Complete 64-and 32-bit PCI Solutions Below ASSP Prices
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Combining the Real-PCI and Spartan-II FPGAs, Xilinx can provide the industry's first 64- and 32-bit solutions under ASSP prices. The solutions include 32- and 64-bit PCI interfaces for up to 66 MHz Designs, PCI consulting services, and four customizable asynchronous FIFO reference designs that seamlessly integrate with all the PCI interfaces. The Xilinx Spartan-II Real-PCI cores meet the demand for compliance and flexibility, thereby becoming a more cost-effective implementation over PCI application specific standard products (ASSPs) with significant time-to-market advantage.

The New Xilinx Real-PCI Solution for Spartan-II FPGAs

The Spartan-II family delivers 100,000 system gates for under $10 and supports 32-bit PCI up to 66 MHz speeds, giving customers design flexibility that's hard to beat. And these low-powered, 2.5V devices feature 3.3V and 5V PCI compliant I/Os. Spartan-II devices also feature multiple Delay Lock Loops (DLLs), on-chip RAM (block and distributed), and the versatility of SelectI/O technology supporting over 16 high-performance interface standards. All this in a chip that offers unlimited programmability, and can even be upgraded in the field. The new LogiCORETM PCI products guarantee timing for 33 MHz PCI and can be implemented in a wide range of Spartan-II devices. In addition, 66 MHz, 32-bit PCI solutions are available from Xilinx PCI XPERTs partners. The PCI pinout in selected packages is compatible between various device sizes to allow customers to select the most cost-effective solution for a specific application and migrate from one device to another without having to re-layout the boards.

Customer Benefits
In addition to PCI and glue custom logic, Spartan-II integrates and replaces numerous different system functions such as HSTL translators, PLL/DLL clock management devices, back plane logic and drivers, SSTL-3 translators and memory, all resulting in savings in cost and board space. Combined with the Xilinx Real-PCI core, it represents a significant opportunity for replacing many ASSPs that are currently used for PCI applications. For example, a typical PCI ASSP design requires additional PLDs for value added logic, which can all be integrated with the PCI interface in a single Xilinx Spartan-II FPGA.
By integrating the Xilinx fully-compliant Real-PCI core with the FIFO Reference Design, value-added custom logic and the available system features in one Spartan-II FPGA, designers can cut the cost significantly when compared to PCI Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs) . As a result, designers of high-volume fully-compliant PCI applications such as PC add-in boards, networking products, modems, and CompactPCI boards can benefit from the flexibility of an FPGA and at the same time reduce cost, time-to-market and board area.
The Real-PCI from Xilinx is the only PCI solution for programmable logic that guarantees the strict and challenging PCI timing, including setup, hold, minimum and maximum clock-to-out timing. This is accomplished by applying the unique Xilinx Smart-IPTM technology that ensures consistent timing independently of FPGA device size, the surrounding user logic, and EDA tools.
Key Features
Real Compliance - Timing is guaranteed by Smart-IP technology Real Flexibility - Targeted to Xilinx standard Spartan-II FPGAs	Real Availability - Core, Reference designs and devices are available today Real Performance - Zero Wait state burst and up to 264 MB/s throughput
"The Xilinx PCI Core has the most flexibility and complete feature set of any vendor offering a programmable PCI core that we extensively evaluated. We were most impressed with the silicon features, as well as a smooth migration path across various cores and device densities", said Joel Van Doren, a senior digital design engineer at Xerox Engineering Systems. "If our system performance requirements change, we have every confidence that we can import a new core to the existing design with minimal engineering effort". Xerox Engineering Systems, a market leader for wide format Xenographic plotter, copier and ink-jet equipment, chose the Xilinx PCI solution for a PCI-to-local bus bridge device.

XPERTS Design Services In addition to the PCI intellectual property products, Xilinx offers PCI consultant services through its XPERTS partners. These third-party specialists are trained on Xilinx PCI solution and provide design services such as core integration and speed optimization. When buying the PCI products from Insight in the US, 3-5 days of free design services are included with the license.
PCI Training To further complete the Xilinx PCI solution, Xilinx offers a three-day PCI course for customers who are planning to design PCI systems. The course will give an introduction to the PCI standard, cover configuration and integration of core, system integration, verification and debug.

Licensing & Availability The Real-PCI LogiCORE design is available for Spartan-II devices. Several Spartan-II devices are available today. See product datasheet in Additional Information section for specific devices and packages.
PCI Design Files Over the Internet
As part of Xilinx Silicon Xpresso initiative, all LogiCORE PCI design files are distributed over the Internet and are available in the Xilinx PCI Lounge, a password protected area on this website.  LogiCORE PCI V3.0, Configuration and Download (Demo Version) The download procedure couldn't be simpler:  Configure the core in the intuitive, menu driven graphical user interface Click on download, and the tool will generate an EDIF netlist, simulation models and instantiation code in VHDL and Verilog, and all the implementation constraints required to guarantee the timing of the core design.
EDA Tool Support
The PCI design is supported with the Design Tools listed below.

Design Entry:  Synopys FPGA Compiler and FPGA Express Synplicity Synplify Exemplar Leonardo Spectrum	Design Verification:  Cadence Verilog XL Model Technology ModelSim Aldec Active VHDL
PCI Documentation to view the  PDF files below
PCI32 Spartan-II Interface	Press Release
PCI64 Spartan-II Interface	Xilinx at Work: PCI
Other PCI solutions from Xilinx	Additional PCI Documentation
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