Development kit for Xilinx embedded microblaze systems
23 February 2005
Programmable Logic
Memec has released the P160 Communications Module 3 development kit. A small, low-cost daughter card form-factor, the kit enables designers to add a standard set of processor peripherals and bulk memory to any P160 compatible system board. The Communications Module 3 is targeted at Spartan-based MicroBlaze designs, but can also be used on the Xilinx Virtex-II Pro and Virtex-4 platforms.
The P160 module boasts an on-board 10/100 Ethernet MAC and PHY chip, LAN91C111, from SMSC, which eliminates the need for a fabric-based MAC in the FPGA and frees resources in smaller density FPGAs. In addition, an 8-channel, 14-bit 48 Ksps analog-to-digital converter provides analog signal input capabilities, while a 2-channel, 12-bit 3 μs DAC provides analog output signals. As a result, the P160 Communications Module 3 is ideal for industrial control and instrumentation applications.
The module contains 1Mx32 Flash and 256 Kx32 high-speed SRAM (10 ns) for code and data storage in processor-based applications. The kit also features a simple 3-bit VGA interface (RGB), realtime clock and Bluetooth module, which allows for easy setup of serial port style links.
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