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MicroBlaze Development Kit Spartan-3E 1600 Edition User Guide
www.xilinx.com
UG257 (v1.1) December 5, 2007
Chapter 1:
Introduction and Overview
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http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xebiz/designResources/ip_product_details.jsp?key=DO-
ML403-EDK-ISE
Also consider the capable boards offered by Xilinx partners:
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http://www.xilinx.com/products/devboards/index.htm
Key Components and Features
The key features of the MicroBlaze Development Kit board are:
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Xilinx XC3S1600E Spartan-3E FPGA
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Up to 250
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user-I/O pins
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320-pin FBGA package
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Over 33,000 logic cells
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Two Xilinx 4 Mbit Platform Flash configuration PROM
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Xilinx 64-macrocell XC2C64A CoolRunner CPLD
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64 MByte (512 Mbit) of DDR SDRAM, x16 data interface, 100+ MHz
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16 MByte (128 Mbit) of parallel NOR Flash (Intel StrataFlash)
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FPGA configuration storage
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MicroBlaze code storage/shadowing
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16 Mbits of SPI serial Flash (STMicro)
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FPGA configuration storage
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MicroBlaze code shadowing
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2 x 16 LCD display screen
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PS/2 mouse or keyboard port
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VGA display port
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10/100 Ethernet PHY (requires Ethernet MAC in FPGA)
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Two 9-pin RS-232 ports (DTE- and DCE-style)
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On-board USB-based FPGA/CPLD download/debug interface
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50 MHz and 66 MHz clock oscillators
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SHA-1 1-wire serial EEPROM for bitstream copy protection
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Hirose FX2 expansion connector with 40-user I/O
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Three Digilent 6-pin expansion connectors
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Four-output, SPI-based Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)
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Two-input, SPI-based Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) with programmable-gain
pre-amplifier
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ChipScope™ SoftTouch debugging port
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Rotary-encoder with push-button shaft
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Eight discrete LEDs
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Four slide switches
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Four push-button switches
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SMA clock input