XSA Board V1.1, V1.2 User ManualTable of ContentsPreliminariesGetting Help!Take notice!!Packing ListInstallationInstalling the XSTOOLS Utilities and DocumentationApplying Power to Your XSA BoardUsing a 9VDC wall-mount power supplyPowering Through the PS/2 ConnectorSolderless Protoboard InstallationConnecting a PC to Your XSA BoardConnecting a VGA Monitor to Your XSA BoardConnecting a Mouse or Keyboard to Your XSA BoardInserting the XSA Board into an XStend BoardSetting the Jumpers on Your XSA BoardTesting Your XSA BoardSetting the XSA Board Clock Oscillator FrequencyProgrammingDownloading Designs into the FPGA and CPLD of Your XSA BoardStoring Non-Volatile Designs in Your XSA BoardDownloading and Uploading Data to the SDRAM in Your XSA BoardProgrammer's ModelsXSA Board OrganizationProgrammable logic: Spartan-II FPGA and XC9572XL CPLD100 MHz Programmable OscillatorSynchronous DRAMFlash RAMSeven-Segment LEDFour-Position DIP SwitchPS/2 PortPushbuttonVGA Monitor InterfaceParallel Port InterfacePrototyping HeaderXSA Pin ConnectionsXSA SchematicsXSA Board V1.1, V1.2 User Manual How to install, test, and use your new XSA Board RELEASE DATE: 12/22/2003Copyright © 2001-2003 by X Engineering Software Systems Corporation. 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XSA BOARD V1.1, V1.2 USER MANUAL 1Table of Contents Table of Contents .............................................................................................2 Preliminaries .....................................................................................................4 Getting Help!.................................................................................................4 Take notice!! .................................................................................................4 Packing List ..................................................................................................5 Installation .........................................................................................................6 Installing the XSTOOLS Utilities and Documentation ................................6 Applying Power to Your XSA Board............................................................6 Using a 9VDC wall-mount power supply ....................................................6 Powering Through the PS/2 Connector......................................................6 Solderless Protoboard Installation...............................................................6 Connecting a PC to Your XSA Board .........................................................8 Connecting a VGA Monitor to Your XSA Board.........................................8 Connecting a Mouse or Keyboard to Your XSA Board..............................9 Inserting the XSA Board into an XStend Board..........................................9 Setting the Jumpers on Your XSA Board ...................................................9 Testing Your XSA Board............................................................................10 Setting the XSA Board Clock Oscillator Frequency .................................11 Programming ..................................................................................................13 Downloading Designs into the FPGA and CPLD of Your XSA Board ....13 Storing Non-Volatile Designs in Your XSA Board ....................................16 Downloading and Uploading Data to the SDRAM in Your XSA Board...18 Programmer's Models ....................................................................................20 XSA Board Organization............................................................................20 Programmable logic: Spartan-II FPGA and XC9572XL CPLD ...............21 XSA BOARD V1.1, V1.2 USER MANUAL 2100 MHz Programmable Oscillator ...........................................................21 Synchronous DRAM ..................................................................................23 Flash RAM..................................................................................................24 Seven-Segment LED .................................................................................25 Four-Position DIP Switch ...............................................................................25 PS/2 Port.....................................................................................................25 Pushbutton..................................................................................................26 VGA Monitor Interface ...............................................................................26 Parallel Port Interface.................................................................................26 Prototyping Header ....................................................................................29 XSA Pin Connections .....................................................................................31 XSA Schematics.............................................................................................32 XSA BOARD V1.1, V1.2 USER MANUAL 31 Preliminaries Getting Help! Here are some places to get help if you encounter problems:  If you can't get the XSA Board hardware to work, send an e-mail message describing your problem to [email protected] or submit a problem report at http://www.xess.com/help.html. Our web site also has  answers to frequently-asked-questions,  example designs, application notes and tutorials for the XS Boards,  a place to sign-up for our email forum where you can post questions to other XS Board users.  If you can't get your Xilinx WebPACK software tools installed properly, send an e-mail message describing your problem to [email protected] or check their web site at http://www.xilinx.com/support/support.htm.  If you need help using the WebPACK software to create designs for your XSA Board, then check out this tutorial. Take notice!!  The XSA Board requires an external power supply to operate! It does not draw power through the downloading cable from the PC parallel port.  If you are connecting a 9VDC power supply to