EFM-01

Spartan-3E FPGA module with USB 2.0

space- and cost-saving

Spartan-3E® FPGA module

space- and cost-saving

proven 0.1" pin headers

Spartan-3E® FPGA module

The EFM-01 embedded FPGA module is based on the Xilinx Spartan-3E® FPGA. This logic-optimized FPGA family is ideal for applications where logic densities matter more than I/O count. In combination with the powerful Cypress FX2LP™ USB 2.0 controller, this FPGA is well suited for embedded control applications, logic integration and DSP co-processing.

target applications

PC peripherals
video capture and processing
dongles
card readers
storage devices
custom test equipment

features

Xilinx Spartan-3E® FPGA XC3S500E-4CPG132C
Cypress FX2LB™ USB2.0 high speed controller
4Mbit SPI flash
50 io signals, LVTTL 3.3V
reference design included
space-saving
cost-saving

properties & qualities

USB 2.0 high speed performance

Real-world measured data rate of more than 40 MB/s can be achieved with the UDK3 API and high speed USB 2.0 connections.

multiple configuration options

You can configure the FPGA using the Xilinx Platform Cable (JTAG), using your own UDK-based software, using the UDK3 board manager or from the on-board flash memory. All this options are always available - there is no need to choose with switches or jumpers.

no-finepitch user io

50 user-IO are available on two standard 0.1" strip headers.

free useful tools

Included in the UDK, there are tools to perform FPGA configuration, clear, write and read the on-board configuration flash, read and write the user-ID of the board and control the reset-pin.

Unified Development Kit UDK and API

The Cesys UDK is an API for FPGA configuration and interfacing the FPGA to the software running on your PC. The UDK handles everything between a API call from your software and a Wishbone or AXI4 bus transaction inside the FPGA. Read and write calls are serialized through the USB 2.0 bus, making the FPGA bus address space directly accessible by your software. Using the UDK results in an enormous saving in time and development resources. The UDK comes free in binary form with the EFM-01 module. To use it with 3rd party hardware, we offer a pay-once licensing model for the UDK source-code.

reference design

Use our extensively tested reference designs as a starting point for your projects. We use our own reference designs for many customer projects and can therefore offer you the very best support.

design-in support

We have great interest in ensuring that your project is successful. That is why we will give great effort to assist you. We will answer questions that you ask in our support-forum as soon as possible because sometimes, it's the little things that stop you. In addition to our free forum-support, we offer fee-based support and development service customized to your needs.

prototyping and OEM integration

The EFM-01 was built for prototyping systems and integration into OEM devices. Everywhere, a simple FPGA solution with USB 2.0 interface is required, the EFM-01 is a perfect match.

block schematics

XC3S500E FPGA attributes

device	system gates	equivalent logic cells	distributed RAM bits	block ram bits	dedicated multipliers	dcms
XC3S500E	500k	10,476	73k	360k	20	4

development tools

To develop your own FPGA solutions, Xilinx offers the ISE design suite. The XC3S500E FPGA that is used on the EFM-01 is supported by the free version, called WebPack Edition.