The Nexys-2 is a powerful digital system design platform built around a Xilinx Spartan 3E FPGA. With 16Mbytes of fast SDRAM and 16Mbytes of Flash ROM, the Nexys-2 is ideally suited to embedded processors like Xilinx's 32-bit RISC Microblaze™. The on-board high-speed USB2 port, together with a collection of I/O devices, data ports, and expansion connectors, allow a wide range of designs to be completed without the need for any additional components.

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Note: In order to program and communicate with the Nexys 2 board, you must download and install the free Digilent Adept Suite

Features

• Xilinx Spartan-3E FPGA, 500K gate
• USB2 port providing board power, device configuration, and high-speed data transfers
• Works with ISE/Webpack and EDK
• 16MB fast Micron PSDRAM
• 16MB Intel StrataFlash Flash R
• Xilinx Platform Flash ROM
• High-efficiency switching power supplies (good for battery-powered applications
• 50MHz oscillator, plus a socket for a second oscillator
• 75 FPGA I/O’s routed to expansion connectors (one high-speed Hirose FX2 connector with 43 signals and four 2x6 Pmod connectors)
• All I/O signals are ESD and short-circuit protected, ensuring a long operating life in any environment.
• On-board I/O includes eight LEDs, four-digit seven-segment display, four pushbuttons, eight slide switches
• Ships in a DVD case with a high-speed USB2 cable

Programming

Digilent USB2 port providing board power, programming, and data transfers

Other Digilent products available on request.

References

• Manufacturer name: Digilent
• Manufacturer's part name(s): Nexys™2 Spartan-3E FPGA Board
• Manufacturer's part code(s): NEXYS2

Resources

• Manufacturer product page
• Documents