HW-SPAR3-SK-UNI-G Xilinx Inc, HW-SPAR3-SK-UNI-G Datasheet - Page 33

• Manufacturer Part Number: HW-SPAR3-SK-UNI-G
• Description: KIT STARTER SPARTAN-3
• Manufacturer: Xilinx Inc
• Series: Spartan-3r
• Type: FPGA Configurationr

Specifications of HW-SPAR3-SK-UNI-G

• Contents: Board, Cable, Software, Datasheets and User Manual
• For Use With/related Products: Spartan-3
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: 122-1521

RS-232 Serial Port
Spartan-3 FPGA Starter Kit Board User Guide
UG130 (v1.2) June 20, 2008
6
Connector
1
2
3
4
5
DB9
R
6
7
8
9
The Spartan
receive signals appear on the female DB9 connector, labeled J2, indicated as
Figure
connector available on most personal computers and workstations. Use a standard
straight-through serial cable to connect the Spartan-3 Starter Kit board to the PC’s serial
port.
Figure 7-1
Maxim MAX3232 RS-232 voltage converter, indicated as
supplies serial output data as LVTTL or LVCMOS levels to the Maxim device, which in
GND
1-2. The connector is a DCE-style port and connects to the DB9 DTE-style serial port
shows the connection between the FPGA and the DB9 connector, including the
Auxiliary Serial Port
®
-3 FPGA Starter Kit board has an RS-232 serial port. The RS-232 transmit and
Figure 7-1: RS-232 Serial Port
J1 Header
8
DOUT1
RIN1
DOUT2
RIN2
7
Maxim MAX3232
RS232 Voltage
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Translator
Receiver
Transmitter
ROUT1
ROUT2
DIN1
DIN2
LD7 LD6 LD5
RXD-A
TXD-A
TXD
Pin 5
RXD
Pin 9
DB9 Serial Port Connector
1
R13
T13
T14
N10
(front view)
Spartan-3 FPGA
7
FPGA pin number
in
Figure
UG130_c7_01_072104
Chapter 7
1-2. The FPGA
Pin 6
Pin 1
6
in
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