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Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit Board Schematic (Annotated) 21-AUG-2007 For additional information … www.xilinx.com/s3astarter UG334: Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit User Guide for further information on each board feature...
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SPI select jumper The PS/2 connector has primary and secondary connections to the FPGA. The secondary connections are available by attaching an external Y-splitter cable. Stereo Audio mini jack Clock SMA Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit Board RS-232, VGA, Audio ports, SMA connector...
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FPGA DDR2 SDRAM Termination (0.9V) DDR2 SDRAM Device, FPGA I/O Bank 3 (1.8V) DAC Reference Voltage (3.3V) I C Interface Wall power adapter input DDR2 SDRAM Voltage Ref. (0.9V) Power switch Voltage regulators Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit Board www.national.com/pf/LP/LP3906.html Voltage regulators...
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FPGA: XC3S700A/AN-4FGG484C(E FPGA: XC3S700A/AN-4FGG484C(ES) Bank 0 FPGA FPGA Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit Board CLK_50MHZ CLK_AUX FPGA I/O Bank 0 and Bank 1, Clock Oscillators Auxiliary Oscillator Socket 50 MHz Oscillator...
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FPGA: XC3S700A/AN-4FGG484C(ES) FPGA: XC3S700A/AN-4FGG484C(ES) FPGA I/O Bank 3 is dedicated to the DDR2 SDRAM interface interface FPGA FPGA Bank 2 AWAKE Spartan-3A/AN Starter Kit Board FPGA I/O Bank 2 and Bank 3...
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Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit Board FPGA Power Supply Decoupling...
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(see sheet 2) The DAC_REF_CD voltage is programmable via the I2C control interface on the LP3906 voltage regulator designated as IC18 on sheet 5. At power-up, this reference voltage is 3.3V. Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit Board ADC, DAC, and Pre-amplifier www.linear.com...
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Connects to FPGA I/O Bank 3 32Mx16 DDR2 SDRAM The DDR2 SDRAM interface has specific pin assignment and layout requirements to support the Xilinx Memory Interface Generator (MIG) software. See the “DDR SDRAM” chapter in UG334: Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit User Guide.
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Platform Flash PROM STMicroelectronics M29DW323DT 32 Mbit, x8/x16 parallel NOR Flash To configure from parallel NOR Flash, set the FPGA mode select pins using Jumper J46 as shown Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit Board M29DW323DT x8/x16 Parallel NOR Flash www.st.com/stonline/products/families/memories/fl_nor_emb/fl_m29dw.htm...
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Master SPI Mode M[2:0]=<0:0:1> Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit Board STMicro SPI serial Flash, Atmel serial DataFlash The Spartan-3A Starter Kit board supports multiple pad landings for each SPI Flash architecture. However, only one STMicro and one Atmel PROM are mounted on the board.
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Rotary knob switch with pushbutton switch Rotary pushbutton switch 16x2 character LCD Four slide switches Eight discrete LEDs Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit Board 16-character by 2-line LCD display Slide switches, Rotary knob, Character LCD, Pushbutton switches, discrete LEDs...
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Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit Board The DDR2 SDRAM interface has specific pin assignment DDR2 SDRAM Termination Network (1 of 2) and layout requirements to support the Xilinx Memory Interface Generator (MIG) software. See the “DDR SDRAM” chapter in UG334: Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit User...
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The DDR2 SDRAM interface has specific pin assignment and layout requirements to support the Xilinx Memory Interface Generator (MIG) software. See the “DDR SDRAM” chapter in UG334: Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit User Guide. Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit Board DDR2 SDRAM Termination Network (2 of 2)
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DCM labeled DCM_X2Y3 If using differential inputs, set the DIFF_TERM=TRUE constraint. There are no external termination resistors provided on the board. INST <I/O_BUFFER_INSTANTIATION_NAME> DIFF_TERM = “TRUE” ; Recieve stake pins Transmit stake pins Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit Board Differential I/O Headers...
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