Raggedstone 2

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 Spartan-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 Spartan^TM-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.