FPGA-based platform speeds through acquisition

Hunt Engineering's RTG001 FPGA-based high performance data acquisition package combines a Xilinx XC2V1500-6 FPGA, dual 210MHz 12bit ADCs and dual 160MHz 16bit ADCs.

Kane Computing is now selling the Hunt Engineering's RTG001 FPGA based high performance data acquisition package offering a Xilinx XC2V1500-6 FPGA, dual 210MHz 12bit ADCs and dual 160MHz 16bit ADCs.

The RTG001 is a self contained programmable data acquisition and processing system.

It can be used stand alone or connected to a PC via the USB 2.0 connection.

The fast A/D and D/A channels are directly connected to the user programmable FPGA, allowing data to be processed by a user FPGA program.

The FPGA can be used to perform digital processing between the analogue inputs and outputs, or the data can be passed to and from a PC using the USB 2.0 connection and provided software.

The USB connection is supported via Host-API software.

This allows software applications and tools on the Host PC to access the hardware using a consistent software interface without the need to understand or program the hardware or USB directly.

The FPGA program can be loaded over the USB connection using a software tool that directly accepts the output from development tools for the Xilinx FPGA.

Alternatively a Xilinx JTAG cable (parallel or USB) can be used to load the FPGA and or program the onboard configuration PROM.

The system is delivered ready to go with a power supply, USB cable, I/O cables and a CD with full documentation, software tools and examples.

Kane Computing also supplies FPGA development tools such as Xilinx Foundation ISE and JTAG emulators.

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