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Xilinx steps up effort to drive FPGAs in automotive systems

Automotive ECU development kit for entertainment, driver assistance and driver information applications

Xilinx, in conjunction with German automotive system developer Si-Gate, has created a package for designers of automotive systems, based around the Spartan 3E low-cost FPGAs. The XA Automotive ECU kit, the company says, provides a platform for rapid development of in-vehicle networking, infotainment, driver assistance, and driver information systems. The kit includes a development board with pre-engineered hardware interfaces, supporting existing automotive application intellectual property (IP).
The XA1600E development board hosts an XA Spartan-3E 1.6 million system gate FPGA, and on-board hardware interfaces such as CAN 2.0B and C, Ethernet 10/100, USB 2.0, SPI and SCI. Pre-verified Xilinx and third-party application IP provides the necessary building blocks for developing MOST systems, FlexRay connectivity, along with high- and low-speed CAN bus interfaces. The kit also includes a power supply with universal adapter, programming and custom serial cables, QuickStart Guide, and resource CD with a reference design for evaluation. Evaluation versions of the Xilinx Embedded Development Kit and ISE™ design tools are also supported. The XA Spartan-3E family is AEC-Q100-qualified and comes in five device densities from 100,000 to 1.6 million-system gates with various package options. XA devices are available in both extended-temperature Q-Grade (-40°C to +125°C Tj) and I-Grade (-40°C to +100°C Tj).The XA Automotive ECU Development Kit costs $1,495.