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Fusion Advanced Development Kit Board The Fusion Advanced Development Kit is fully RoHS-compliant and provides an excellent platform for developing microprocessor applications and other system management applications. The M1AFS1500 ARM®-enabled Fusion mixed-signal flash FPGA on the board supports ARM Cortex™-M1, Core8051s, and other soft IP processors. The kit supports the following functions:

  • Power-up detection
  • Thermal management
  • Power sequencing
  • Sleep modes
  • System diagnostics
  • Remote communications
  • Clock generation and management

The Fusion Advanced Development Kit also includes support for the Mixed-signal Power Manager (MPM) Demonstration. The lower section of the board marked Power Supply MGMT Area can be used in conjunction with the MPM design example to develop voltage sequencing and power management.

Kit Contents — M1AFS-ADV-DEV-KIT

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Quantity Description
1 Fusion Advanced development board with ARM Cortex-M1–enabled M1AFS1500-FGG484
1 FlashPro3-compatible low-cost programming stick (LCPS)
2 Mini USB cables
1 Quickstart Card
Note: M1FAS-ADV-DEV-KIT does not include power supplies, so for this kit you must also order two of the 9V POWER PACKs. M1AFS-ADV-DEV-KIT-PWR includes the two power packs.

Web-based content includes: User's guides, tutorials, design examples, and board documentation

Fusion Advanced Development Kit Board with Callouts

Development Board with an M1AFS1500-FGG484 mixed-signal FPGA
  • Memory Options
    • SRAM — 4 MB (2x1 Mx16)
    • Flash — 64-Mbit parallel flash memory (2x16 Mx6)
    • SPI Flash — 2-MB SPI-based flash device
  • Clock Sources on board
    • OSC-50 50 MHz clock oscillator
    • OSC-32 32.768 KHz off-chip crystal oscillator
  • Interfaces
    • Ethernet — 10/100 interface
    • USB/UART — Provide USB/UART adapter chip and connector
    • I2C header — 3 ports for I2C interface
    • Interface connector — 38-pin finger header
    • Mixed-signal connector — 40-pin mixed-signal header
    • RVI Header — RealView® interface header for Cortex-M1 debugging
  • User Interaction
    • OLED Display — Organic LED display, 96x16 pixels
    • LEDs — 12-red
    • Switches — 8 DIP switches, 7 push switches, 4 in navigation layout
    • Push-button Reset — system reset with Schmitt-trigger device
    • Potentiometer — connected to analog pin of Fusion FPGA
  • Fusion Device Support
    • PWM Circuit — pulse width modulation circuit
    • Current Sensor — 2 circuits for 1.5 V and 3.3 V current monitoring
    • Temperature Monitor Diode — external temperature diode connected to Fusion FPGA
    • Gate Drive — 2 external p-channel MOSFET
Mixed-signal Power Manager Demonstration

The Mixed-signal Power Manager Demonstration includes a reference design targeted to the Fusion Advanced Development Kit that delivers superior power monitoring, power sequencing, and threshold control of up to 16 power regulators. Users can configure power management sequencing, levels, or thresholds using an easy-to-use standalone graphical user interface (GUI) tool, which also enables the user to program the MPM design into the Fusion device. Designers using MPM will be able to replace discrete power management devices, add more flexibility by leveraging Fusion's reprogrammable flash FPGA technology, and reduce total parts count at the board level. MPM will deliver highly-configurable, integrated power management using one high-reliability low-power flash-based Fusion mixed-signal FPGA. The MPM user's guide and zip file are listed below.

Ordering Information

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To purchase a kit or inquire about additional information, please contact your local Actel Sales representative.

Part Number Description List Price
M1AFS-ADV-DEV-KIT Fusion Advanced Development Kit with no power supplies $730
M1AFS-ADV-DEV-KIT-PWR M1AFS-ADV-DEV-KIT with two 9V POWER PACK $750
9V POWER PACK Power supply for M1AFS-ADV-DEV-KIT (2 required for MPM usage) $35
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Resources

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Product Brief
  Mixed Signal Power Manager (MPM) for Fusion Product Brief  PDF 441 KB 11/2009
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White Papers
  Mixed Signal Power Management White Paper  URL   6/2010
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User's Guides and Manuals
  Fusion Advanced Development Kit Quickstart Card  PDF 381 KB 8/2009
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  Fusion Advanced Development Kit User's Guide  PDF 4 MB 8/2009
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  Mixed Signal Power Manager for Fusion User's Guide  PDF 1 MB 8/2009
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  Libero IDE v9.0 User's Guide 
(online, printable document)
PDF 4 MB 3/2010
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  FlashPro v9.0 User's Guide 
(online, printable document)
PDF 4 MB 3/2010
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Webcasts
  Mixed-signal Power Manager Webcast  URL   5/2009
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  Introduction to Mixed-Signal FPGA Architecture Webcast  URL   3/2009
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  Actel Processor Design Flow Webcast  URL   3/2009
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Tutorials
  Core8051s Embedded Processor Hardware Development Tutorial 
  • Design Files (ZIP, 63 MB, 03/09)
    Note: Unzip file in a root directory (e.g. C:\ or D:\)
PDF 1 MB 3/2009
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  Core8051s Embedded Processor Software Development Tutorial  PDF 1 MB 3/2009
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Board References
  Fusion Advanced Development Kit Board Bill of Materials (BOM)  URL   7/2009
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  Fusion Advanced Development Kit Board Schematics  URL   7/2009
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  Fusion Advanced Development Kit PCB Files 
(includes Allegro, OrCAD, and Gerber files)
URL   7/2009
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Related Documentation
  Developing Embedded Applications with ARM Cortex-M1 Processors in Actel IGLOO and Fusion FPGAs White Paper  PDF 548 KB 3/2009
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  Fusion Brochure  PDF 1,018 KB 8/2009
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