This application note describes how the existing dual-port block memories in the Spartan™-IIand Virtex™ families can be used as Quad-Port memories. This essentially involves a dataaccess time (halved) versus functionality (doubled) trade-off. The overall bandwidth of the blockmemory in ...
Express Mode uses an 8-bit wide bus path for fast configuration of Xilinx FPGAs. Thisapplication note provides information on how to perform Express configuration specifically forthe Spartan™-XL family. The Express mode signals and their associated timing are defined.The steps of Express con ...
This application note shows how to achieve low-cost, efficient serial configuration for Spartan FPGA designs. The approachrecommended here takes advantage of unused resources in a design, thereby reducing the cost, part count, memory size,and board space associated with the serial configuration ci ...
This application note explains the XC9500™/XL/XV Boundary Scan interface anddemonstrates the software available for programming and testing XC9500/XL/XV CPLDs. Anappendix summarizes the iMPACT software operations and provides an overview of theadditional operations supported by XC9500/XL/XV ...
Most designers wish to utilize as much of a device as possible in order to enhance the overallproduct performance, or extend a feature set. As a design grows, inevitably it will exceed thearchitectural limitations of the device. Exactly why a design does not fit can sometimes bedifficult to determ ...
This Application Note covers the basics of how to use Verilog as applied to ComplexProgrammable Logic Devices. Various combinational logic circuit examples, such asmultiplexers, decoders, encoders, comparators and adders are provided. Synchronous logiccircuit examples, such as counters and state m ...
This application note provides a functional description of VHDL source code for a N x N DigitalCrosspoint Switch. The code is designed with eight inputs and eight outputs in order to targetthe 128-macrocell CoolRunner™-II CPLD device but can be easily expanded to target higherdensit ...
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This application note describes how to build a system that can be used for determining theoptimal phase shift for a Double Data Rate (DDR) memory feedback clock. In this system, theDDR memory is controlled by a controller that attaches to either the OPB or PLB and is used inan embedded microproces ...
This application note describes the implementation of a two-dimensional Rank Order filter. Thereference design includes the RTL VHDL implementation of an efficient sorting algorithm. Thedesign is parameterizable for input/output precision, color standards, filter kernel size,maximum horiz ...
