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FPGA Processing

The use of FPGAs has revolutionized the way DSP subsystems are configured. With a large number of gates, hardware multipliers and high-speed serial interfaces, an FPGA can outperform a microprocessor by a factor of ten or more. FPGAs are applicable to a variety of applications including RADAR, signal intelligence and image processing that have elements of computing that are characterized by repetitive fixed-point processing that can be expressed in highly parallel form.  FFTs, pulse compression, filters, and digital down converters are examples of functions that FPGAs perform well. In deployed systems, this technical advantage translates to smaller, lower-power and lower-cost systems.

Use the left-hand navigation menu to browse through our FPGA processing products, or choose your product from the chart below. Grouping is by the form factor of the product:

denotes latest generation products

6U VPX/VXS

Product Name Form Factor

Processor (s)

Memory

I/O

Ruggedization

CHAMP-FX2 6U VPX/VITA
46/48

Dual-Core 8640D 1GHz


Dual Xilinx
Virtex-5 LXT
(LX110T, LX220T)

86401 GB DDR2
Across two banks

 

FPGAs: 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM across two banks per FPGA


36 MB QDR-II+
SRAM per FPGA
across four banks

Four 4-lane Serial RapidIO links, 8-lane PCIe or
4-lane SRIO XMC

Processor: 4-lane Serial RapidIO to Fabric, 1 x EIA-232,
1 x EIA-422/232,
2 x Gbe,
16 LTTL DIO

FPGAs: 4-lane Serial RapidIO to fabric, 4-lane RocketIO, 36-pairs LVDS DIO from each FPGA

AC 0,100
CC 100, 200, 300
FPE650 6U VPX /
VITA 46/48
Quad Xilinx Virtex-5 (SX95T, LX155T or FX100T) FPGAs FPGA 1&3: 2x 128Mx16-bit SDRAM,
2x 128Mx 24-bit SDRAM,
2x 4Mx18-bit SRAM, 128MB Flash
FPGA 2&4: 4x 4Mx18-bit SRAM
2x FMCs,
RocketIO,
20 Diff. Pairs for FPGAs 1 & 3,
4x Gbe
AC 0
CC 100

HPE720

6U VPX/
VITA 46/48
Dual-core 8640D 1GHz

Dual Xilinx Virtex-5 
(LX110/220/330T, or SX240T) FPGAs
8640: 1GB DDR2 SDRAM, 128MB Flash and 128KB NvSRAM

per FPGA
: 4x 9MB QDRII SRAM, 2x 512MB DDR2 and 16MB Flash
2x FMC or
1x FMC and 1 P/XMC,
2x Gb Ethernet,
RocketIO,
2x SRIO,
1x 8-lane PCIe
AC 0
VPF1 6U VXS/
VITA 41
2x 7447A/7448 1GHz,

2x Xilinx Virtex-II Pro XC2VP70 FPGAs
per 744x: 256MB SDRAM and 64MB Flash
per FPGA: 128MB DDR SDRAM and 4x 2MB QDR SRAM
1 PMC,
2x EIA-422,
2x EIA-232,
2x Gbe onboard,
RocketIO,
VME
AC 0
CC 100
VPF2 6U VXS/
VITA 41
Single Dual-core 8641 1.25GHz,

1x Xilinx Virtex-5 (LX110T or 95SXT ) FPGAs
8641: 2GB DDR2 SDRAM

per FPGA: 4x 9MB QDR-II SRAM,
2x 128MB DDR2 SDRAM 
1x P/XMC,
2x Gbe onboard,
1x EIA-232,
RocketIO,
VME
AC 0
CC 100

3U VPX/VXS

Product Name Form Factor

Processor (s)

Memory

I/O

Ruggedization

3CPF1 3U custom cPCI 7447A,
Xilinx Virtex-II Pro XC2VP70
7447A: 512MB SDRAM,
64MB Flash
FPGA: 128MB SDRAM, 4x 4MB QDR SRAM

1x EIA-232,

1x EIA-422,
1x I2O,
RocketIO,
32-bit 33MHz PCI to backplane,
2x Ethernet
AC 0
CC 100
FPE320 3U VPX/
VITA 46/48
Xilinx Virtex-5 (SX240T, LX155/220/330T) FPGA 2x 9MB QDR-II SRAM, 2x 356-512MB DDR2 SDRAM 1x FMC,
RocketIO,
16 Diff. Pairs,
1x EIA-232

AC 0,100
CC 100, 200

VPX3-450 3U VPX/
VITA
4
6/48

Dual-Core 8640D 1GHz


Xilinx
Virtex-5
(LX155T or SX95T)

8640: 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Across two banks

 

FPGAs: 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM


18 MB QDR-II+
SRAM across two banks

Two 4-lane PCI Express links (One link may be configured for Serial RapidIO) to backplane, 8-lane PCIe XMC,
2 x EIA-232,
2 x Gbe,
2 x 4-lane RocketIO to backplane,
18-pairs LVDS DIO
AC 0,100
CC 100, 200, 300

XMC

Product Name Form Factor

Processor (s)

Memory

I/O

Ruggedization

ADX000new XMC/
VITA-42
Xilinx Virtex-5 LX110T/SX95T FPGA Dual banks of 36b QDR2 SRAM and 16b DDR2 SDRAM memories - AC L0, AC L100, CC L100 (contact factory for availability)
AD1500 XMC/
VITA-42
Xilinx Virtex-5 LX110T/SX95T FPGA Dual banks of QDR2 SRAM and DDR2 SDRAM memories - -
AD1520 XMC/
VITA-42
Xilinx Virtex-5 LX110T/SX95T FPGA Dual banks of QDR2 SRAM and DDR2 SDRAM memories - -
AD3000 XMC/
VITA-42
Xilinx Virtex-5 LX110T/SX95T FPGA Dual banks of QDR2 SRAM and DDR2 SDRAM memories - -
XMC-442 XMC/
VITA-42
Xilinx Virtex-5 SXT (SX50T/SX95T) Up to
256 MB DDR2 SDRAM,
18 MB SRAM
Across two banks
80-bits front-panel VDS/LVTTL (40 pairs),

48-bits rear-panel LVDS/LVTTL (24 pairs),

x4 PCIe

AC 0,100
CC 100, 200, 300
XMC-FPGA05D XMC/
VITA-42
Xilinx Virtex-5 SX95T

Two banks of 9Mbytes 250MHz QDR2 SRAM memory

Two banks of 128Mbytes 250MHz DDR2 SDRAM
memory

Range of front panel I/O personality modules (including
ADC, DAC, LVDS, RS-485/422 and Camera Link)
-
XMC-FPGA05F XMC/
VITA-42
Xilinx® Virtex®-5 FPGA (SX95T,
LX155T or FX100T)
Four banks of DDR SDRAM memory 64-bit I/O arranged as 32 differential pairs
connected directly to the FPGA
-

PMC

Product Name Form Factor

Processor (s)

Memory

I/O

Ruggedization

ADX000new PMC Xilinx Virtex-5 LX110T/SX95T FPGA Dual banks of 36b QDR2 SRAM and 16b DDR2 SDRAM memories - AC L0, AC L100, CC L100 (contact factory for availability)
PMC-FPGA03 PMC Xilinx Virtex-II Pro XC2VP50 2x 64MB DDR SDRAM,
3x 2Mx18-bit QDR-II SRAM
138 Signals to front panel or
RocketIO to front panel,
64-bit 66MHz PCI,
64-bit User I/O on PMC P14
AC 0
PMC-FPGA03F PMC Xilinx Virtex-II Pro XC2VP50 2x 64MB DDR SDRAM,
3x 2Mx18-bit QDR-II SRAM
4 fiber-optic on front panel,
64-bit 66MHz PCI,
64-bit User I/O on PMC P14
AC 0
PMC-FPGA05 PMC Xilinx Virtex-5 LX110 or LX155 FPGA

Multiple banks of SRAM for DSP

Multiple banks of SDRAM for large buffers

Customizable digital I/O  
SPMC/DPMC-440 Proware PMC Xilinx VP40 Up to
256 MB DDR SDRAM
33/66 MHz PCI,
2.5 GB/sec Front-panel RocketIO,
2 GB/sec Rear-panel RocketIO,
30-bits front-panel LVDS/LVTTL (15 pairs),
48-bits rear-panel LVDS/LVTTL (24 pairs)
AC 0,100
CC 100, 200