Date: 06/05/2012

Ready accessories from S2C speeds up FPGA prototype development

S2C has added 7 new prototype ready accessories to the family of daughter cards used to create FPGA-based prototypes and interface FPGA-based prototype boards to the user's target operating environment. These pre-engineered off-the-shelf solutions speed the overall prototype development schedule by saving the user the time to engineer the solutions on their own.

Mon-Ren Chene, S2C's chairman and CTO said that many of our prototype ready solutions are developed in response to customer needs. "We take the "rapid" in rapid FPGA-based prototyping very seriously. We always work closely with our customers to identify new ways to save them time and to help them get to market sooner. Our success hinges upon our customer's success. In addition, we proactively develop new products and Prototype ready IP and accessories to help improve our customer's rapid FPGA-based customer success."

General peripheral modules

1. FTDI interface module: Connects the TAI logic module to a FT4232H mini module and allows designers to prove functionality of adding USB to a target design with I2C master, SPI master and UART ports
2. 2 channel high speed A/D and D/A module: Provides two 14-bit analog to digital (A/D) converter channels using TI's ADS4249 chip and two 14-bit digital to analog (D/A) converter channels using TI's DAC5688 chip. Occupies one TAI LM I/O connector.
3. SMA2SATA module: Converts SATA interface to 2 pairs of SMA connectors

Memory modules

1. Multi-function flash memory module: Supports one NAND flash socket, one SPI flash socket, one I2C EEPROM socket and one SD card socket. Occupies one TAI LM I/O connector.
2. 4GB DDR3 pre-tested SO-DIMM memory module: Verified on V6 TAI logic module to perform out-of-box at up to 800Mbps data rate. Occupies one TAI LM DDR3 SO-DIMM socket

General expansion modules

1. Global clock management module: Outputs 3 clocks (2 differential and 1 single-ended) and 1 reset signal with equal timing to up to 4 different boards through SMB connectors. All 3 clock frequencies can be conveniently programmed via USB from a PC or from external SMB inputs. The reset signal input can come from either an on-board push button or a SMB input.
2. Virtex-6 I/O level shifting module type C: Allows Virtex-6 TAI LM 2.5V IO to connect to 3.3V devices. Type C supports bi-direction translation and can work with connectors on top side of TAI logic module. Occupies one TAI LM I/O connector.

The new prototype ready accessories are available today.