Altium's Desktop NanoBoard

The ultimate reconfigurable hardware platform

Altium's Desktop NanoBoard is a unique, reconfigurable development platform that harnesses the power of today's high-capacity, low-cost programmable devices to allow rapid and interactive implementation and debugging of your digital designs.

The Desktop NanoBoard - enhances your ability to design, implement and debug an entire design before moving to the production PCB. Swappable daughter boards now support a much larger number of I/O connections from the target FPGA to the connected peripherals.

With the release of the Desktop NanoBoard, peripherals available to the host FPGA are delivered on removable peripheral boards, providing a simple and cost-effective method for rapid prototyping of hardware concepts. Additional peripheral boards continue to be developed by Altium, making it easy to evaluate new and alternate technology options, such as wireless networking.

Altium's Desktop NanoBoard is delivered complete with a 12-month timed Altium Designer core feature license, a standard set of plug-in peripheral boards and a choice of one of three FPGA daughter boards. More details

Architecture highlights

	•	Application-specific plug-in peripheral boards give complete flexibility in system architecture
	•	Plug-in daughter boards allow you to target a wide range of FPGA and processor devices
	•	High-speed PC interconnection through USB 2.0 gives you faster download and debugging
	•	Built-in, high-quality speakers provide enhanced audio output
	•	Integrated color TFT touch screen facilitates dynamic application interaction

Daughter Boards

	•	Choice of one of the three standard daughter boards:
		Xilinx® Spartan™-3
		Altera® Cyclone™ II
		LatticeECP™
		More About Daughter Boards

Feature highlights

	•	Supports a range of swappable target-FPGA and processor daughter boards, supporting devices from all major chip vendors
	•	Three swappable peripheral board connectors. Included are three multi-function peripheral boards fitted as standard:
		Audio-Video peripheral board
		Memory Cards / ATA Interface peripheral board
		Ethernet/USB/IrDA peripheral board
	•	High speed USB 2.0 NanoBoard-to-PC interface for fast device programming and LiveDesign development
	•	Dual User Board JTAG headers for direct, LiveDesign development on production board
	•	Master / Slave connectors for chaining multiple NanoBoards for multiple-FPGA system development
	•	Intelligent NanoBoard controller, operated through a LCD touch screen
	•	Programmable clock, 6 to 200 MHz, available to target FPGA
	•	SPI Real-Time Clock with 3V battery back-up
	•	Sophisticated I2S-based stereo audio system, with on-board amplifiers and mixer, and stereo speakers (mounted in the Desktop NanoBoard stand)
	•	Comprehensive video support, including S-video and composite video in / out, and VGA out
	•	Standard memory interfaces, including: IDE, Compact flash, SD memory card
	•	Variety of standard communication interfaces, including: USB, Ethernet, RS-232 serial, CAN, PS/2 mini-DIN
	•	Four channel, 8-bit ADC and 10-bit DAC, I2C-compatible
	•	Variety of general purpose switches and LEDs