The Spartan-3 and Virtex-4 FX12 Mini-Modules are a complete system on a module, packing all the necessary functions needed for embedded processor systems onto a thumb-size footprint. These small modules provide a small, cost-effective way to simplify the job of adding an FPGA-based embedded computer to a system.

Each Mini-Module is a pin-compatible daughterboard containing a Xilinx Virtex-4 or Spartan-3 FPGA, associated peripherals, and configuration hardware that plugs into a development board or end-user system board. The daughterboard can be unplugged from the development board and dropped into a prototype or early production system.

The Virtex-4 FX12 Mini-Module is offered as a development kit with companion baseboard, power supply, software, and reference designs. Based on the Virtex-4 FX12 FPGA, the Mini-Module includes DDR, flash and configuration memory, 10/100/1000 Ethernet PHY, a system clock, and up to 76 user I/O. Off-the-shelf and fully configurable, the Virtex-4 FX12 Mini-Module is a high-performance embedded processor system capable of supporting PowerPC and real-time operating systems.

The Spartan-3 Mini-Module is based on the Spartan-3 XC3S400 FPGA. This kit includes SRAM, flash and configuration memory, 10/100 Ethernet MAC/PHY, a system clock, and up to 76 user I/Os. The module plugs into the baseboard via headers and can be removed for use in proprietary systems if desired. The baseboard provides the necessary power, user switches, LEDs, LCD panel, RS-232 and USB ports, and a user I/O header. A low-cost, fully configurable embedded processor system, the Spartan-3 Mini-Module is capable of supporting MicroBlaze and real-time operating systems. 

The Spartan-3 and Virtex-4 FX12 Mini-Modules cost $195 and $250, respectively.

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