Kit puts embedded PCI cores to work

The PCI-484 Reference Development Kit (RDK) supports the recently announced, low-power QuickPCI family of devices.

The PCI-484 Reference Development Kit (RDK) supports the recently announced, low-power QuickPCI family of devices.

The PCI-484 RDK is an open development platform for PCI applications.

The PCIbus connection is fully flexible and supports the 64 and 32bit wide bus at 33 and 66MHz.

The system is delivered with a 484-ball BGA socket carrying a preprogrammed sample of a QL5842 device demonstrating the embedded PCI core running together with a DDR SDRAM controller.

The intellectual property (IP) for this application is also provided, allowing the user to quickly modify it according to their specific requirements.

Connectors on the board allow users to plug in their own expansion cards or one of the several QuickLogic-provided boards that include SDRAM, an Eclipse FPGA, or SRAM-based FPGA.

"Our PCI-484 RDK platform can dramatically reduce time to market by allowing our customers to easily and quickly test their PCI design and get a jump start on IP and software development prior to the completion of their own board", said Bernhard Andretzky, PCI Marketing Manager at QuickLogic.

The PCI-484 RDK is available now and costs $700.

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