Sydney-X1 FPGA Computer, US$499 introductory price

Jul 22, 2004 1 Replies

BurchED announces the availability of the Sydney-X1 FPGA Computer, for the introductory price of US$499 !



The SYDNEY-X1 FPGA Computer - An educational FPGA development system for universities, design engineers, and electronics hobbyists.

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Features:



  • Complete FPGA system with keyboard, mouse, VGA cable, speaker, 64MB CF card, RS232 port, power supply and FPGA programming cable.
  • B5-X300 FPGA motherboard with 300K gate Xilinx SpartanIIE device.
  • Modules mounted in a stylish transparent box.
  • Works with the free Xilinx WebPACK(tm) design software.
  • Programming in VHDL or Verilog hardware description language.
  • Two 7-Segment-Displays.
  • 2Mbit fast SRAM (accessible as 128K x 16 or 256K x 8).
  • 64 colour VGA output.
  • Mono audio output with speaker, for great quality, loud sound output
  • Flash-config device, configures FPGA automatically on power-up.
  • Power supply, with a wall plug for your country.
  • Access to the BurchED Sydney-X1 user login area.
  • Five-Pack deal (five Sydney-X1 computers in a box) for university customers that want to put the Sydney-X1s into student laboratories. Fantastic value when buying five at a time. Order code: 5Pack-Sydney-X1 FPGA Computers.

Full details of the Sydney-X1, including pictures and screenshots, are at

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Other new BurchED products in July 2004:


  • B5-Starter-Value-Pack
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  • B5-Audio-Out
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  • B5-Super-Mounting-Board
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  • B5-Super-Perspex-Box
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The B5-Audio-Out or the Super-Mounting-Board / Box may be very useful additions to your kit if you already own a B5-Super-Value-Pack.


Very neat, but too pricey for students to afford.

Mike

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