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The Spartan-3 MB Development Kit provides a complete, low cost solution for developing designs and applications based on the Xilinx Spartan-3 FPGA family. The kit bundles a full-featured, expandable Spartan-3 based system board with a power supply, user guide and reference designs. Optional Xilinx ISE software and P160 application specific expansion modules are also available.

The Spartan-3 MB system board utilizes the 1.5 million-gate Xilinx Spartan-3 device (XC3S1500-4FG676) in the 676-pin fine-grid array package. The high gate density and advanced features included in the Spartan-3 FPGA allows complete system solutions to be implemented in the low cost device. The system board includes an abundance of on-board features that simplify system prototyping and proof of concept projects. Both DDR and flash memory are included for processor systems and DSP applications. External interfaces support USB, 10/100 Ethernet, serial, and LVDS. Two P160 expansion module slots are available to easily add application specific daughter cards. User switches, LEDs, 7-segment LEDs, and a 2 x 16 Character LCD are also included. Configuration through JTAG, Platform Flash Proms, and an optional System ACE™ interface round out the system design.