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The ARM® Cortex™-M1-enabled ProASIC3L Development Kit is a complete, fully RoHS-compliant package that enables quick evaluation and design prototyping of Actel's Cortex-M1-enabled ProASIC3L. ProASIC3L FGPAs feature 40 percent lower dynamic power and 90 percent lower static power than the previous generation ProASIC3 FPGAs and orders of magnitude lower power than SRAM competitors, combining dramatically reduced power consumption with up to 350 MHz operation.
The ARM Cortex-M1-enabled ProASIC3L development board has on-board voltage regulation, enabling you to set some of the I/O bank voltages independently. ProASIC3L devices can operate at a core voltage of 1.2 V to 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 the 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. This board is the same board used in the M1AGL-DEV-KIT-SCS Cortex-M1-enabled IGLOO Development Kit, so documentation and schematics are shared.
Advanced AES encryption for enhancing programming security can be used when experimenting with the development kit. The encryption key is preprogrammed into the device to allow the ARM FPGA-specific processor soft core, Cortex-M1, to be used.
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
- 1 million system-gate FPGA
Other ProASIC3-based Kits:
Other Cortex-M1-based Kits:
The Cortex-M1-enabled ProASIC3L Development Kit includes the following:
- Development board with an M1A3P1000L-FGG484 device
- 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 DVD
- Gold Edition with free unlimited time license
- Supports system-on-chip designs up to 1,000,000 system gates
- Includes best-in-class FPGA tools from industry leaders
- User's guide and tutorial
- Printed circuit board (PCB) schematics
- Sample design
To purchase a kit or inquire about additional information, please contact your local Actel Sales representative.
| Part Number |
Description |
List Price |
| M1A3PL-DEV-KIT |
The ARM Cortex-M1-enabled ProASIC3L Development Kit includes a soldered M1A3P1000L-FGG484 evaluation board, containing on-board FlashPro3, Libero IDE Gold, user's guide, two USB cables, schematics, and sample design. |
$550 |
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