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Fusion Embedded Development Board with Low-Cost Programming StickThe Fusion Embedded Development Kit is fully RoHS-compliant and contains a credit card-sized modular board featuring the incredibly powerful ARM® Cortex™-M1-enabled Fusion M1AFS1500 device in the FGG484 package as well as a miniature programming stick. The Fusion Embedded Development Kit is a complete solution that enables you to quickly evaluate Actel's Fusion® mixed-signal FPGA family and prototype your design. Actel Fusion integrates configurable analog, large flash memory blocks, comprehensive clock generation and management circuitry, and high-performance, flash-based programmable logic in a monolithic device. The Fusion Embedded Development Kit quickly demonstrates that a single-chip solution for complex embedded systems can monitor analog signals, manage power, and monitor temperature. This can all be done from the Fusion FPGA, which only needs a single 3.3 V supply. Embedded systems use a variety of microprocessor cores such as the ARM Cortex-M1 and the Core8051s soft cores; design examples using both of these soft cores are included in this kit. The included programming stick enables easy experimentation with ISP, device serialization, and FlashLock® on-chip system security.

The Fusion Embedded Development Kit board has on-board voltage regulation, enabling you to internally generated voltage standards from the Fusion device or externally generated from the on-board regulators.

Key Features:

  • Environmentally-friendly, RoHS-compliant board
  • Powered by USB cable or external 5 V power
  • Two USB cables and an international 5 V power supply are included
  • Test points for measuring total current consumption of the M1AFS1500-FGG484
  • OLED display – Blue 96x16 (0.8") display for quick demos
  • USB-to-UART interface for Hyperterminal on PC connected to board
  • FlashPro3-compatible, low-cost programming stick (LCPS) is included with the kit

Other Fusion-based Kits:

Other Cortex-M1-based Kits:

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Fusion Embedded Development Board with Callouts

The Fusion Embedded Development Kit includes the following:

  • Evaluation board with an M1AFS1500-FGG484 device
    • M1AFS1500 is the largest die in the Fusion family for designs of up to 1,500,000 system gates and includes 1 MB of embedded nonvolatile flash memory. Although ARM Cortex-M1-enabled, this FPGA can also use other microprocessor cores including Core8051s to permit full experimentation for embedded systems prototyping.
    • 512 KB SRAM
    • 2 MB SPI flash
    • Temperature diode and analog potentiometer
    • Clocks: 32.768 kHz and 50 MHz oscillators are provided
    • Four LEDs and four switches: Provide simple inputs and outputs to the system
    • USB to UART connection for HyperTerminal on a PC
    • Optional board power connector for an external supply, but none is needed when connected to a powered USB cable
    • RVI-ME header
    • Dynamic system reconfiguration with reconfigurable analog and dynamically reconfigurable flash memory
  • FlashPro3 programmer built into the LCPS
    • Plugs directly into Fusion embedded development board. A USB 2.0 high-speed cable plugs into the LCPS to allow the Fusion embedded development board to be programmed.
  • Actel Libero IDE software DVD
    • Gold edition with free unlimited time license
    • Supports system-on-chip designs up to 1,500,000 system gates with the Fusion Embedded Development Kit
    • Includes best-in-class FPGA tools from industry leaders
  • User's Guide
  • Tutorial
  • Printed Circuit Board (PCB) schematics
  • Sample designs and documentation

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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-EMBEDDED-KIT Fusion Embedded Development Kit includes a soldered M1AFS1500-FGG484 evaluation board with connections I/Os, RVI-ME Header, blue OLED display, a FlashPro3-compatible LPCS, Libero IDE Gold, 2 USB cables, and power supply. User's guides, schematics, PCB design files, and sample designs and design documention are available via web download. $199
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Documentation

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User's Guides and Manuals
  Fusion Embedded Development Kit User's Guide  PDF 3 MB 8/2009
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  Fusion Embedded Development Kit Quickstart Guide  PDF 280 KB 7/2009
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  Fusion Embedded Development Kit Webserver Demo User's Guide  PDF 3 MB 8/2009
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  Fusion Embedded Development Kit Manufacturing Test Guide  PDF 2 MB 3/2009
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Tutorials
  Core8051s Embedded Processor Software Development Tutorial  PDF 1 MB 3/2009
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  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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  ARM Cortex-M1 Embedded Processor Software Development Tutorial  PDF 1 MB 11/2009
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  ARM Cortex-M1 Embedded Processor Hardware Development Tutorial 
  • Design Files (ZIP, 90 MB, 11/09)
    Note: Unzip file in a root directory (e.g. C:\ or D:\)
PDF 2 MB 11/2009
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Eval Board References
  Fusion Embedded Development Kit Board Bill of Materials (BOM)  URL   3/2009
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  Fusion Embedded Development Kit Board Schematics  URL   7/2009
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  Fusion Embedded Development Kit PCB Files 
(includes Allegro, OrCAD, and Gerber files)
URL   7/2009
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White Papers
  Developing Embedded Applications with ARM Cortex-M1 Processors in Actel IGLOO and Fusion FPGAs White Paper  URL   3/2009
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Related Files
  USB-UART Driver Files – Silicon Labs CP2102  ZIP 4 MB 3/2009
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Related Documentation
  Actel Libero IDE Quick Start Guide & Tutorial  PDF 2 MB 12/2008
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  Actel Libero IDE v8.6 User's Guide 
(online, printable document)
PDF 3 MB 8/2009
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  FlashPro v8.6 User's Guide 
(online, printable document)
PDF 5 MB 8/2009
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  Fusion Brochure  PDF 1,018 KB 8/2009
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