Xilinx XUP and RAMP donations Paul Hartke Kees

Xilinx XUP and RAMP donations Paul Hartke Kees Vissers Patrick Lysaght Ramp January 2007 retreat

XUP program • • • http: //www. xilinx. com/univ/ Software and Hardware donations for entry level systems Software for all xilinx systems Microblaze v 7. 0 now with MMU Take a look at the Plan ahead tool. Ramp January 2007 Retreat

Expanded range of XUP systems Virtex-II Pro 299$ Spartan-3 E 149$ For advanced courses : DSP, Embedded projects & research For Linux/networked processor courses NEXYS 99$ For logic/processor courses BASYS 59$ For introductory logic courses Ramp January 2007 Retreat

Entry-level Solutions • • • Smaller, lighter and less expensive than the average engineering textbook $US 59 Powered and configured via USB (cable included) Combines a 100 K-gate Xilinx Spartan 3 -E with free Xilinx Web. Pack™ software to give a full digital design environment Ramp January 2007 Retreat

Bee 3 RAMP donations • • All ICs for Academic use of RAMP. A total of 30 BEE 3 boards donated to Academic RAMP users. Scheduled in phases: 5, 10, 2, 6, 7. Donation requires agreement with RAMP PIs and Xilinx John Wawrzynek is the RAMP PI spokesperson Kees Vissers is the Xilinx spokesperson UC Berkeley responsible for: – – – hosting the website/wiki page with. RAMP designware Community building and user conferences. Delivery based on Xilinx donations. Ramp January 2007 Retreat