Does anybody know of a good, --small--,
development board with an
ethernet port?  What I'm really looking for is essentially a FPGA, on
a very small PCB, with an ethernet port and power port/headers.  Some
extra pins brought out to headers would be handy, but are not
essential.  While I'm dreaming, it needs to be something I could
communicate to from linux, so proprietary / windows-only ethernet
drivers won't cut it.

Xilinx is preferred, but I'm open to other platforms if a better
solution exists.  Cheap is good... how cheap depends on the size of
the FPGA that I can get.

Thanks for your suggestions...

 - chris

Ah!  There it is.  The Mini-module from Avnet. 
Spartan-3 3S400 and Virtex-4 
FX12 flavors.  Go to www.em.avnet.com, Products tab, Design Resource Center 
(right below the Products tab), look for Mini-module.

"Designed as a complete system on a module, the Mini packages all the 
necessary functions needed for an embedded processor system, onto a tiny 
footprint slightly bigger than a stick of chewing gum."

- John_H


"Chris Murphy" <c...@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Does anybody know of a good, --small--, development board with an
> ethernet port?  What I'm really looking for is essentially a FPGA, on
> a very small PCB, with an ethernet port and power port/headers.  Some
> extra pins brought out to headers would be handy, but are not
> essential.  While I'm dreaming, it needs to be something I could
> communicate to from linux, so proprietary / windows-only ethernet
> drivers won't cut it.
>
> Xilinx is preferred, but I'm open to other platforms if a better
> solution exists.  Cheap is good... how cheap depends on the size of
> the FPGA that I can get.
>
> Thanks for your suggestions...
>
> - chris 

Hi Chris,

> Does anybody know of a good, --small--, development board with an
> ethernet port?  What I'm really looking for is essentially a FPGA, on
> a very small PCB, with an ethernet port and power port/headers.  Some
> extra pins brought out to headers would be handy, but are not
> essential.  While I'm dreaming, it needs to be something I could
> communicate to from linux, so proprietary / windows-only ethernet
> drivers won't cut it.

Take a look here. Boards are preconfigured with uCLinux, and have 
standard 2.54mm headers.

http://shop.trenz-electronic.de/catalog/default.php?cPath=1_51

best regards
Thorsten Trenz