FPGA modules/cards with peripheral functions

Hi all -

I'm new to group.  I have a project which uses a Virtex-6 part (the
XC6VLX75T flavor).  The FPGA is a component in a larger circuit which
includes several different interfaces in a standard board format.  The
board format is similar to a VME layout.

I found a company called Pico (www.picocomputing.com/m_series.html)
that makes a module called the M-501.  This module has a Virtex-6,
512MB DDR2 RAM, a JTAG port, and an x8 PCI Express host interface all
on a small board footprint.  The module is designed to be plugged into
a larger carrier card for operation.

Does anyone know of a company making modules similar to this with
generic I/O port pins instead of the PCI Express interface and maybe
some additional peripherals like an SD card, and RS232 or USB port,
etc.?

Thanks.

On 16 Dez., 19:22, Dave <starfire...@cableone.net> wrote:
> Hi all -
>
> I'm new to group. =A0I have a project which uses a Virtex-6 part (the
> XC6VLX75T flavor). =A0The FPGA is a component in a larger circuit which
> includes several different interfaces in a standard board format. =A0The
> board format is similar to a VME layout.
>
> I found a company called Pico (www.picocomputing.com/m_series.html)
> that makes a module called the M-501. =A0This module has a Virtex-6,
> 512MB DDR2 RAM, a JTAG port, and an x8 PCI Express host interface all
> on a small board footprint. =A0The module is designed to be plugged into
> a larger carrier card for operation.
>
> Does anyone know of a company making modules similar to this with
> generic I/O port pins instead of the PCI Express interface and maybe
> some additional peripherals like an SD card, and RS232 or USB port,
> etc.?
>
> Thanks.

Hi,
you may take a look here:
http://enterpoint.co.uk/products/spartan-6-development-boards/

Have a nice synthesis
  Eilert

www.em.avnet.com/virtex6lx130t-evl
www.xilinx.com/ml605

Bryan


On Dec 16, 1:22=A0pm, Dave <starfire...@cableone.net> wrote:
> Hi all -
>
> I'm new to group. =A0I have a project which uses a Virtex-6 part (the
> XC6VLX75T flavor). =A0The FPGA is a component in a larger circuit which
> includes several different interfaces in a standard board format. =A0The
> board format is similar to a VME layout.
>
> I found a company called Pico (www.picocomputing.com/m_series.html)
> that makes a module called the M-501. =A0This module has a Virtex-6,
> 512MB DDR2 RAM, a JTAG port, and an x8 PCI Express host interface all
> on a small board footprint. =A0The module is designed to be plugged into
> a larger carrier card for operation.
>
> Does anyone know of a company making modules similar to this with
> generic I/O port pins instead of the PCI Express interface and maybe
> some additional peripherals like an SD card, and RS232 or USB port,
> etc.?
>
> Thanks.

On Dec 18, 9:08=A0am, Bryan <bryan.fletc...@avnet.com> wrote:
> www.em.avnet.com/virtex6lx130t-evlwww.xilinx.com/ml605
>
> Bryan
>

While these are similar to what I'm talking about, I need something in
a modular format with only the FPGA, memory, storage Flash, some
optional interfaces (serial, USB, Ethernet), and a bunch of unused
FPGA I/O pins that could connect with my application.

I was looking for something similar to the boards in the link pointed
to by Eilert (thanks, by the way, for posting that) in that they are a
module to be plugged in to a carrier card of some sort.

The idea is to concentrate all the high-density, multilayer board to
only the section needed by the FPGA and memory interfaces.  This would
be in a smaller footprint.  This overall module could be plugged into
a carrier card of some format (VME, PC, CAMAC, etc.).  The carrier
card would not necessarily need to have as many layers as the module
and the design would be simpler and less expensive.

It seems most of the existing modules out there are designed for a PCI
Express interface and, so, have many pins dedicated to that interface.

If anyone else knows about such a FPGA module, I would really
appreciate hearing about it.

Thanks.

Here are a few companies that may have what you are looking for :-

Nallatech
Alpha Data
Hunt Engineering

Jon	   
					
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Dave

If you see anything from our range that catches your eye it is always
worth asking us for the price of semi custom variant of that product.
Unlike many of our compeditors we do offer semi and full custom boards
and it usually works well typically for customer volumes 10 boards+.

If it is a one off project can also off modules for adaption and tha
typically is a lower cost. Just depends what is needed.

I will also mention that our popular Drigmorn4 design
http://www.enterpoint.co.uk/drigmorn/drigmorn4.html is getting an
upgrade of features the main one being 38 extra pairs of I/O on 2 new
connectors on the rear of the board. These can be used as LVDS or
single ended 3.3V I/O. The full compliment of this new I/O will be
available on LX150 versions but less on other variants of the board.
We will be bringing a wide range of support modules for this new
header including touchscreen, battery packs, wide range input power,
FMC interface and relay modules to name a few. It will also suit a lot
of customers like you that need I/O in a compact form. The size of the
original board is unchanged with this upgrade and it remains
compatible with Drigmorn3 and Drigmorn2 mountings.

John Adair
Enterpoint Ltd.

On Dec 18, 8:21=A0pm, Dave <starfire...@cableone.net> wrote:
> On Dec 18, 9:08=A0am, Bryan <bryan.fletc...@avnet.com> wrote:
>
> >www.em.avnet.com/virtex6lx130t-evlwww.xilinx.com/ml605
>
> > Bryan
>
> While these are similar to what I'm talking about, I need something in
> a modular format with only the FPGA, memory, storage Flash, some
> optional interfaces (serial, USB, Ethernet), and a bunch of unused
> FPGA I/O pins that could connect with my application.
>
> I was looking for something similar to the boards in the link pointed
> to by Eilert (thanks, by the way, for posting that) in that they are a
> module to be plugged in to a carrier card of some sort.
>
> The idea is to concentrate all the high-density, multilayer board to
> only the section needed by the FPGA and memory interfaces. =A0This would
> be in a smaller footprint. =A0This overall module could be plugged into
> a carrier card of some format (VME, PC, CAMAC, etc.). =A0The carrier
> card would not necessarily need to have as many layers as the module
> and the design would be simpler and less expensive.
>
> It seems most of the existing modules out there are designed for a PCI
> Express interface and, so, have many pins dedicated to that interface.
>
> If anyone else knows about such a FPGA module, I would really
> appreciate hearing about it.
>
> Thanks.

On Dec 19, 3:25=A0pm, John Adair <g...@enterpoint.co.uk> wrote:
> Dave
>
> If you see anything from our range that catches your eye it is always
> worth asking us for the price of semi custom variant of that product.
> Unlike many of our compeditors we do offer semi and full custom boards
> and it usually works well typically for customer volumes 10 boards+.
>
> If it is a one off project can also off modules for adaption and tha
> typically is a lower cost. Just depends what is needed.
>
> I will also mention that our popular Drigmorn4 designhttp://www.enterpoin=
t.co.uk/drigmorn/drigmorn4.htmlis getting an
> upgrade of features the main one being 38 extra pairs of I/O on 2 new
> connectors on the rear of the board. These can be used as LVDS or
> single ended 3.3V I/O. The full compliment of this new I/O will be
> available on LX150 versions but less on other variants of the board.
> We will be bringing a wide range of support modules for this new
> header including touchscreen, battery packs, wide range input power,
> FMC interface and relay modules to name a few. It will also suit a lot
> of customers like you that need I/O in a compact form. The size of the
> original board is unchanged with this upgrade and it remains
> compatible with Drigmorn3 and Drigmorn2 mountings.
>
> John Adair
> Enterpoint Ltd.

Are You planning any boards with Altera devices? A board with Cyclone
IV GX would definitely have its market, I suppose. There is a nice kit
@ Altera with that device, however it lacks free I/O pins for custom
solutions.

We have Raggedstone3 ready to launch. It is Cyclone IV GX based. It
will be launched formally in January and that point I will talk about
it a bit more.

John Adair
Enterpoint Ltd.

On Dec 20, 1:07=A0am, Socrates <mail...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 19, 3:25=A0pm, John Adair <g...@enterpoint.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Dave
>
> > If you see anything from our range that catches your eye it is always
> > worth asking us for the price of semi custom variant of that product.
> > Unlike many of our compeditors we do offer semi and full custom boards
> > and it usually works well typically for customer volumes 10 boards+.
>
> > If it is a one off project can also off modules for adaption and tha
> > typically is a lower cost. Just depends what is needed.
>
> > I will also mention that our popular Drigmorn4 designhttp://www.enterpo=
int.co.uk/drigmorn/drigmorn4.htmlisgetting an
> > upgrade of features the main one being 38 extra pairs of I/O on 2 new
> > connectors on the rear of the board. These can be used as LVDS or
> > single ended 3.3V I/O. The full compliment of this new I/O will be
> > available on LX150 versions but less on other variants of the board.
> > We will be bringing a wide range of support modules for this new
> > header including touchscreen, battery packs, wide range input power,
> > FMC interface and relay modules to name a few. It will also suit a lot
> > of customers like you that need I/O in a compact form. The size of the
> > original board is unchanged with this upgrade and it remains
> > compatible with Drigmorn3 and Drigmorn2 mountings.
>
> > John Adair
> > Enterpoint Ltd.
>
> Are You planning any boards with Altera devices? A board with Cyclone
> IV GX would definitely have its market, I suppose. There is a nice kit
> @ Altera with that device, however it lacks free I/O pins for custom
> solutions.

John -

I was actually looking at the Drigmorn4 module and it looks pretty
good.  If there were more I/O pins added, this would probably be a
very viable method for us.

Could I have you please send me a private e-mail message so we could
discuss some details?

Thanks.

Dave
starfire151@cableone.net

On Dec 19, 6:25=A0am, John Adair <g...@enterpoint.co.uk> wrote:
> Dave
>
> If you see anything from our range that catches your eye it is always
> worth asking us for the price of semi custom variant of that product.
> Unlike many of our compeditors we do offer semi and full custom boards
> and it usually works well typically for customer volumes 10 boards+.
>
> If it is a one off project can also off modules for adaption and tha
> typically is a lower cost. Just depends what is needed.
>
> I will also mention that our popular Drigmorn4 designhttp://www.enterpoin=
t.co.uk/drigmorn/drigmorn4.htmlis getting an
> upgrade of features the main one being 38 extra pairs of I/O on 2 new
> connectors on the rear of the board. These can be used as LVDS or
> single ended 3.3V I/O. The full compliment of this new I/O will be
> available on LX150 versions but less on other variants of the board.
> We will be bringing a wide range of support modules for this new
> header including touchscreen, battery packs, wide range input power,
> FMC interface and relay modules to name a few. It will also suit a lot
> of customers like you that need I/O in a compact form. The size of the
> original board is unchanged with this upgrade and it remains
> compatible with Drigmorn3 and Drigmorn2 mountings.
>
> John Adair
> Enterpoint Ltd.
>

Dave

Email the main sales email - boardsales AT companyname .co.uk
initially and that will get passed to me.

John Adair
Enterpoint Ltd.

On Dec 20, 8:33=A0pm, Dave <starfire...@cableone.net> wrote:
> John -
>
> I was actually looking at the Drigmorn4 module and it looks pretty
> good. =A0If there were more I/O pins added, this would probably be a
> very viable method for us.
>
> Could I have you please send me a private e-mail message so we could
> discuss some details?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dave
> starfire...@cableone.net
>
> On Dec 19, 6:25=A0am, John Adair <g...@enterpoint.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Dave
>
> > If you see anything from our range that catches your eye it is always
> > worth asking us for the price of semi custom variant of that product.
> > Unlike many of our compeditors we do offer semi and full custom boards
> > and it usually works well typically for customer volumes 10 boards+.
>
> > If it is a one off project can also off modules for adaption and tha
> > typically is a lower cost. Just depends what is needed.
>
> > I will also mention that our popular Drigmorn4 designhttp://www.enterpo=
int.co.uk/drigmorn/drigmorn4.htmlisgetting an
> > upgrade of features the main one being 38 extra pairs of I/O on 2 new
> > connectors on the rear of the board. These can be used as LVDS or
> > single ended 3.3V I/O. The full compliment of this new I/O will be
> > available on LX150 versions but less on other variants of the board.
> > We will be bringing a wide range of support modules for this new
> > header including touchscreen, battery packs, wide range input power,
> > FMC interface and relay modules to name a few. It will also suit a lot
> > of customers like you that need I/O in a compact form. The size of the
> > original board is unchanged with this upgrade and it remains
> > compatible with Drigmorn3 and Drigmorn2 mountings.
>
> > John Adair
> > Enterpoint Ltd.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -