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XEM6110

We use Opal Kelly modules as the heart of our product designs. Opal Kelly saves us months of design time and allows us to focus on our core value add - building the hardware that is dedicated to our customers' products.  

- Michael W. Phaneuf, President, Fibics Incorporated

The Opal Kelly XEM 3010 is an expertly-designed module that is the heart of our instrument - the central core of our CMOS Image Sensor Lab ISL-1600. It provides a development platform and a communications layer that dramatically reduced development engineering expense and accelerated time-to-market.  

- Martin Vasey, CEO, Jova Solutions

The light came on when I saw the Opal Kelly product line - it was perfect for us. It has memory, USB, powerful FPGA with lots of I/O, and not much else. This is a fundamental value of Opal Kelly modules - they have the minimum configuration to be incredibly flexible and useful, without the cost and complexity of unnecessary accessories.  

- Michael W. Phaneuf, President, Fibics Incorporated

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

Opal Kelly module designs are unlike any others we have found on the market. Their powerful modules make the basic transfer of data from the FPGA to the PC very straight forward and simple.  

- Michael W. Phaneuf, President, Fibics Incorporated

XEM6110 Module

The Opal Kelly XEM6110 is a new integration module based on a Xilinx Spartan-6 (XC6SLX45) FPGA. In addition to a high gate-count FPGA, the XEM6110 utilizes the blazing transfer rate of PCI Express for configuration downloads, enabling an almost instant reprogramming of the FPGA, without shutting down the computer.

FrontPanel Application and SDK

Opal Kelly’s FrontPanel software interface is an easy-to-use, robust API for communication, configuration, and interfacing to your PC. FrontPanel handles all the interaction between your software and the FPGA internals, dramatically reducing the time and effort required to interface to a design.

XEM3010 / XEM3050 Footprint Compatible

The Opal Kelly XEM3010 has been incredibly popular, but our customers wanted more. The XEM6110 is designed to be compatible with the XEM3010 expansion connectors in most applications, providing an easy migration path to access this more powerful module and higher transfer rates.

Prototyping and OEM Integration

The XEM6110 is ideally suited for product prototyping and integration into OEM devices where an external (cabled) PCI Express interface, flexible hardware solution, or PC software interface would be useful. The XEM6110 can easily be added to a new board design to provide turnkey PCI Express integration with the convenience of Opal Kelly’s software programmer’s interface and existing PCI drivers.

Important Product Change Notice

Please read this important product change notice if you purchased an XEM6110 prior to April 16, 2012.

System Illustration

XEM6110 System Illustration

Applications

  • Image or video capture / processing
  • Data acquisition
  • Digital communications
  • ASIC / hardware-based simulation and verification
  • High-speed FPGA co-processor
  • Evaluation platform for your product
  • Custom test equipment

Block Diagram

XEM6110 Block Diagram

External PCI Express

The XEM6110 is free from the confines of a desktop PC. Data blazes at speeds of 150 - 200 MB/s over PCI Express cabling.

Configuration without Reboot

The XEM6110 utilizes an independent PCI Express interface allowing the FPGA to be reconfigured without rebooting the host PC. This dramatically accelerates development by reducing design cycle time.

  

128 MiB SDRAM

1 Gib of 16-bit wide DDR2 memory directly connected to the FPGA. Spartan-6 contains hard-core memory controllers to make interfacing simple and reliable.

High-Efficiency Power

The XEM6110 is powered by three high-efficiency switching power supplies to reduce your design burden and guarantee clean, stable power to the FPGA and memory.

Features & Specifications

  • Xilinx Spartan-6 (XC6SLX45-2FGG484C) -- ISE WebPack device
  • High-speed, external x1 PCI Express interface. See our PCI1001 Host Interface Board.
  • 128-MByte DDR2 SDRAM (Micron MT47H64M16HR-3)
  • Small form-factor -- smaller than a credit card at 75mm x 50mm x 15.9mm (2.95" x 1.97" x 0.63")
  • Self-powered by external DC source
  • Eight LEDs
  • Two 80-pin 0.8mm Samtec board-to-board connectors (BSE-040)
  • Over 120 user I/O, including several GCLK pins on expansion connectors
  • Independent access to two VCCO bank voltages
  • FPGA JTAG pins available on the expansion connectors
  • Full FrontPanel virtual control panel support
  • Driver Support: Windows XP, Vista, 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Complete Application Programmer's Interface (API) in C, C++, C#, Python, and Java

Note: Firmware source code is not included. Of course, full documentation on designing the XEM6110 into your application is included. Please see the Library items on this page.

Ordering

XEM6110v2-LX45-KIT

XEM6110v2-LX45, BRK6110, PCI1001, PCI Express cable, Power Supply

XEM6110v2-LX150-KIT

XEM6110v2-LX150, BRK6110, PCI1001, PCI Express cable, Power Supply

XEM6110v2-LX45

XC6SLX45, 128-MiB SDRAM

  • $799.95 - Qty 1-9
  • $699.95 - Qty 10-49
  • $649.95 - Qty 50-99
  • $599.95 - Qty 100+
XEM6110v2-LX150

XC6SLX150, 128-MiB SDRAM

  • $1,099.95 - Qty 1-9
  • $999.95 - Qty 10-49
  • $949.95 - Qty 50-99
  • $899.95 - Qty 100+
BRK6110

Breakout Board for XEM6110

PCI1001

x1 PCI Express Host Interface Board

XEM6110-KIT

Recommended for first-time buyers, this starter kit includes:

XEM6110

External PCI Express FPGA Integration Module

PCI1001

x1 PCI Express Host Interface Board

BRK6110

Breakout Board for XEM6110

CABLE-PCIE-X1-3M

3-meter x1 PCI Express Cable

PSS050-25

5-v, 2.5-A DC Power Supply

Library