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Application Notes

Title Size
SpartanXL Family  
XAPP099: How to Design Today for the Upcoming SpartanXL FPGA Family 
40 KB
XAPP088: I/O Characteristics of the 'XL FPGAs 
30 KB
SelectRAM Memory
XAPP065: Edge-Triggered and Dual-Port RAM Capability 50 KB
XAPP057: Using Select-RAM Memory in FPGAs 210 KB
XAPP053: Implementing FIFOs in RAM 230 KB
XAPP051: Synchronous and Asynchronous FIFO Designs 140 KB
XAPP052: Efficient Shift Registers, LFSR Counters,  
and Long Pseudo-Random Sequence Generators
70 KB
Carry Logic  
XAPP013: Using the Dedicated Carry Logic 100 KB
XAPP023: Accelerating Loadable Counters 30 KB
XAPP018: Estimating the Performance of Adders and Counters 40 KB
XAPP014: Ultra-Fast Synchronous Counters 40 KB
XAPP027: Implementing State Machines in FPGA Devices 30 KB
XAPP009: Harmonic Frequency Synthesizer and FSK Modulator 20 KB
Digital Signal Processing  
16-Tap, 8-Bit FIR Filter  170 KB
Using Programmable Logic to Accelerate DSP Functions 190 KB
A Guide to Using Programmable Gate Arrays for Application-Specific DSP Performance  160 KB
XAPP054: Constant Coefficient Multipliers  110 KB
XAPP055: Block Adaptive Filter  120 KB
Building High Performance FIR Filters Using KCMs  20 KB
The Fastest FFT in the West  70 KB
The Fastest Filter in the West  30 KB
Plug and Play ISA in Xilinx FPGAs  1.9 MB
Dynamic Microcontroller  810 KB
Pulse-Width Modulation in Xilinx  80 KB
Configuration  
XAPP091: Configuring Mixed FPGA Daisy Chains 20 KB
XAPP015: Using the Readback Capability 60 KB
XAPP017: Boundary Scan in Xilinx Devices 110 KB


Application Briefs

Title Size
XBRF001: SelectRAM: Flexibility with Speed  20 KB
XBRF002: Low Power Benefits: Overview  30 KB
XBRF003: SelectRAM: Maximum Configurability 20 KB
XBRF007: Xilinx FPGAs: The Best Choice for Delivering Logic Cores 30 KB
XBRF014: A Simple Method of Estimating Power in FPGAs 
30 KB
XBRF015: Speed Metrics for High-Performance FPGAs 
100 KB


Data Book

Title Size
Spartan and SpartanXL Series Datasheet v1.1, 5/98  530 KB
3.3 V and Mixed Voltage Compatible Products v2.1, 11/97  30 KB
Spartan Serial Configuration PROMs Datasheet v1.0, 3/98 
60 KB


XCell Articles

Title Issue
Spartan Series Takes the Lead with Low Power  Q2 '98
Designing with the Spartan Series FPGAs  Q2 '98
Introducing the New Spartan FPGA Family for Low-Cost Applications  Q1 '98
I/O Characteristics of the XC4000XL/XV and SpartanXL Families  Q1 '98
Xilinx DSP LogiCORE Advantages  Q3 '97
Implementing Median Filters in FPGAs  Q4 '96
SelectRAM Memory: Advantages and Uses Q3 '96
FIFO Buffer Designs in FPGA Families Q1 '96
Synchronous RAM Improves System Speed Q4 '95
Synchronous RAM Timing Q4 '95
Advanced Carry-Logic Techniques Q2 '96
Distributed Arithmetic Laplacian Filter Q1 '96
Manchester Decoder in 3 CLBs Q2 '95
PCI-Based Reconfigurable Computers Q2 '96


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