Chapter 1: Introduction And Overview; Getting Started - Xilinx Spartan-3A User Manual

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Introduction and Overview
Thank you for purchasing the Xilinx Spartan™-3A/3AN Starter Kit. The board is
invaluable to develop a Spartan-3A or Spartan-3AN FPGA application.

Getting Started

The Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit board is ready for use, right out of the box. The design
stored in external Flash exercises the various I/O devices, such as the VGA display and
serial ports. In addition it demonstrates new FPGA features, such as selectable MultiBoot
and the power-saving Suspend mode.
To start using the board, follow the simple steps outlined in
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Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit Board User Guide
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CHECK JUMPER SETTINGS!
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Connect AC wall adapter.
6 Turn on power switch.
7 See messages and
instructions on LCD
character display.
Figure 1-1: Powering Up the Starter Kit Board
Double-check the position of the board jumpers, as shown in
These settings are required for the demonstration design to configure correctly.
Optionally connect a VGA display device. The display device can be a CRT, a flat-
panel, or even a projector.
Optionally connect headphones or amplified speakers to the audio jack.
Set the SUSPEND switch to the "RUN" position.
Connect the included AC adapter to wall power and also to the board. The AC adapter
also includes attachments to support worldwide locals.
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Optional: Connect headphones
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Set SUSPEND switch
to RUN position.
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Control operation using
rotary / push-button switch.
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