http://wiki.opalkelly.com/ 2012-05-17T23:58:33+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/ http://wiki.opalkelly.com/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2006-11-08T08:14:20+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20050801?rev=1162973660&do=diff CHAMPAIGN, IL - Opal Kelly is committed to meeting the new RoHS (lead-free) requirements that will affect the electronics business globally over the next 12 months. We are currently working with our suppliers and manufacturers to meet these guidelines on all future products and will be making our existing products compliant as well. If you have any questions or concerns about our RoHS commitment, please contact us. text/html 2006-11-08T08:13:45+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20051110?rev=1162973625&do=diff CHAMPAIGN, IL - Opal Kelly Incorporated has released version 1.3.0 of its free FrontPanel software and programmer's interface (API) for use with its Xilinx FPGA modules. This new release adds HDL behavioral simulation capability with behavioral models of their precompiled HDL interface modules. text/html 2006-11-08T08:12:42+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20051231?rev=1162973562&do=diff CHAMPAIGN, IL - Opal Kelly has released the XEM3010 Xilinx Spartan-3 Integration Module, adding to their line of USB 2.0 FPGA modules for general-purpose and OEM usage. The new module utilizes an XC3S1500 (XC3S1000 optional) FPGA and includes 32 MB SDRAM, Xilinx configuration PROM, and high-efficiency switch-mode supplies. text/html 2006-11-08T08:09:23+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20060721?rev=1162973363&do=diff PORTLAND, OR - All Opal Kelly products are now fully RoHS-compliant, including their popular XEM3001 and XEM3010 FPGA modules as well as all add-on modules and accessories sold through their online store. Since late 2005, Opal Kelly has been working to convert all existing products to the new RoHS guidelines and to assure that all new products are designed to be RoHS-compliant from inception. Working with their PCB manufacturing partners, assembly vendors, and component vendors, this process is… text/html 2006-11-08T08:09:45+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20060818?rev=1162973385&do=diff PORTLAND, OR - It has come to our attention that, due to a misunderstanding regarding one vendor's components, the XEM3010-1000 and XEM3010-1500P are not fully RoHS compliant. We apologize for the inconvenience particularly in light of our recent RoHS compliance announcement. text/html 2006-12-27T06:08:39+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20061201?rev=1167199719&do=diff PORTLAND, OR - All XEM3010-1500P modules currently shipping are now fully RoHS compliant. The XEM3010-1000, however, remains RoHS non-compliant as we continue to purge our existing inventory. text/html 2009-01-10T23:44:45+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20070601?rev=1231631085&do=diff PORTLAND, OR - Opal Kelly announced today the availability of an industrial version of their popular XEM3010-1500P USB 2.0 FPGA module. The module is identical to their off-the-shelf XEM3010-1500P, but fitted with parts rated for the industrial temperature range (-40degC to +85degC). text/html 2009-01-11T19:48:31+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20081021?rev=1231703311&do=diff PORTLAND, OR - Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful FPGA USB 2.0 modules ideally suited for development engineering, prototyping, and OEM integration, today announced the volume availability of its new XEM3050 module. Based on the 4,000,000-gate Xilinx Spartan-3 FPGA and high-transfer-rate USB 2.0, the XEM3050 features on-board SDRAM, Flash, SSRAM, integrated power supplies, abundant I/O, and is controlled by Opal Kelly's FrontPanel software and API. The XEM3050 is being used by early adop… text/html 2009-03-09T17:18:35+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20090129?rev=1236619115&do=diff William Wong of Electronic Design writes about the continuing improvement of FPGA design tools. We spoke briefly with Mr. Wong during the release of our XEM3050 product. In a sidebar to this article, Bill briefly mentions the XEM3050 as a great way to include FPGA technology in a product without laboring the details of interfacing the FPGA to a PC. text/html 2009-06-19T19:58:36+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20090619?rev=1245441516&do=diff PORTLAND, OR - Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful FPGA USB 2.0 modules ideally suited for development engineering, prototyping, and OEM integration, today announced the availability of the latest version of their FrontPanel software and API. This release includes the much-anticipated support for 64-bit editions of Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. text/html 2009-10-06T20:27:20+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20090910?rev=1254860840&do=diff by Jake Janovetz, President, Opal Kelly Incorporated Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) are the most flexible and capable devices available to interface to a large variety of system devices such as memories, data acquisition (ADC/DAC), image sensors, displays, and so on. Often, the goal is to interface these system devices to a software infrastructure running on a workstation platform using a Windows, Linux or Mac operating system. text/html 2009-11-02T21:21:00+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20090929?rev=1257196860&do=diff Clive (Max) Maxfield of Chip Design Magazine writes about the United States Postal Service's (USPS) use of Opal Kelly XEM3050 modules in a cost-saving project to re-use old warehoused equipment in his Chips and Dips section. The USPS uses Opal Kelly's FPGA USB 2.0 Modules in a Real-Time Process Control Application text/html 2009-11-02T20:58:44+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20091001?rev=1257195524&do=diff PORTLAND, OR - Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful FPGA USB 2.0 modules that provide the essential device-to-computer interconnect for efficient and fast product prototyping, testing, development, and OEM integration, today announced the volume availability of its new XEM5010 module. Based on the powerful Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA, the XEM5010 delivers 256-MB DDR2, 36-Mb SSRAM, 32-Mb Flash, and up to 200 high-speed user I/Os. The XEM5010 provides developers, such as XEM5010 early adopter Samp… text/html 2009-11-02T21:20:04+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20091003?rev=1257196804&do=diff Our friend Clive (Max) Maxfield at TechBits added a brief video to his blog: TechBites Blog: New FPGA USB 2.0 Module Speeds Design text/html 2009-11-02T21:13:13+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20091028?rev=1257196393&do=diff ECN Magazine's cover story this month is “Bridging the Worlds of Hardware and Software with USB-based FPGA” written by Opal Kelly's founder and president, Jake Janovetz. http://www.ecnmag.com/article-bridging-hardware-and-software-091009.aspx text/html 2010-06-25T00:08:52+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20100218?rev=1277424532&do=diff Opal Kelly XEM3010 off-the-shelf FPGA USB 2.0 Module is used by Texas Instruments as a key component in their new ADS1675 Reference Design evaluation platform. The Opal Kelly XEM module reduces TI's development time and cost. Portland, Oregon -- Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful FPGA USB 2.0 modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect, today announced that Opal Kelly XEM3010-1500P modules are being used by Texas Instruments as a key component in their new ADS1675 Re… text/html 2010-04-06T14:52:40+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20100318?rev=1270565560&do=diff TechBites article and video | FPGA Central Release | PR Web Release | FPGA Blog Release Portland, Oregon -- Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful FPGA USB 2.0 modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect, today announced the Opal Kelly Experts Program. This program introduces Opal Kelly customers to qualified Opal Kelly expert consultants to augment in-house expertise and bandwidth for completing FPGA and FrontPanel-based development. text/html 2010-05-03T17:45:04+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20100503?rev=1272908704&do=diff by Jake Janovetz, President, Opal Kelly Incorporated Designing for industrial applications presents many challenges, but it also allows an engineer to be creative, spread her wings, and explore new technologies to solve the task at hand. Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and, in particular, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) FPGA modules can be just the ticket to attack industrial applications that used to be a much more difficult challenge. Development that previously required multiple hardw… text/html 2010-06-25T00:07:05+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20100603?rev=1277424425&do=diff Experts’ Opal Kelly Logic Analyzers will be available, for free, on the Opal Kelly website. Portland, Oregon -- Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful USB-based FPGA modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect, today announced the “Logic Analyzer in a Day” Experts’ Challenge, using an Opal Kelly module and its integrated FrontPanel Software Developement Kit (SDK).  This program is designed to showcase both the capabilities of the Opal Kelly experts and how quickly a signi… text/html 2010-06-25T00:23:06+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20100610?rev=1277425386&do=diff Experts’ Logic Analyzers Available, free, on the Opal Kelly Website. Portland, Oregon – June 10, 2010 -- Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful USB-based FPGA modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect, today announced the first result of its “Logic Analyzer in a Day” Challenge. Opal Kelly Expert Rainer Malzbender designed, in less than 10 hours, a very capable graphical logic analyzer using the Opal Kelly XEM3005 and breakout board, with the included Opal Kelly FrontPan… text/html 2010-06-25T00:26:57+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20100617?rev=1277425617&do=diff Portland, Oregon – June 17, 2010 – Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful USB-based FPGA modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect, today announced the second result of its “Logic Analyzer in a Day” Challenge. In just 10 hours, Opal Kelly Expert Kevin Smith designed a logic analyzer using the Opal Kelly XEM3010 with the included Opal Kelly FrontPanel Software Development Kit (SDK). Kevin’s entry is the second logic analyzer resulting from the challenge; a third design wi… text/html 2010-07-08T14:21:07+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20100630?rev=1278598867&do=diff Portland, OR - June 30, 2010 -- Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful USB-based FPGA modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect, today announced the third result of its “Logic Analyzer in a Day” Challenge. Klaus Zietlow, an Opal Kelly Expert, designed his logic analyzer using the Opal Kelly XEM3005 and breakout board, the included Opal Kelly FrontPanel Software Development Kit (SDK), and National Instruments’ LabVIEW. Klaus’ entry is the third logic analyzer resulting fr… text/html 2011-01-04T21:07:06+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20101116?rev=1294175226&do=diff Portland, Oregon – November 16, 2010 -- Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful FPGA modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect, today announced a new product family of compact FPGA integration modules using external PCI Express. The first module in the family, the XEM6110, is based on the Xilinx Spartan-6 and delivers five times faster transfer rates compared to USB and much lower latency. Responding to requests from design engineers, researchers and teachers, the new XE… text/html 2011-02-05T00:09:08+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20110124?rev=1296864548&do=diff Portland, Oregon – January 24, 2011 – Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful FPGA modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect using PCI Express or USB 2.0, today announced the XEM6001, an FPGA integration module based on the powerful Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA with high-speed USB 2.0 interface for downloading and control. This XEM6001 module is offered as an upgrade to Opal Kelly’s popular XEM3001, providing many enhancements, while keeping the same footprint and pinout. With … text/html 2011-02-04T22:28:07+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20110131?rev=1296858487&do=diff Portland, Oregon – January 31, 2011 -- This article describes how a PC-controlled Waveform and Timing Generator (WTG) Instrument was developed using the Opal Kelly XEM3001 FPGA-USB module mated with an Optiphase custom adapter PCB. The WTG Instrument was developed to support R&D instrument development where fully custom and fully embedded solutions are not practical. text/html 2011-04-07T22:38:27+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20110407?rev=1302215907&do=diff Portland, Oregon – April 7, 2011 – Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful FPGA modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect using PCI Express or USB 2.0, today announced the XEM6010, a refresh of its flagship products XEM3010 and XEM3050. Based on the powerful new Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA, with high-speed USB 2.0 interface for downloading and communication, the new XEM6010-LX45 and XEM6010-LX150 offer a significant improvement in logic, memory, and speed, without increasing c… text/html 2011-10-04T23:24:18+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20110927?rev=1317770658&do=diff Portland, Oregon – September 27, 2011 – Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful FPGA modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect using PCI Express or USB 2.0, today announced two industrial-temperature versions of its recently-released XEM6010 module. Based on the powerful Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA, with high-speed USB 2.0 interface for downloading and communication, the new XEM6010-LX45I and XEM6010-LX150I are specified for the full industrial temperature range of -40ºC to +8… text/html 2011-10-04T23:34:14+00:00 http://wiki.opalkelly.com/news:20111004?rev=1317771254&do=diff Small, Low-Cost FMC Carrier Includes Rich Development Environment Portland, Oregon – October 4, 2011 – Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful FPGA modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect using PCI Express or USB 2.0, today announced the Shuttle LX1 (XEM6006), the industry’s first low-cost, standards-based evaluation board platform with a rich evaluation environment. Based on the Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA and the FMC (Vita 57), Opal Kelly claims Shuttle LX1 as the world’…