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Raggedstone2

Spartan-6 FPGA PCI Express Development Board


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Application - Raggedstone2 PCIe Test Build.


 
 
 

Board Features

Price

RS2-LX45TC-PROG2 (XC6SLX45T with parallel port programming cable) GBP £250. RS2-LX45TC-PROG3 (XC6SLX45T with USB programming cable) GBP £300.  OEM and academic pricing is available upon request. We can also offer pricing in US Dollars or Euros.

FPGA

Xilinx
TM SpartanTM-6 FPGA, in FGG484 package. Can support XC6SLX25T to XC6SLX150T. Initial release version with XC6SLX45T.

PCI Express Interface

1 lane PCIe Gen1 (2.5 GBits-raw) interface.  Spartan-6 FPGA has hard PCIe core supporting X1 configuration .

SPI Flash Memory


128Mbit SPI Flash Memory used for configuration. Remainder of device available for code and data storage.

DDR3 Memory

1 Gbit, X16, DDR3 SDRAM memory fitted. The SpartanTM-6 FPGA has supporting hard memory controller core.

EEprom Memory

1 x 16KBit serial EEprom fitted.

Temperature Sensor

1 x LM75 Temperature Sensor fitted.

DIL Headers

2 sets of DIL Headers supporting DIL components or modules. Each DIL header supports 68 I/O with LVDS support and paired pinout. DGND and 3.3V also available on each header. DIL Headers can take Enterpoint standard expansion modules.

Segment Display

4 digit LED - removable to give extra I/O.

LEDs

4 LEDs.

LVDS Clock Module Header

Supporting Enterpoint's LVDS clock module. Header can also be used as I/O. Details here.

3V DIL Oscillator Socket

Takes 3.3V oscillator in 8 pin DIL size.

Push Switches

2 push switches fitted.

SPARTAN-6 BANK I/O VOLTAGES

Individual DIL Header selectable voltages for I/O. DDR3 bank I/O fixed at 1.5V.

Programming Cable

Prog2 parallel port or Prog3 USB programming cables available with board.

Example Add-On Modules

We have a wide range of modules available to fit the DIL headers on our Raggedstone and Broaddown products. For more details go here.

 
 
 
     

 

 

Oscillator Packs

We can supply packs of 3.3V oscillators to fit into the 3.3V 8 pin DIL socket on Raggedstone1 as follows:

Pack1 - 14.7456MHz, 18.432MHz, 27.00MHz, 32.00MHz and 50.00 MHz

Pack2 - 3.6864MHz, 14.31818MHz, 24.576MHz, 60.00MHz, 66.00MHz

Pack1,2 Price / Region UK Pounds Euros(approx) US Dollar(approx)
United Kingdom £15    
EEC Countries   13  
USA and Canada     $17

Pack3 - Pack1 plus Pack2 plus 80.00MHz

Pack3 Price / Region UK Pounds Euros(approx) US Dollar(approx)
United Kingdom £30    
EEC Countries   26  
USA and Canada     $34

 

DERIVATIVE, TURNKEY or MODULE DESIGNS

We are happy to offer derivative designs of Raggedstone2 to customers with special requirements. Subject to requirements and part availability we can usually deliver prototypes of turnkey custom designs in approximately 6 to 10 weeks. We can also offer custom expansion modules. We can usually deliver module prototypes in 2 to 4 weeks subject to part availability. Please ask for a quote if you are interested in these services.
 

 
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