Xilinx Introduces Ml501 Development Platform for Virtex-5 LX FPGA

Xilinx announced availability of the low-cost ML501 development platform for applications based on 65nm Virtex™-5 LX devices.

The platform combines the robust features of a 65nm LX50 device with all the mainstream interfaces and connectors today’s FPGA users expect. The platform features an on-board DDR2 SODIMM socket with 256 MB of memory that can be expanded by the user if desired, plus on-board flash memory for configuration bit stream storage. Single-ended and differential I/O expansion are provided, as well as commonly used interfaces such as USB, PS/2 for keyboard & mouse, an RJ-45 connector for 10/100 Ethernet networking, an RS-232 serial port, video output (DVI/VGA), and audio in and out ports.