Chapter 1: Introduction And Overview; Spartan-3A Dsp S3D1800A Starter Platform Features And Functions; Key Features - Xilinx Spartan-3A DSP S3D1800A Getting Started

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Introduction and Overview
Spartan-3A DSP S3D1800A Starter Platform Features and
Functions
The Spartan-3A DSP S3D1800A Starter Platform highlights the unique features of the
Spartan-3E FPGA family and provides a convenient development board for embedded
processing applications.

Key Features

The key features of the Spartan-3A DSP S3D1800A Starter Platform are:
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Getting Started SP-3A DSP S3D1800A
UG485 (v1.0) January 28, 2008
Xilinx Devices: XC3SD1800A-4FGG676C Spartan-3A DSP FPGA
Clocks 125 MHz LVTTL SMT Oscillator
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LVTTL Oscillator Socket
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25.175 MHz LVTTL SMT Oscillator (Video clock)
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25 MHz Ethernet clock (accessible to FPGA)
Memory
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128 MB (32M x 32) DDR2 SDRAM
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16Mx8 Parallel / BPI Configuration Flash
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64 Mb SPI Configuration / Storage Flash (with 4 extra SPI selects)
Interfaces
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10/100/1000 PHY
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JTAG Programming/Configuration Port
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RS232 Port
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Low-cost VGA
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4 SPI select lines
Buttons and switches
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8 User LEDs
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8-position User DIP Switch
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4 User Push Button Switches
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Reset Push Button Switch
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