Continuing to demonstrate the integration benefits offered by mixed-signal FPGAs, the folks at Actel have announced their Fusion Embedded Development Kit, which enables system designers to quickly and cost effectively prototype a full system-on-a-chip design.

The kit features the Actel Fusion mixed-signal FPGA and supports a variety of processors, including license-free versions of the ARM Cortex(TM)-M1 and Core8051.

Where mixed-signal and programmable logic meet
In order to allow engineers to quickly prototype a complete system composed of a microprocessor core, programmable logic and analog blocks, the kit is built around a 1.5M gate M1AFS1500-FGG484 Fusion device.

The kit also includes the Libero Integrated Development Environment (IDE), SoftConsole, a 5V power supply and full current measurement capability of independent I/O banks and V(CC) for accurate power analysis. The kit is fully RoHS compliant.

Additional contents found in this kit are as follows:

• Programming support of the Fusion device and debug with SoftConsole
• 512 Kbytes of SRAM
• 2 Mbytes of SPI Flash
• OLED 96×16 display
• USB cables
• Full 10/100 Ethernet interface
• Design examples
• Documentation

Pricing and availability
The Fusion Embedded Development Kit is available today for US $199 at www.Actel.com and also through Actel's Worldwide Sales Team.