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LatticeNEWS March 2010

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Find the Right Balance of Price, Power and Package Size

The low-cost ispMACH 4000ZE Pico Development Kit is a compact platform to help you evaluate and prototype the ispMACH 4000ZE.

The ispMACH 4000ZE Pico Development Kit is designed to help you evaluate the ispMACH 4000ZE technology, verify the data sheet specifications for your application, learn the device features and operation, and prototype your own design. The Kit is available for a special price of $36 until March 31, 2010.

The battery-powered ispMACH 4000ZE Pico Development Kit includes:

  • Pre-programmed Pico Power demonstration design
  • LC4256ZE-5MN144C CPLD, a 256-macrocell CPLD
  • Power Manager II ispPAC-POWR6AT6 device for power monitoring
  • 7-segment LCD panel for visual feedback
  • Expansion header for I2C, JTAG, and I/O interfacing
  • PicoView for Windows, an I2C interface utility
  • Battery or USB power source
  • QuickSTART Guide
  • USB cable

For maximum ease-of-use and user experiments, the board is programmed via a standard USB cable connected to a PC. No additional power supply or programming hardware is required. Simply plug the board into your PC, and you’re up and running in minutes. Power consumption can then be accurately measured via an ammeter in-series with the ispMACH 4000ZE.

The board features a number of LEDs, LCDs, buttons and switches for general-purpose inputs and outputs. I/Os are accessible from a header landing. This can be valuable if you wish to measure the I/O response to different load conditions with different programmable I/O types.

ispMACH 4000ZE PICO Development Kit with $36 Price

ispMACH 4000ZE Pico Development Kit

Software Support

Design for the ispMACH 4000ZE family is supported by the ispLEVER Classic software. This complete design environment is available for download from the Lattice web site. If you wish to download your completed design to the board, simply load the ispVM System software. The board is then recognized as a “USB Download Cable”, and the ispMACH 4000ZE device can be scanned and targeted.

About the ispMACH 4000ZE Device Family

The ispMACH 4000ZE ultra low power CPLD enables a variety of low-power programmable logic applications. This remarkable device family features a rich assortment of valuable features such as Power Guard dynamic power reduction; per-pin pull-up, pull-down or bus keeper control; an on-chip user oscillator and timer; input hysteresis, and ultra-small, space-saving packages. The Lattice ispMACH 4000ZE is an ideal solution for “glue” logic, I/O expansion, and voltage level translation. It can integrate discrete logic and driver ICs to reduce BOM cost and support in-system changes quickly.

Pricing and Availability

The ispMACH 4000ZE Pico Development Kit (LC4256ZE-P-EVN) is available from the Lattice Online Store for $36 through March 31, 2010.

To Learn More

For further information on the ispMACH 4000ZE Pico Development Kit, visit the Lattice web site.