connection between xilinx sp605 and CYUSB3KIT

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 Hi! i've found this bridge board:

http://www.agile-sdr-solutions.com/

but it's too expensive. How can i do it in a cheaper way? Is there any FMC to GPIF II cable or connector?

   

 

   

thank you!

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Anonymous
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I dont think $75 dollars is that expensive. You can always try designiing and etching your own PCB. But to solder the connectors may be tricky if you don't have the right equipment.

   

 

   

Jon 

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Anonymous
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Hi,

   

We don't have any other interconnection boards which comes for less price than that.

   

Please create a tech support case to get the schematics of that board, if you have plans to do it on your own.

   

Thanks,

   

sai krishna.

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Anonymous
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        We found the price was OK, ordered and PAYED a Cypress "FX3 DVK To ALTERA FPGA DVKs BRIDGE BOARD" from 'agile-sdr-solutions'. You should know that we never received the board. Meanwhile we are not able to contact 'agile solutions' any more, neither by email, nor by phone. The question is: Does 'agile-solutions' exist any more? If anybody has contact to 'agile-Solutions' please let me know.   
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Anonymous
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 I had the same problem and decided to make my own bridge board (2 layers), optimized for 32 bit synchronous fifo.

   

If you are interested i can give you the gerber files.

   

Of course you need to buy the connectors and find a way to solder them.

   

Good luck.

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Anonymous
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        Hi Kaiyu, is your bridge board design connecting to Altera or Xilinx DVK? If your design is made to connect the Altera DVK your offer is very generous and will be gratefully accepted. Thanks Mike   
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Anonymous
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 Hi Mike! unfortunately it's designed for FMC LPC connector wich is on spartan 6 evaluation board.

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Anonymous
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        Hi Kaiyu, yes, that does not work together with the Altera DVK. It seems to me we need to design our own brigde board since 'agile-sdr.solutions' does not respond to any contact attempts. Does anybody know a second source for those brigde boards? Mike   
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Anonymous
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Hello, I ordered the Altera bridge board from Agile SDR Solutions 2 weeks ago - but no resposnse so far. They did not send an order confirmation, they do not respond to e-mail and their telephone seems to be switched off? Is this company still alive? Can anybody recommend another solution? Thanks, Markus

   

 

   

Hi Kaiyu, yes, that does not work together with the Altera DVK. It seems to me we need to design our own brigde board since 'agile-sdr.solutions' does not respond to any contact attempts. Does anybody know a second source for those brigde boards?

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Anonymous
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Hi Kaiyu.

   

I ordered the xilinx bridge board from Agile Solutions 1 week ago. I sent an e-mail to request order confirmation but they do not respond.

   

I need bridge board to connect SP605 board.

   

If you possible, would you send me an e-mail the bridge gerber filesz(you made)?

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        for who needs the gerber file pls contact me in pvt: kaiyu.lin@mail.polimi.it   
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Anonymous
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I had similar experience with Agile Solutions, wanted to buy Cypress FX3 development kit so I ordered one, after a few weeks sent a couple of e-mails asking about my order and never got any reply. Fortunately at least I got my money back thanks to PayPal buyer protection mechanisms.

   

Eventually I ordered DVK from farnell and created my own QTH-060 breakout board for easy prototyping.

   

   

It's working great so far.

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Anonymous
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Does anybody have Gerber file or know where it is possible to purchase Cypress FX3 DVK To ALTERA FPGA DVKs bridge board.

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Anonymous
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Hi All,

   

    

   

          

   

Please find attached the complete board files that include the schematics and the gerber files for Samtec to FMC interconect board. Please let us know if you need any further information.  

   

Thanks,

   

sai krishna.

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Anonymous
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Dear Sai Krishna,

   

Can you please provide schematics and the gerber files for Samtec to HSMC interconect board?

   

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Best regards,

   

Albert

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Anonymous
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Hi Albert,

   

I have the schematics of HSMC connector and please find the same as attachment to this post.

   

I will get the gerber files on monday and I will upload here.

   

Thanks,

   

sai krishna.

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Anonymous
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Hi Albert,

   

Please find the hardware files of HSMC interconnect board...

   

Thanks,

   

sai krishna.

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Anonymous
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Dear Sai Krishna,

   

Thanks a lot !!!

   

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Best regards,

   

Albert

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grbac_300821
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Kaiyu,

   

Would you be able to post your 2 layer design?  I have altium.

   

 

   

Thanks,

   

Greg

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Anonymous
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Be careful: we bought the USB 3.0 FX3 Bridge Board from Agile, but it has been very hard to deal with them. We were not able to get from them the correct invoice. After two attempts we had to accept their undervalue invoice. I suggest to ask them a proform invoice before issuing the order.

   

Marcello

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Anonymous
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It seems you can now purchase these directly from the Cypress store at the following link:

   

http://www.cypress.com/?rID=96352

   

Very nice.

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