INTRODUCTION

The FPGA trainer is a versatile tool for experimenting with standard FPGAs / CPLDs with provision to mount a daughter board on the base board.

The daughter board comes with various FPGA and CPLD options from XILINX and ALTERA. It also provides test pins to connect Pattern generator and Logic analyzer to connect various Inputs and Outputs of the FPGA. Apart from this the base board contains various interface options to readily connect switches and displays etc. A number of tutorial exercises have been worked out. An exhaustive easy to follow documentation has been provided for quick learning of various environments, schematic and VHDL programming.

BASE BOARD
	32 Toggle switches for I/P selection with 32 LEDs to indicate switch status
	32 LEDs connected to output ports of the FPGA
	Two line X 16 Alpha-Numeric LCD display with back-light
	Four digit 7-segment display
	4 X 4 key matrix
	2 nos. of Push button switches
	On board 10 MHz oscillator
	10 MHz clock and one of four different frequency clocks (5Mhz, 1Mhz, 500Khz and 100Khz)
	User I/Os available for Pattern generator and Logic Analyzer connection
	Standard VGA, PS-2 and RS-232 serial interface connectors are provided
	On-board different supply voltage generator to match the multi-volt with LED indication
	FPGA/CPLD of different makes (1.8V, 2.5V, 3.3V, 5V) with LEDs to identify the card type
	26-pin FRC connector for connecting to ALS standard interface boards like Stepper motor, ADC, DAC, Traffic light controller, Elevator, Printer interface etc
	Four sets of 20 X 2 female berg connectors to plug the child card

DAUGHTER BOARD - 1
	XILINX XC3S50 – FPGA IC with 1 MB ROM for stand alone programming
	Push-button switch to re-initialise the FPGA
	Four sets of 20 X 2 berg connectors for plugging on to the main board
	JTAG connector for boundary scan programming
	Mode selection jumpers

DAUGHTER BOARD - 2
	XILINX XC9572PC84 – CPLD IC
	Four sets of 20 X 2 berg connectors for plugging on to the main board
	JTAG connector for boundary scan programming

DAUGHTER BOARD - 3
	ALTERA EP1C6PQ240C8 – FPGA IC. With 1 MB ROM for stand alone programming
	Push-button switch to re-initialise the FPGA
	Four sets of 20 X 2 berg connectors for plugging on to the main board
	JTAG connector for boundary scan programming
	Mode selection jumpers

DAUGHTER BOARD - 4
	XILIN X FPGA X C3S400 with N V ROM