JULY, 2012 ISSUE NO. 6, VOL. 10
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Maxim´s Collection of Peripheral Modules Enables Rapid Prototyping with FPGAs and Significantly Lowers Costs Maxim Integrated Products’ 15 analog and mixed-signal peripheral modules plug into any FPGA/CPU expansion port compatible with the Pmod™ standard. Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. announces a collection of 15 peripheral modules which plug directly into any FPGA/CPU expansion port that follows the Digilent® Pmod™ standard. Plug-in simplicity and easy software integration allow rapid prototyping and quick migration from concept to working design.
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The collection is aggressively priced to allow experimentation with state-of-the-art ICs on even the most modest budget. Maxim recognizes that peripheral modules are becoming popular for circuit prototyping. This collection supports a wide variety of commonly used analog and mixed-signal functions. The modules are supported by example software and FPGA configuration files for three popular FPGA platforms. Straightforward example programs demonstrate each module so the user is prototyping in minutes instead of hours. Maxim Integrated Products www.maxim-ic.com
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