Lpc2000

--- In lpc2100@yahoogroups.com, "Leon Heller" <leon_heller@h...> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "pasini_antonio" <pasini.a@t...>
> To: <lpc2100@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 6:51 AM
> Subject: [lpc2100] Re: LPC2106 and FPGA
> 
> 
> >
> > --- In lpc2100@yahoogroups.com, "Leon Heller" <leon_heller@h...>
> > wrote:
> > > I am thinking of designing a little 4-layer PCB with an LPC2106
> > and a Xilinx
> > > Spartan XC2S200 on it, for one or two applications I've got in
> >
> > Great. I started gathering info to make a board exactly like that
> > early new year.
> >
> > But I'd go for a Spartan 3, XC3S200-4TQ144. Samples are available,
> > and they will shortly give much more bang for the buck.
> > You can scale down to S50 or up to S400.
> >
> > If you go with Spartan3, please state so: I'd immediately buy two
> > PCBs.
> >
> > Being that for development, I'd surely add pads for FPGA Jtag, even
> > if not in the standard 2x10 connector. Really useful to develop FPGA
> > (Chipscope, etc).
> 
> I was thinking of using the Spartan3, but wasn't sure about
availability.
> I'll look into it.

The Spartan3 isn't available, and no-one seems to know when they will
be (I think that Xilinx is having problems getting them made). I'll
stick with the Spartan II for now, I can get them OK.

Leon