Actel has starter kits for its Igloo nano FPGAs. The kits can be used for prototyping designs targeted to Igloo nano FPGAs or lower cost ProASIC3 nano FPGAs in all logic densities.

The starter kit includes a development board featuring an Igloo AGLN250V2-ZVQG100 device, a programming stick, user’s guide, tutorial and design examples.

Intended for use with Actel’s Libero development tools, the kit offers simple connections to LEDs and switches to implement a sample design with all I/Os available for connection to external systems or applications.

The board is programmed via a USB connection, through the programming stick attached to the board. It contains a separate USB connection to a UART for implementing a hyper terminal connection to a personal computer, allowing data to flow to and from the computer.

This feature enables sophisticated data control of a programmed application running on the device.

More information: www.actel.com