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- Page 1 MOD-VGA and MOD-VGA-32 USER’S MANUAL Revision A, October 2012 Designed by OLIMEX Ltd, 2012 All boards produced by Olimex LTD are ROHS compliant...
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Page 2: Disclaimer
This document is intended only to assist the reader in the use of the product. OLIMEX Ltd. shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the use of any information in this document or any error or omission in such information or any incorrect use of the product. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
1.1 Features ............................. 5 1.2 Target market and purpose of the board ................6 1.3 Organization ..........................6 CHAPTER 2: SETTING UP THE MOD-VGA BOARD ......... 7 2. Introduction to the chapter ....................... 7 2.1 Electrostatic warning ....................... 7 2.3 Requirements ........................... 7 2.4 Powering the board ........................ - Page 4 OLIMEX© 2012 MOD-VGA User's Manual CHAPTER 9: REVISION HISTORY AND SUPPORT ........21 9. Introduction to the chapter ..................... 21 9.1 Document revision ......................... 21 9.2 Board revision ........................21 9.3 Useful web links and purchase codes ................... 22 9.3 Product support ........................23...
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Page 5: Chapter 1: Overview
Thank you for choosing the MOD-VGA video shield from Olimex! This document provides a user’s guide for the Olimex MOD-VGA. As an overview, this chapter gives the scope of this document and lists the board’s features. The document’s organization is then detailed. -
Page 6: Target Market And Purpose Of The Board
OLIMEX© 2012 MOD-VGA User's Manual • 64 independent voices 10-8000 Hz • per-voice sine wave or white noise • sample playback channel 1.2 Target market and purpose of the board The board follows the Arduino shield connector platform and can be mounted on Arduino boards. It works out-of-the-box with Arduino IDE (after importing the library and the examples provided on our web-site in Arduino). -
Page 7: Chapter 2: Setting Up The Mod-Vga Board
CHAPTER 2: SETTING UP THE MOD-VGA BOARD 2. Introduction to the chapter This section helps you set up the MOD-VGA development board for the first time. Please consider first the electrostatic warning to avoid damaging the board, then discover the hardware and software required to operate the board. -
Page 8: Powering The Board
The board gets powered when mounted on compatible Arduino board either by 5V (default) or 3.3V depending on position of the 5V/3V jumper. 2.5 Running an example using Olimex OLIMEXINO-328 First place properly the library for Arduino that can be found on the device's web page: https://www.olimex.com/Products/Modules/Interface/MOD-VGA/... -
Page 9: Chapter 3: Mod-Vga Board Description
3. Introduction to the chapter Here you get acquainted with the main parts of the board. Note the names used on the board might differ from the names used below to describe them. For the actual names check the MOD-VGA board itself. -
Page 10: Layout (Bottom View)
OLIMEX© 2012 MOD-VGA User's Manual 3.2 Layout (bottom view) Note the base MOD-VGA version doesn't have the additional memory present on the picture of MOD-VGA-32. Page 10 of 23... -
Page 11: Chapter 4: The Xilinx Spartan-3 Xc3S200 Fpga
CHAPTER 4: The XILINX SPARTAN-3 XC3S200 FPGA 4. Introduction to the chapter In this chapter is located the information about the heart of MOD-VGA – its controller. The information is a modified version of the datasheet provided by its manufacturers. - Page 12 OLIMEX© 2012 MOD-VGA User's Manual ✔ MicroBlaze™ and PicoBlaze™ processor, PCI®, PCIExpress® PIPE Endpoint, and other IP cores ✔ Pb-free packaging options ✔ Automotive Spartan-3 XA Family variant For comprehensive information on the microcontroller visit the Xilinx’s web page for a datasheet.
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Page 13: Chapter 6: Connectors, Hardware, Pinouts
OLIMEX© 2012 MOD-VGA User's Manual CHAPTER 6: CONNECTORS, HARDWARE, PINOUTS 6. Introduction to the chapter In this chapter are presented the connectors that can be found on the board all together with their pinout and notes about them. Jumpers functions are described. Notes and info on specific peripherals are presented. -
Page 14: Uext Connector
OLIMEX© 2012 MOD-VGA User's Manual JTAG PIN# SIGNAL NAME +3.3V 6.2 UEXT connector Note that the signals on the UEXT connector are multiplexed with the respective header pins from the Arduino shield connector. Note that the SPI interface can also be found on the Arduino shield connector. -
Page 15: Audio Connector
OLIMEX© 2012 MOD-VGA User's Manual 6.3 Audio connector Standard audio jack and phone jack are mounted for the audio interfacing. Headphones/Audio out connector Pin# SIGNAL NAME Processor Pin# LINE_OUT_L LINE_OUT_R GND pins The headphones resistance is 16 Ohms! 6.4 VGA video connector The female DB15 connector is used for video output on a monitor. -
Page 16: Arduino Shield Connector
OLIMEX© 2012 MOD-VGA User's Manual VGA DB15 connector GPIO Pin# Signal Name GPIO Pin# Signal Name 1 VGA_R 2 VGA_G 3 VGA_B 4 Not Connected 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 GND 10 GND 11 Not Connected... -
Page 17: Keyboard Connector
OLIMEX© 2012 MOD-VGA User's Manual 6.6 Keyboard connector The key board connector is a standard PS2 one requiring MINI-DIN cable connector. 6.7 Jumper description Please note that both jumpers on the board are SMT type. If you feel insecure of your soldering/cutting technique it is better not to try to adjust the jumpers. -
Page 18: Chapter 8: Schematics
CHAPTER 8: SCHEMATICS 8. Introduction to the chapter In this chapter are located the schematics describing logically and physically MOD-VGA. 8.1 Eagle schematic The EAGLE schematic is situated on the next page for quicker reference. It can also be found on the web-page of the device. - Page 19 OLIMEX© 2012 MOD-VGA User's Manual JTAG & CLOCK AUDIO AUDIO JACK-3PINSCJ325P00XG0B02G 3.9k 3.3V 3.3V 3.9k JTAG WU06S(NA) 3.9k 3.3V 1.2V 25MHZ LM1117IMPX-ADJ SRAM ADJ/GND 25MHz 10uF/6.3V 100n 47uF/6.3V 240R I/O0 XC3S200A-4VQ100C I/O1 I/O2 PROG_B I/O3 LINE_OUT_L IO_L06N_0/PUDC_B I/O4 VSYNC LINE_OUT_R...
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Page 20: Physical Dimensions
OLIMEX© 2012 MOD-VGA User's Manual 8.2 Physical dimensions Note that all dimensions are in mil. The two highest elements on the board are: VGA connector – 500mil; KEYBOARD connector - 500mil Page 20 of 23... -
Page 21: Chapter 9: Revision History And Support
OLIMEX© 2012 MOD-VGA User's Manual CHAPTER 9: REVISION HISTORY AND SUPPORT 9. Introduction to the chapter In this chapter you will find the current and the previous version of the document you are reading. Also the web-page for your device is listed. Be sure to check it after a purchase for the latest available updates and examples. -
Page 22: Useful Web Links And Purchase Codes
ORDER NAMES: MOD-VGA – the standard/base version of MOD-VGA (GAMEDUINO project derivative) MOD-VGA-32MB – the MOD-VGA version with additional memory OLIMEXINO-328 – an Arduino compatible board tested and working out-of-the-box with MOD- OLIMEXINO-32U4 - a Leonardo-like Arduino compatible board The latest price list can be found at https://www.olimex.com/prices. -
Page 23: Product Support
MOD-VGA User's Manual 9.3 Product support For product support, hardware information and error reports mail to: support@olimex.com. Note that we are primarily a hardware company and our software support is limited. Please consider reading the paragraph below about the warranty of Olimex products. - Page 24 Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing, Inventory, Delivery & Lifecycle Information: Olimex Ltd. MOD-VGA...
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