSP FPGA / DaVinci Development Platform provides a complete engineering platform for evaluating and integrating the Xilinx Spartan 3A-DSP FPGA and TI digital media processor based on DaVinci[tm] technology. The Avnet Spartan®-3A DSP DaVinci[tm] Development Kit offers an integrated platform combining TI DaVinci technology with Xilinx FPGAs for design teams creating compute-intensive products in industrial imaging, video security, automotive and machine vision. The platform is currently available for $795.
Xilinx Spartan-3A DSP DaVinci Development Kit
- Xilinx Spartan-3A DSP DaVinci Development Board
- ISE Design Suite 10.1 Evaluation DVD
- Code Composer Studio Evaluation CD
- The MathWorks Tools Evaluation CD
- 5 V power supply
- Downloadable documentation and reference design
The platform features the XC3SD1800ADSP FPGA and TMS320DM6437 DSP-only digital media processor based on DaVinci technology, in an optimized configuration, with both high-speed data and low-speed control interfaces between the two devices. The board provides many of the necessary peripheral and interface functions, and includes a standard, full EXP expansion slot for the addition of application specific add-on modules. The platform is ideal for any application where an FPGA and DSP co-exist and is targeted at surveillance, automotive and machine vision video applications.
Xilinx Spartan-3A 3SD1800A-FG676 FPGA
- Programmable LVDS clock generator
- On-board 27 MHz LVTTL oscillator
- On-board LVTTL oscillator socket
- 128 MB DDR2 SDRAM
- 128 Mb parallel Flash
- EXP expansion slot
- 10/100/1000 Ethernet PHY
- 64 Mb SPI configuration Flash
- JTAG programming/configuration port
- RS232 port
- Four user LEDs
- Eight, 4-position user DIP switches
- Four user push-button switches
- Image sensor interface
- TI TMS320DM6437 DaVinci Processor
TI TMS320DM6437 Digital Media Processor
- 128 MB 166 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
- 128 Mb parallel Flash program code storage
- 64 Mb serial SPI Flash program code storage
- 10/100 Ethernet Port
- Component and composite video out
- Audio CODEC shared with FPGA
- USB
- Four user LEDs
More information: Xilinx Spartan-3A DSP DaVinci Development Kit (pdf)
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