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Spartan-3A DSP FPGA Video Starter Kit

Overview

This guide provides a brief overview of the Spartan®-3A DSP FPGA Video Starter Kit
(VSK) and how to run a set of pre-defined demonstration designs.
The VSK enables the user to develop a wide range of video processing systems using a
Xilinx® Spartan-3A DSP XC3SD3400A device, using a number of digital and analog video
interfaces.
The latest revisions of the user guides and reference designs included with the kit are
provided on the Xilinx website. It is strongly recommended that the user periodically
check the Spartan-3A DSP Video Starter Kit
reference designs.

Video Starter Kit Contents

The Video Starter Kit provides a Spartan-3A DSP FPGA Development Board populated
with an FMC-Video daughter card. It is shipped with all the necessary power supplies,
basic cables, and software needed for proper operation.
The following list of hardware is included in the Video Starter Kit:
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XtremeDSP Solution Video Starter Kit
UG455 (v2.0) November 17, 2008
1 – Spartan-3A DSP FPGA Development Board
1 – FMC-Video daughter card
1 – VGA Camera Module
1 – Power adapter and locale specific adapter
1 – S-Video cable
1 – RCA composite cable
1 – CAT 5 Ethernet crossover cable
1 – CAT 6 Ethernet patch cable
1 – DVI cable
1 – VGA cable
1 – Compact Flash card with boot image loaded
1 – Null modem cable
1 – Analog VGA to DVI adapter
1 – VSK Resource CD-ROM
1 – ISE® Design Suite 10.1 DVD
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