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Article: Avnet releases Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA evaluation and development kits.
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- November 12, 2009
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by Rick Nelson
The Avnet Electronics Marketing operating group of Avnet Inc has announced the Xilinx (www.xilinx.com ) Spartan-6 LX16 FPGA evaluation kit and Spartan-6 LX150T FPGA development kit. Both kits support the new FMC (FPGA-mezzanine-card)-expansion standard, which enables the addition of add-on modules and customization when working with FPGAs.
Avnet based the Spartan-6 LX16 evaluation kit on the Spartan-6 LX16 FPGA. It showcases a system-level approach to low-power design for the Spartan-6 family. Targeting use as a general-purpose FPGA development board, the kit is also suitable for portable instrumentation and battery-powered applications. ...