[sdiy] Spartan III proposal...

[drheqx]

Jim,
Any estimate on net cash outlay?


heqx

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of James Patchell
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 11:39 PM
To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Subject: [sdiy] Spartan III proposal...

Group...

         I decided to get myself one of these:

http://www.xilinx.com/products/spartan3/s3boards.htm

         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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