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The IGLOO and Cortex-M1-enabled IGLOO Starter Kits are fully RoHS-compliant and are complete packages that enable quick evaluation and design prototyping of Actel's IGLOO family and prototype your design. The Actel IGLOO devices are the lowest power FPGAs available in the world. Low dynamic power consumption, combined with low static power consumption and Flash*Freeze technology, gives the IGLOO device the lowest total system power offered by any FPGA. Detailed current-monitoring capabilities of the starter kit allow you to directly measure this low current consumption and validate your design's performance when using IGLOO devices. The on-board programmer enables easy experimentation with ISP, device serialization, and FlashLock on-chip system security.
The IGLOO and Cortex-M1-enabled IGLOO development boards have on-board voltage regulation, enabling you to set some of the I/O bank voltages independently. IGLOO devices can operate down to a core voltage of 1.2 V or 1.5 V, but require the core to be held at 1.5 V during programming. A regulator circuit to allow control of the core voltage is provided on each board. The core voltage may be switched manually or electronically for programming purposes and returned to the 1.2 V setting for the lowest power consumption during normal operation.
The IGLOO Starter Kit comes in two versions: the main IGLOO Starter Kit is fitted with a plain IGLOO device, and the Cortex-M1-enabled IGLOO Starter Kit is fitted with a Cortex-M1–enabled IGLOO device. The board used in both versions is identical—the only difference is in the FPGA silicon fitted to the boards.
Key Features:
- Environmentally green, RoHS-compliant board
- Powered by USB cable or optional power supply
- Ability to measure current consumption of FPGA
- Ability to switch Vcore from 1.2 V to 1.5 V as needed
- Memory for embedded applications
- On-board programmer, no need for external supplies
- Lowest power 600 k system-gate FPGA in the world
The IGLOO Starter Kit and Cortex-M1-enabled IGLOO Starter Kit include the following:
- Development board with either an AGL600-FGG256 device (on the IGLOO Starter Kit) or an M1AGL600-FGG484 device (on the Cortex-M1-enabled IGLOO Starter Kit)
- AGL600-FGG256 device fitted into center 16 x 16 of a 22 x22 array on the IGLOO kit and M1AGL600-FGG256 device filling the 22 x 22 array on the Cortex-M1-enabled IGLOO kit
- Full current measurement capability of independent I/O banks and VCC for accurate power analysis
- Clocks: Oscillator for system clock is provided
- Eight LEDs and eight switches: Provide simple inputs and outputs to the system
- USB programming and debug connection
- Second USB connection for USB-to-serial (RS232) interface, also allows powering of the board
- Optional board power connector for an external supply, but none is needed when connected to a USB cable
- Memory devices
- 4 MB of SRAM provided on board
- 16 MB of flash memory provided on board
- General purpose I/O banks
- Three 40-pin GPIO banks are provided for interfacing to other equipment. Two of these banks are fully populated.
- FlashPro3 programmer built into board
- Powers board and FlashPro3 via USB 2.0 connection
- Actel Libero IDE software CD
- Gold Edition with free unlimited time license
- Supports system-on-chip designs up to 600 k system gates with the IGLOO Starter Kit
- Includes best-in-class FPGA tools from industry leaders
- User's guide and tutorial
- Printed Circuit Board (PCB) schematics
- Sample design
To learn more about the IGLOO Starter Kit or the Cortex-M1-enabled IGLOO Starter Kit, please contact your local
Actel Sales representative.
| Part Number |
Description |
| AGL-DEV-KIT-SCS |
IGLOO Starter Kit includes a soldered AGL600-FGG256 evaluation board, containing on-board FlashPro3, Libero IDE Gold, user's guides, two USB 2.0 cables, schematics, and sample design. |
| M1AGL-DEV-KIT-SCS |
Cortex-M1-enabled IGLOO Starter Kit includes a soldered M1AGL600-FGG484 evaluation board, containing on-board FlashPro3, Libero IDE Gold, user's guides, two USB 2.0 cables, schematics, and sample design. |
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