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Xilinx XUP and RAMP donations. Paul Hartke Kees Vissers Patrick Lysaght. XUP program. http://www.xilinx.com/univ/ Software and Hardware donations for entry level systems Software for all xilinx systems Microblaze v7.0 now with MMU Take a look at the Plan ahead tool.
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Xilinx XUP and RAMP donations Paul Hartke Kees Vissers Patrick Lysaght Ramp January 2007 retreat
XUP program • http://www.xilinx.com/univ/ • Software and Hardware donations for entry level systems • Software for all xilinx systems • Microblaze v7.0 now with MMU • Take a look at the Plan ahead tool. Ramp January 2007 Retreat
Expanded range of XUP systems Virtex-II Pro 299$ For advanced courses : DSP, Embedded projects & research Spartan-3E 149$ For Linux/networked processor courses NEXYS 99$ For logic/processor courses BASYS 59$ For introductory logic courses Ramp January 2007 Retreat
Entry-level Solutions • Smaller, lighter and less expensive than the average engineering textbook • Powered and configured via USB (cable included) • Combines a 100K-gate Xilinx Spartan3-E with free Xilinx WebPack™ software to give a full digital design environment $US 59 Ramp January 2007 Retreat
Bee3 RAMP donations • All ICs for Academic use of RAMP. • A total of 30 BEE3 boards donated to Academic RAMP users. • Scheduled in phases: 5, 10, 2, 6, 7. • Donation requires agreement with RAMP PIs and Xilinx • John Wawrzynek is the RAMP PI spokesperson • Kees Vissers is the Xilinx spokesperson • UC Berkeley responsible for: • hosting the website/wiki page withRAMP designware • Community building and user conferences. • Delivery based on Xilinx donations. Ramp January 2007 Retreat