GX3500 User Configurable FPGA Board

GX3501, GX3509, GX3510, GX3511, GX3520 and GX3540 Expansion Boards

GXFPGA Software

Manual Scope

The purpose of this manual is to provide all the necessary information to install, use, and maintain the GX3500 and expansion boards. This manual assumes the reader has a general knowledge of PC based computers, Windows operating systems, and some understanding of digital I/O.

This manual also provides programming information using the GX3500 driver (referred in this manual GXFPGA). Therefore, good understanding of programming development tools and languages may be necessary.

Manual Organization

The GX3500 manual is organized in the following manner:

 

Chapter
Content

Introduction

Introduces the GX3500 manual. Lists all the supported boards and shows warning conventions used in the manual.

Overview

Describes the GX3500 features, board description, its architecture, specifications and the panel description and operation.

Installation and Connections

Provides instructions on how to install a GX3500board and the GXFPGA software.

Programming the Board

Provides a list of the GXFPGA software driver files, general purpose and generic driver functions, and programming methods. Discusses supported application development tools and programming examples.

Tutorial and Example

Provides an example of how to use the Quartus II to design and FPGA and then load and test the design using the GXFPGA panel.

GX3500 Expansion Boards

Describes how to design a GX3500 expansion board and describes several standard expansion boards available from Marvin Test Solutions.

Function Reference

Provides a list of the GX3500 driver functions. Each function description provides syntax, parameters, and any special programming comments.

 

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