Analog Devices’ FMC boards support Xilinx’s FPGA Targeted Design Platforms

DesignCon 2012, NORWOOD, USA: Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) introduced two data converter FMC boards (FPGA mezzanine cards) that connect to Xilinx Inc.’s new 28nm 7 series FPGA (field programmable gate array) evaluation kits.

ADI’s high-speed AD9739A D/A converter and AD9467 A/D converter FMC boards support multiple generations of Xilinx kits -- including the company’s new Kintex-7 FPGA evaluation kits Xilinx announced today. The new Analog Devices FMC boards include all of the HDL (hardware description language) code and device drivers needed for designers to engage in rapid prototyping and reduce development time and risk. Both products are being demonstrated at the DesignCon 2012 trade show in Santa Clara, Calif., in the Xilinx booth (#732).

"The availability of low cost commercial off the shelf hardware, such as the AD9739A FMC board, and the new Kintex-7 development boards, allows our customers to quickly prototype and evaluate many of the IP Cores which we offer," said Jean-Claude Basset, technical director/manager, MVD Cores, a Certified Member of the Xilinx Alliance Program. "We have verified our digital RF up converter IP cores with the AD9739A FMC board and Xilinx's Virtex-6, Kintex-7 and Spartan-6 boards and recommend that our customers use this hardware to evaluate our IP Cores."