iNCITE is an FPGA board that connects to the host computer through high-speed USB. iNCITE is targeted for the development of small and medium digital logic with various memories and peripherals as a general purpose FPGA development platform. There are three versions of iNCITE according to FPGA size, which are iNCITE-5000, iNCITE-2000 and iNCITE-1000.
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| iNCITE-5000 | iNCITE-2000/1000 |
Rapid prototyping: iNCITE can be used as a generic FPGA board.
FPGA-based co-emulation: iNCITE provides a unique feature of HW-SW co-running through USB, where user design resides in the FPGA and testing program runs in the host computer.
iNCITE has its own integrated development environment, iNSPIRE which guides user to deal with his/her design. For more information, please visit here.
iNCITE and its companion board can be a best tool-kit for processor embedded system.
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User manual: available on request.
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Executive summary: available on request.
Education proposal: available on request.
Article: Xilinx Xcell Journal Issue 61, 2007, visit
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| iNCITE | 5000 | 2000/1000 |
| HOST Interface | USB 2.0 | USB 2.0 |
| FPGA (Spartan-3) | 5 Million | 1~2 Million |
| Memory | SRAM | 2MByte (32-bit) | 2MByte (32-bit) |
| | FLASH | 8MByte (32-bit) | 8MByte (32-bit) |
| | SDRAM | 32MByte (16-bit) | 8MByte (32-bit) |
| | DDR2 | 64Mbyte (16-bit) | N.A |
| | PROM | FPGA program | N.A |
| GPIO | Pins | 52, 55, 57 pins | 52, 55 pins |
| | Driving | 3.3V LVTTL | 3.3V LVTTL |
| Clock | On-board | 50Mhz | 10Mhz |
| Switch | Shutdown | USB shutdown |
| | Reset | User’s purpose |
| | Card ID | 0~7 rotary switch |
| | Power | USB or DC selection |
| Jumper | FLASH | FPGA program protection |
| | Remap | Address remapping |
| Power (5VDC) | DC adaptor or USB self-powered |
| FPGA Program | USB | On-the-fly through USB |
| | JTAG | Conventional way |
| | Card ID | Conventional | N.A |