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Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
Spartan-3A Starter Kit Design Examples
Visit the Spartan-3A Starter Kit Design Examples web page to download and use the latest
applications that specifically target the starter kit board.
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The list of designs is ever growing and the applications are often updated to the latest
software releases. The following list provides a sample of design examples.
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Spartan-3A Starter Kit Design Examples Web Page
www.xilinx.com/products/boards/s3astarter/reference_designs.htm
Spartan-3A Starter Kit Demo Design Overview
www.xilinx.com/products/boards/s3astarter/reference_designs.htm#demo
This describes the out-of-the box demo design shipped with the board. Includes
how to set up and operate the demonstration, evaluating Spartan-3A MultiBoot
and Suspend, plus demo technical details.
Restoring the "Out of the Box" Flash Programming
www.xilinx.com/products/boards/s3astarter/reference_designs.htm#out
Provides a short overview of what the Spartan-3A Starter Kit does "out of the box"
and includes instructions on how to restore the board to the original "out of the
box" state. The ZIP file includes the "golden" MCS files that are pre-programmed
into Flash memory before the board is shipped. The PDF file contains instructions
for restoring the board to its original settings using these MCS files in case any of
the configuration memories were overwritten during normal use.
Spartan-3A Starter Kit Board Verification Design
www.xilinx.com/products/boards/s3astarter/reference_designs.htm#test
This example includes the board test specification and the board test design. This
design was used during initial board verification and some functions are used
during production test. It is provided to test out a board if something is not
working as expected. The design files may also be of general interest. The ZIP file
has the design source, a script to run them, and the resulting compiled files.
Programmer for the ST Microelectronics M29DW323DT Parallel NOR Flash
www.xilinx.com/products/boards/s3astarter/reference_designs.htm#parallel_flash
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This design transforms the XC3S700A FPGA into a programmer for the 32Mbit ST
Microelectronics M29DW323DT parallel NOR Flash memory. This memory
optionally holds configuration images for the Spartan-3A FPGAs and provides
general nonvolatile storage for other applications implemented within the
Spartan-3A FPGA. Using a simple terminal program, this application provides the
following capabilities.
- Erase the memory in part or in full
- Read the memory to verify contents
- Download complete configuration images using standard MCS files
- Manually program individual bytes
- Display the device identifier and 64-bit unique device numbers
Spartan-3A "Device DNA" Reader
www.xilinx.com/products/boards/s3astarter/reference_designs.htm#dna_reader
This design uses a PicoBlaze™ processor to read the unique "Device DNA"
identifier embedded in each Spartan-3A and then display it on the LCD screen.
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