FreeForm/Express S6
Vendor:Connect Tech
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- PCIe x1 lane form factor
- Based on the Spartan-6 FPGA
- 128MB DDR3 Memory
- Operating temperature: -40°C to +85°C (-40°F to +185°F)
Connect Tech’s FreeForm/Express S6 is a reconfigurable computing platform that is based on the Xilinx Spartan‑6 FPGA featuring integrated PCI Express blocks, advanced memory support, and 3.125 Gbps low-power transceivers. The FreeForm/Express S6 FPGA development board includes an industry-standard FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) connector, which provides a flexible I/O interface for future scaling and customization. The PCIe bus bandwidth ensures high speed communication between the host system and the application’s interfaces.
A wide range of available FMC modules adds interfaces such as ADC and digital video, which makes FreeForm/Express S6 a highly versatile platform for system development. Ideally suited for applications requiring both prototyping and field deployment including real-time data acquisition, high performance video processing, and software defined radio. FreeForm/Express S6 is optimized for embedded processor designs, supporting development with Xilinx’s MicroBlaze.
| Technical specifications | |
| Compatibility | PCIe/104 |
| FPGA | Xilinx Spartan-6 LX45 |
| Bus | Spartan-6 PCIe Gen 1 endpoint |
| FPGA Mezzanine Card |
1x low pin count FPGA Mezzanine Card (LPC FMC) 36 LVDS pairs, 1 rocket I/O channel, I2C interface |
| Memory | 128MB RAM, 2MB flash for embedded code storage, 4MB flash for FPGA configuration |
| Ethernet | 2x Gigabit (10/100/1000) Ports |
| Serial | 1x RS-232 |
| Programming | JTAG test and programming chain |
| Power Requirements | +12V DC Input Only (DC Barrel), +3.3V DC |
| Dimensions | 111,76mm x 167,64mm (4.4" x 6.6") |
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Environmental and physical specifications |
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| Operating Temperature | -40°C to +85°C (-40°F to +185°F) |
| Model | Description |
| FDG001 | FreeForm/Express S6 uses the Spartan-6 LX45T FPGA |
| FDG002 | FreeForm/Express S6 uses the Spartan-6 LX100T FPGA |
| CAG104 | Serial Cable – DB-9 |
| CBG065 | GbE Cable – RJ45 socket |
