Fujitsu - New DAC converter development kit adaptor speeds prototyping
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The launch of a new digital-to-analogue CONVERTER (DAC) development kit
adaptor has been announced by Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME).
The DKXC5VADAPT-1 demonstrates how simple it is to implement a
high-performance interface between an FPGA and the Fujitsu DK86064-2 and
DK86065-2 high-performance DAC development kits. The adaptor is designed to
interface directly to the HiTech Global V5-PCIE2 FPGA prototype board to
combine the power of the Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA with Fujitsu's high-speed DAC.
The DKXC5VADAPT-1 provides a physical link between the data headers on the
Fujitsu DK86064/65-2 development kits and the HiTech Global V5-PCIE2 FPGA
prototype board. The underside of the adaptor features six Samtec sockets
that plug directly into the headers on the two boards. It connects 28
matched LVDS data pairs, the DAC Loop Clock(1) pairs and two divided clock
signals between the two boards. All clock signals are routed to dedicated
global clock inputs on the FPGA. The complete system forms a compact
solution for testing and developing an FPGA-DAC interface.
In addition to providing a high-speed interface to the Fujitsu DAC, the
Hi-Tech Global V5-PCIE2 development platform features tri-mode Ethernet
(10/100/1000), a 4-lane PCI Express end-point connector (upstream), a DDR2
SO-DIMM socket (up to 4GB), a 512MB DDR3 component, 128MB Platform Flash XL
for configuration as well as user Flash memory and on-board clocking.
Fujitsu Microelectronics development platforms are designed to deliver value
to customers' prototyping phase. The DKXC5VADAPT-1, combined with the
appropriate Fujitsu DAC development kit, forms a platform that covers of all
aspects of the FPGA/DAC interface design enabling customers to focus on
prototyping their system.
With the platform immediately operational based on supplied example firmware
customers will be able to save weeks of valuable resource effort, speeding
time to market and greatly reducing risk. Significant cost savings can also
be realised compared to developing and debugging a custom development
platform, says the company.
Commenting on the launch of the new DAC development kit adaptor, Paul
Maddox, senior marketing manager, Mixed Signal Division, Fujitsu
Microelectronics Europe, said: "Stand-alone evaluation boards can have
limited benefit to customers. This new adaptor raises evaluation to the next
level and continues the philosophy that Fujitsu's development kits
accelerate the establishment of realistic system solutions platforms."
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