Hi,
> Yes, you are correct that the Xilinx DSP kit includes various DSP-type
> "IP" as part of the demo
> package, but unless I'm badly mis-reading things, the cheapest such
> "kit" is $1,995 from Avnet,
> and that doesnt include an ADC or DAC board.
>
> The SP601, which is their cheapest FPGA evaluation and demo offering,
> doesn't include
> much "IP" except for basic logic functions. This board sells for
> $249.00 through Avnet.
>
> Xilinx doesn't give their IP away for free. So if you want to use
> *their* IP, you have to license
> it, and pay for it, which drives up the cost to fairly-high levels.
One possible combination is to use the Xilinx SP-605 Spartan-6 evaluation kit
(USD$495) with the Epic Solutions Bitshark FMC-1RX board (USD$2500).
You don't get the source for the FPGA, if you need that they sell it for
USD$4500.
http://www.xilinx.com/products/devkits/EK-S6-SP605-G.htm
http://www.epiq-solutions.com/product_detail.php?line=Bitshark&product=Bitshark_FMC
A more expensive Virtex-6 board costs USD$ 1995.
http://www.xilinx.com/products/devkits/EK-V6-ML605-G.htm
The USRP2, in end is still the cheapest hardware platform there is.
Elvis Dowson
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