[sdiy] Spartan III proposal...

[Paul Schreiber]

Sign me up! And use Crystal Semi, they are by far the best quality. ADI is a 
distant third behind AKM.

Paul S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Patchell" <patchell at cox.net>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 10:38 PM
Subject: [sdiy] Spartan III proposal...


> Group...
>
>         I decided to get myself one of these:
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> http://www.xilinx.com/products/spartan3/s3boards.htm
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>         This is the Xilinx Spartan III starter kit.  What I am planning on 
> doing is making a board that interfaces to this that will have 8 24bit/192Ksps 
> ADCs and 8 24bit/192Ksps DACS so that the kit can be used for doing some 
> pretty powerful Digital Audio processing.  Now the big question is, is anybody 
> else interested.  The big bug-a-boo is that the add on board will almost 
> certainly have to use surface mount technology...I am personally not happy 
> about that, but that is pretty much the only way the ADCs and DACs come these 
> days.
>
>         I am still trying to decide whether to use Crystal Semiconductor or 
> Analog Devices Delta Sigma parts.  Any suggestions are welcome...Oh yes, I was 
> also thinking of maybe putting a spot on the board for a ATMega128...but I am 
> still debating that.
>
>         Any suggestions?  Any Interest??  Remember, the Webpack that Xilinx 
> provides to program the board with is free...
>
>
>         -Jim
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