XEM3005 - Xilinx Spartan-3E FPGA Integration Module

Opal Kelly provides a great building block, with high-level software tied into the power of the FPGA, which makes it quick and painless to connect our proprietary product to a PC.

- Martin Vasey, CEO, Jova Solutions

The Opal Kelly XEM3005-1200M32P is an FPGA integration module based on a 1,200,000-gate Xilinx Spartan-3E FPGA. In addition to a high gate-count FPGA, the XEM3005 utilizes the high transfer rate of USB 2.0 for configuration downloads, enabling an almost instant reprogramming of the FPGA.

FrontPanel Software for Turnkey PC-to-Hardware Interface

FrontPanel™ software makes it a breeze to interface your PC software to your hardware with the XEM3005. Using the FrontPanel API, your software can configure and communicate with the FPGA over a high-speed USB 2.0 interface. Software/hardware integration has never been easier.

Prototyping and OEM Integration

The entire Opal Kelly XEM family is ideally suited to prototype systems and for integration into OEM devices where a USB interface, flexible hardware solution, or PC software interface would be useful. The module can easily be added to a new board design to provide turnkey USB integration with the convenience of Opal Kelly's FrontPanel API and existing USB drivers.

Applications

Image or video capture / processing
Data acquisition
Digital communications

High-speed USB/FPGA co-processor
Evaluation platform for your product
Custom test equipment

Customer Deployments

Test equipment for cell phone manufacturing
Evaluation platform for semiconductors
Test equipment for infrared camera quality control

High throughput screen tools for drug discovery
X-ray and gamma-ray radiation detection devices
Prototype video processors for toys

Block Diagram

32 MB SDRAM

Integrated 32-MByte SDRAM provides abundant on-board memory for high-performance applications, including image capture and data acquisition.

4 Mb SPI Serial Flash

A 4-Mbit SPI Serial Flash device is included for FPGA configuration or general data storage. An on-board switch lets you choose between USB or Flash for FPGA configuration, enabling full stand-alone operation. USB communication via FrontPanel is available in either mode.

Multi-output PLL

The on-board PLL provides flexible clocking to the FPGA and expansion connectors.

Just Add Power

You provide +3.3v and +1.2v power through the expansion connectors or a 0.1" header on-board. This decreases overall system cost by eliminating redundant supplies.

Note: We recommend that first-time buyers also purchase the BRK3005 which allows the XEM3005 to operate in bus-powered mode.

Features & Specifications

Smaller than a credit card at 42mm x 62mm x 7.43mm (1.65" x 2.44" x 0.29")
Compact type Mini-B USB connector
Xilinx Spartan-3E (XC3S1200E-4FTG256)
4-Mb Serial SPI Flash for configuration storage and standalone operation
32-MB SDRAM (Micron MT48LC16M16).
High-speed USB 2.0 interface for configuration and control
FrontPanel-3 Firmware
Multi-output clock generator (Cypress CY22150)
Four LEDs
Switch-selectable boot option: Flash or USB
Two 80-pin 0.8mm board-to-board connectors (Samtec BSE-040)
67 user I/O, 36 Input and 2 GCLK pins available
Independent access to one VCCO bank voltage
JTAG pins available on a 2mm header as well as the expansion connectors.
Full FrontPanel virtual control panel support.
Complete Application Programmer's Interface (API) in C, C++, C#, Ruby, Python, and Java.

Important Note: Firmware source code is not included. Of course, full documentation on designing the XEM3005 into your application is included. Please see the Library items on this page.

Ordering

XEM3005-1200M32P

XC3S1200E, 32-MiB SDRAM, 4-Mb Flash

- Qty 1
- Qty 2-4
- Qty 5-9
- Qty 10-99
- Qty 100+

BRK3005

Recommended for first-time buyers

- Qty 1

Library

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