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Development Boards and Design Kits

CoolRunner-II CPLD Starter Kit – Featuring the DataGATE Low-Power Advantage
The CoolRunner™-II Starter Kit is an evaluation platform equipped with the tools and interfaces providing a quick out-of-the-box analysis of CPLD functions.

CoolRunner-II Starter Kit ("X-board" version)
This design kit is an ideal platform to evaluate and implement your CPLD design. It allows easy connection to a variety of peripheral modules through eight independent edge connectors.

Boards and Kits
View all CoolRunner-II CPLD development board products available from Xilinx and approved vendors and sort by product name or vendor.

Devices

CPLD Product Table (PDF)
Provides a Xilinx CPLD Product Selector table, including system gates, macrocells, I/O features, speed and clocking information.

Reference Designs

CoolRunner-II Reference Designs
CoolRunner-II Reference Designs are drop-in, ready-to-use functions comprised of HDL design code and application notes, and allow you to finish your design faster than ever before possible.

CPLD Downloadable HDL Code
Xilinx provides a set of application files for CPLD designs free of charge. These file sets come without any technical support or warranty.

CPLD Quick Start Applications
Provides examples, with presentations and demonstrations, to show how you can complete your design faster, with lower power and lower cost.

Design Tools

Free ISE Web PACK Software
ISE WebPACK is the ideal downloadable desktop solution offering free software modules from ABEL and HDL synthesis to device fitting and JTAG programming.

CPLD Interactive Software Tutorial (Requires Macromedia Flash 5)
Learn how to use ISE WebPACK software with Xilinx CPLDs with this on demand tutorial.

CPLD BOM Consolidator Tool
Demonstrates how Xilinx CPLDs can reduce component cost and manufacturing cost, reduce component count and PC board space, decrease time to market and increase device reliability.

Documentation

Data Sheets, User Guides, and Application Notes for CoolRunner-II CPLDs

All Technical Documentation
View all CoolRunner-II technical documentation

Literature

Product Briefs

All CoolRunner-II Product Literature
Download CoolRunner-II product brochure, product selector guide, and various product briefs.

CoolRunner-II Backgrounder (PDF)
Download the latest CoolRunner-II backgrounder.

Handbooks

CoolRunner-II CPLD Solutions for Cell Phone Handsets and Terminals (PDF)
This handbook includes many of the basic and advanced functions that you will find in standard handsets, like keyboard and display interfaces.

CoolRunner-II CPLD Solutions for Digital Consumer Applications (PDF)
This handbook covers many of the solutions Xilinx has created supporting digital consumer applications.

Programmable Logic Quick Start Handbook (PDF)
This handbook covers the history of programmable logic devices; where and how to use them; how to install the free, fully functioning design software; and then guides you through your first designs.

Webcast

Customize End-Product Features with CoolRunner-II CPLDs
Consumer electronic designers are turning to programmable logic to enable fast, low cost, low risk, implementation of the differentiating features that will give them a competitive edge.

Beating Your System Power Budget with CoolRunner-II CPLDs
This webcast will walk you through the critical aspects of a power budget.

Xcell Journal Online

Xcell Journal Online - All Issues
Enjoy all Xilinx Xcell journals including articles on CPLD and FPGA product families.

Related Information

Tutorials

CoolRunner-II Advanced Features - Part 1 (PDF)
How to use DualEdge flip flops, interfacing to 5V techniques, and pseudo LVPECL interfacing.

CoolRunner-II Advanced Features - Part 2 (PDF)
This module goes into the CoolRunner-II DataGate and On the Fly (OTF) Reconfiguration features in detail.

PicoBlaze CPLD Microcontroller (PDF)
A customizable 8-bit soft microcontroller module.

Powering CoolRunner-II CPLDs (PDF)
Provides an overview of power regulator options as well as Power Up recommendations for CoolRunner-II CPLDs.

Digital Camera Design (PDF)
This module is a simplified CPLD Digital Camera design.

Compact Flash (PDF)
Become familiar with the card side of the Compact Flash interface and how to implement this function in a CoolRunner-II CPLD.

CoolRunner-II in PDAs (PDF)
You will see exactly how CoolRunner-II CPLDs expand the capability of today's PDAs. Several commercial examples are given, as well as detail on adding your own upgrades, with the XPATH module.

CoolRunner-II Technology & Architecture Module (PDF)
This module gives a high level look at the CoolRunner-II architecture and identifies all key features.

Cell Phone Handsets (PDF)
This module shows the many ways that CoolRunner-II CPLDs can expand the application capabilities of modern cell phone handsets. Adding memory, cameras, EPROM, MP3 chips, etc.

Smart Card Reader (PDF)
This module is a simplified CPLD Smart Card Reader design.

Low Cost Solutions (PDF)
Explore CoolRunner-II system level savings and review its overall lowest system costs.

Cell Phone Security (PDF)
Shadow RAM CPLDs and using On The Fly (OTF) reconfiguration techniques in a cell phone security demonstration.

CryptoBlaze : 8-Bit Security Microcontroller (PDF)
How might you build your own cryptographic or security processor? This module will explain exactly how to do it.

CoolRunner-II CPLDs in Security (PDF)
CoolRunner-II unique security architecture can facilitate system authentication, cryptography and even deter product theft. This module explains how and why.

DDR SDRAM Memory Interface (PDF)
Use CoolRunner-II CPLD to interface with double data rate SDRAM memory.

Low Power Memory (PDF)
Learn how to interface CoolRunner-II with low power memory devices.

XPower for CoolRunner-II CPLDs (PDF)
Obtain a better understanding of how to more effectively use XPower when estimating power consumption in a CoolRunner-II CPLD.

Services

Design Services Training and Technical Support

CoolRunner-II Support
Learn more about Xilinx CoolRunner-II CPLDs as well as a spectrum of engineering service and technical support options.