Premier Farnell now stocking Xilinx All Programmable Devices
Along with all the new developments and content in the FPGA group, we are excited to announce another development: our new partnership with Xilinx, a leader supplier of programmable logic devices.
In the element14 community, we try to avoid getting pulled into marketing drives and advertising campaigns. We prefer to focus on how this new partnership will benefit our community members now and in the future. So, let me overview some things we feel are important to pass onto you.
What is an FPGA?
Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are blank canvas devices that can quickly be configured by using software development tools and libraries to produce a processor that can act however is needed without having to create a custom silicon chip. The key benefits of using an FPGA over a microprocessor are performance, flexibility, re-programmability and rapid prototyping, which ultimately provides a reduced time to market.
Integrating multiple functions in a single device offers a reduced Bill of Materials, which provides savings in both purchasing and manufacturing costs. And most importantly, these flexible devices are field-upgradable, allowing engineers to carry out upgrades to systems that have been already deployed, as opposed to replacement of silicon and embedded chips onsite, which often is expensive and in some situations a nearly impossible task.
New FPGA Products
| Xilinx Zynq-7000 single core FPGA | Xilinx Spartan 6 FPGA | Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA |
|---|---|---|
FPGA Zynq-7000 Family 23000 Cells 667MHz 28nm 1V 400-Pin WCBGA Tray Xilinx XC7Z010-1CLG400IXilinx XC7Z010-1CLG400I |
FPGA Spartan 45nm (CMOS) Technology 1.2V 144-Pin TQFP Xilinx XC6SLX16-2CPG196Xilinx XC6SLX16-2CPG196 |
FPGA Artix-7 16640 Cells 28nm Technology 1V 236-Pin FPGA Xilinx XC7A200T-2FFG1156I Xilinx XC7A200T-2FFG1156I |
FPGA Development Boards
Arty Z7, APSoC Zynq-7000 Development Board | Zynq-7000 ARM/FPGA SoC Development Board | Xilinx CoolRunner-II CPLD Processor Evaluation Board |
|---|---|---|
410-346-20 - Development Board, Arty Z7, APSoC Zynq-7000 |
410-279 - Development Board, Zynq-7000 ARM/FPGA SoC, On Board FT2232HQ USB-UART Bridge Controller |
410-047-C2 - Evaluation Board, Xilinx CoolRunner-II CPLD Processor, C-Mod Board, 40 Pin DIP Package |
New FPGA Resources
Over the coming weeks and months we will be releasing more FPGA Community resources in the FPGA Group such as:
- New RoadTests
- New Webinars, Training and Events
- New Tutorials
- New Challenges
- New FPGA Learning opportunities.
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