RE: [oc] Development boards for Virtex or Virtex-E (not Spartan IIs though)

["Paul McFeeters" <paul.mcfeeters@ntlworld.com>]

Jim,

thanks, I received my two B5 boards today (no sleep for me today sorry this
morning already!). They seem perfect so far, I didn't expect them so quickly
so my IDC 20 way connectors haven't arrived yet thus I am unable to connect
much to them yet. There are some interesting daughterboards coming out for
them in the next few months but I'm not allowed to say more at this moment.
I or Tony will email the list as soon as they are released.

Paul

PS For anybody else receiving their B5 boards in the near future. Tony's
quickstart is still the B3 version, if you download his FlashLED test file
it won't work as I found out today. You need to compile your own VHDL as
shown in the quickstart but change the LED pin from P49 to P82 for the B5
board. I have emailed Tony with the change so he should be updating it soon.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-cores@opencores.org [mailto:owner-cores@opencores.org]On
Behalf Of Johnsonw10
Sent: 20 November 2001 03:06
To: cores@opencores.org
Subject: Re: [oc] Development boards for Virtex or Virtex-E (not Spartan
IIs though)


Just saw the following posting from comp.arch.fpga news group. Thought
somebody might be interested.

Jim

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Burch Electronic Designs announces the new
B5-SPARTAN2+ board.

A low cost, high performance, easy-to-use board,
for prototyping and education.

Introductory price:  US$149,  available now
http://www.burched.com.au/bedspartan2.html

Features:
* 200,000 gates (XC2S200 device)
* Works with the free Xilinx WebPACK (tm) software
* Header programmable PLL oscillator - select any frequency between 1 -
100MHz
* JTAG and serial mode configuration download pod cable, with schmitt
buffering
* Pod has "lock configuration" switch - your FPGA will not "de-configure" by
accident
* Array of high and mid frequency decoupling capacitors on underside of
board
* Multilayer board
* Test LED and pushbutton switch
* Uses a Plug-On Module concept for system expansion
* Low cost
* Easy to use
* Great for education, or some serious prototyping !
* Ideal for University and Technical College FPGA design courses

In stock now.
Order form available.
10-pack deals for volume purchases.

International orders are very welcome.

Best regards
Tony Burch
http://www.BurchED.com
Low cost FPGA boards, for seriously
powerful prototyping and education !


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul McFeeters" <paul.mcfeeters@ntlworld.com>
To: <cores@opencores.org>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 7:58 PM
Subject: [oc] Development boards for Virtex or Virtex-E (not Spartan IIs
though)


> Manoj,
>
> Thanks, I did see them but I would prefer to stay with the Spartan IIs but
> 'needs must' so I will probably end up having to switch devices later. I
had
> hoped that as we have $99 boards with $30 Spartan II PQ208 devices on them
> why not a sub $200 board for the $50 Spartan II FG456 devices? So how much
> would the
> equivalent
>
> 260 I/O pins from
>
> B352-100 board       $450
> XCV200E-6BG352C      $105
> Total                $555
>
> XCV200E-8BG352C      $233   for those higher speed applications, total =
> $683
>
> 316 I/O pins from
>
> BG432-100 board      $550
> XCV300E-6BG432       $192   (the XCV200E-6BG432 came up at $326 on
> AvNetMarshall.com!)
> Total                $742
>
> XCV300E-8BG432       $385   for those higher speed applications, total =
> $935
>
> They don't seem to give much info on the board so if anybody has one of
> these boards could they please send me some info about the board maybe
even
> a photo of it? ;-)
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-cores@opencores.org [mailto:owner-cores@opencores.org]On
> Behalf Of Manoj Viswambharan
> Sent: 19 November 2001 20:06
> To: cores@opencores.org
> Subject: RE: [oc] Multi-layer PCB boards, can it be done in your
> kitchen?
>
>
> Have you looked at one of Xilinx's prototyping boards (or third party
> boards)?
>
> http://toolbox.xilinx.com/cgi-bin/xilinx.storefront/791878270/Catalog/1013
>
> Regards,
> Manoj Viswambharan
> Principle Engineer
> Integrated Device Technologies
>
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