FPGA Modules with Xilinx® Virtex™-II FPGA

The Xilinx Virtex-II is a mid-performance FPGA that provides an affordable solution for applications requiring custom signal processing. A variety of models let you select an FPGA  sized to match your logic requirements.

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Cost-effective FPGA Computing
Acromag FPGA modules with analog I/O provide the ability to quickly implement customized solutions. Application-specific signal processing routines and algorithms can be downloaded into the on-board reconfigurable FPGA to control operation of the I/O channels.

These modules are ideal for high-speed, high-resolution A/D and D/A functions.  Inputs are sampled at up to 64 MSPS and processed by the FPGA without CPU intervention. Using the FPGA, these modules are able to generate recipe-based responses to input stimulus and apply user-defined transfer functions.

Powerful and versatile, these modules are designed around a re-configurable FPGA, the Xilinx® Virtex-II. You can select either the 11k, 24k, or 32k logic cell versions of the FPGA. Each of these DSP-capable FPGAs features versatile logic resources, large on-chip memories, and a high-speed interface.

The PCI bus interface is handled by a PLX® PCI 9056 device which provides
32-bit 66MHz bus mastering with dual-channel DMA support.

Typical Applications
Although there is no limit to the uses for Acromag’s FPGA I/O boards, several applications are ideal for this technology. Common uses include sonar, radar, hardware simulation, automated test equipment, protocol conversion, and in-circuit diagnostics. Typical applications for conduction-cooled models include manned and unmanned vehicles, battleground SIGINT and communications systems, deployment on tanks or torpedoes, or any system where ambient or forced air can’t provide adequate cooling.

Xilinx Virtex-II FPGA
• Up to 3 million system gates
• Up to 1Mb of on-chip block RAM
• Up to 56 18 x 18 embedded multipliers (Up to 0.5 Tera MACs)

Engineering Design Kit
Acromag provides software utilities and examples to simplify your programming and get you started quickly. User's Manual

I/O Capabilities
PMC-AX Series:
• 14-bit A/D (four 20MHz or 64MHz channels)
• 16-bit D/A (two 900KHz channels)

PMC-CX and PMC-DX Series:
•  TTL or CMOS I/O  
•  RS422/485 differential I/O
•  LVDS I/O 
•  TTL/RS422 combo

Video: "Custom Board Level FPGA Solutions Overview" (.wmv)

Article: "Right-Sizing FPGA Mezzanines Expands Application Space"
by Joseph Primeau, Acromag Dir of Mktg & Sales, as seen in RTC Magazine.

User-configurable FPGA solutions
Download your own application code into a powerful FPGA to perform custom signal processing functions.

PMC FPGA Modules
Mid-performance solutions with user-configurable Xilinx Virtex-II and Virtex-4 FPGAs.

Block Diagram: PMC-AX

Block Diagram: PMC-DX

Block Diagram: PMC-CX