31 Aug
2010
31 Aug
'10
11:11 p.m.
Richard wrote about the Xilinx Spartan-3E:
I believe the 3E is for embedded designs, i.e.
automotive
applications, etc.
No, they do have special parts rated for an automotive temperature
range, but that's not what the 3E is. All Spartan FPGAs are
general-purpose FPGAs. I have no idea what would be special in an FPGA
for an embedded design; nearly all FPGA designs are embedded, so I think
there would be no real market for an FPGA that was NOT suitable for
embedded designs.
The Spartan-3, -3E, and -3A series are all general purpose FPGAs with
minor differences in their features. The -3AN is a -3A with a serial
flash chip in the same package, so that you don't need a separate
configuration device. The -3A DSP is a bigger 3A with more DSP resources.
Eric