FreeForm/104

  • Customizable PC/104 board based on the Xilinx Spartan 3E – 500,000 gates
  • FPGA configurable through JTAG or SPI flash (4Mb)
  • Reprogrammable in the field for standard and custom designs
  • External 5V power connection for stand alone usage
  • Four user configurable LEDS and on-board reset switch
  • Eight position rotary switch connected to FPGA
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FreeForm/104 is a PC/104 based FPGA development board for digital I/O and control applications.

Based on Xilinx’s Spartan-3E, Connect Tech’s FreeForm/104 provides off-the-shelf flexibility, making it ideal for high speed, compute-intensive, reconfigurable applications. The FPGA configuration is stored in flash memory, allowing users to easily implement design changes during development or in the field.

Customized FPGA configurations can be developed easily by the user with the free Xilinx ISE WebPACK software, or through Connect Tech’s engineering services.

The versatility and high speed processing core of the FreeForm/104 makes it ideal for applications including; DSP, software defined radio, aerospace, defense systems, computer hardware emulation, production or laboratory testing and industrial process monitoring and control.

Specifications

Programmable FPGA

Xilinx Spartan-3E, 500,000 gates, 360K RAM
Standard FPGA Configurations:
Digital I/O: 96 digital I/O
(8255 compatible), 6 x 8254 counter/timers
Digital I/O Opto-22:
48 Opto-22 (8255 compatible,
6 x 8254 counter/timers

Input Clock

66 MHz, internally scaleable

Memory

4 Mbit SPI Flash

Connectors

1x 26 pin header, 2 x 50 pin header, PC/104 header: fully bi-directional, configurable as a master or a slave, 8 bit I/O, 12 address bits, all IRQs are connected, DMAs 0-3

I/O

6 TTL (26 pin connnector), 96 high current TTL/CMOS (48 per 50 pin connector)

Fixed I/O

12 TTL inputs (26 pin connector)

Interrupts

All PC/104 interrupts are connected to the FPGA

Compatibility

PCI-104

Operating Temperature

Commercial: 0°C to +70°C (+32°F to +158°F), Industrial: -40°C to +85°C (-40°F to +185°F)

Humidity

95% non-condensing

Storage Temperature

-65°C to +150°C (-85°F to +302°F)

Power Requirements

+5V, 0.75 W (0.150A@5V) average with standard design, 2.75 W (0.550A@5V) maximum with I/O transfers at 10 Mbps

Dimensions

PC/104 Compliant

Bus

PC/104 compatible or stand alone

Downloads for FreeForm/104 – FBG001, FBG006

Drivers for FreeForm/104

Operating System Driver Information Resources
Windows XP Embedded, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2000 Name: FBG-WIN_001.zip
Version: 0.0.1
Released: 01.26.2007
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Install Guide

OS: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP Embedded
Name: FBG-WIN_001.zip
Version: 0.0.1
Released: 01.26.2007
Status: Production/Stable

Drivers Support: FBG001, FBG006

Application Notes & Reference Designs for FreeForm/104 – FBG001, FBG006

The FreeForm/104 is a versatile FPGA computing platform, for any application requiring rapid prototyping or an off-the-shelf FPGA solution. To help our customers start their development, Connect Tech has provided a series of FPGA reference designs.

These FPGA reference designs provide the necessary project, source, and pin-mapping files (constraints).

Standard VHDL Reference Designs

Select the archive to download from the list below based on your product number.

Each reference design is functionally identical, the only difference between each of them is the timing constraints and several configuration parameters.

Note: these reference designs were created with ISE 14.3.

Application Notes

The following application notes provide example implementations of commonly requested features. Each application note source archive includes the full FPGA project & sources, as well as example software applications.

  • CTIN-00002 (Simple PWM): Download
  • CTIN-00003 (Simple 16550 UART): Download
  • CTIN-00004 (J1708 Reciever/Transmitter): Under development

Note: some applications will require the FreeForm/104 Daughter Board

Ordering Information

Main Products
Part Number Description
FBG001 FreeForm/104
FBG006 FreeForm/104, with Industrial temperature range of -40°C to +85°C
Cables/Accessories
Part Number Description
DEV016 FreeForm/104 Development Kit. Includes 1x MSG032, 1x CBG303, 1x North American Line Cord
MSG032 FreeForm/104 Power Supply
CBG303 1×6 Header Cable

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