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IGLOO PLUS Starter Kit User’s Guide 7
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Board Components and Settings
This chapter describes the components and settings for the IGLOO PLUS Starter Kit Board.
Board Description
The IGLOO PLUS Starter Kit board is intended to provide a low-cost system platform for evaluating IGLOO PLUS
(AGLP) technology, such as low power, I/O state preservation during Flash*Freeze mode, and Schmitt Triggered I/Os.
Other advanced features include the ability to use the FPGA I/Os of the Expansion Header as hot-swappable and the
Schmitt Triggered FPGA inputs for improved noise immunity.
This evaluation board enables you to measure power consumption (dynamic, static, and Flash*Freeze modes) with the
core operating between 1.2 V and 1.5 V. When using the board in conjunction with Actel’s power analysis tools, you will
have a clear picture of application power consumption at each stage in your design. In addition, the Libero® Integrated
Design Environment (IDE) tool suite now includes power-driven layout (PDL), which can reduce the power
consumption of designs up to 30 percent.
The evaluation board has a small form factor, measuring 3.7 inches by 4 inches, and supports an AGLP125 IGLOO
PLUS device in the 14 mm × 14 mm CSG289 package. All components used on the board, such as LEDs, reset (μA
range), and oscillator, are low-power components. Also included on the evaluation board is a USB-to-UART interface
to allow HyperTerminal on a PC to communicate with the IGLOO PLUS device on the board.
The top of the board has a programming stick header which allows the low-cost programming stick (LCPS) to be
attached to the board for programming the IGLOO PLUS AGLP125-CSG289 device (
Figure 1-1 on page 7 ). FPGA
I/Os have been wired to test pin pads on the board for debug and expandability.
Note: The clock oscillator for the IGLOO PLUS Starter Kit Board is behind the board.
Figure 1-1 · IGLOO PLUS Starter Kit Board
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