S2C offers the largest library of off-the-shelf interfaces and accessories for FPGA prototyping, referred to as Prototype Ready IP, also known as daughter boards. These daughter boards are ready-to-use interfaces and accessories that seamlessly integrate with Prodigy Logic Modules, the Prodigy Logic System, and the Prodigy Logic Matrix, simplifying and accelerating the system prototyping process. S2C's accessory modules are available as prototyping daughter cards that can be easily plugged into the Prodigy family. These daughter boards have pre-tested interfaces and reference design flows, making system prototyping effortless. To obtain the latest reference design, please feel free to contact your S2C sales representative.
A vast library of pre-tested FPGA daughter cards can save precious engineering time and reduce risks. S2C has dozens of prototyping daughter cards covering processors, embedded & multimedia, high-speed GT and memory applications.
FPGA prototyping system you select should have abundant unused I/O pins on I/O connectors to use daughter cards. The number of expansion connectors and types are important criteria when selecting suitable prototyping hardware. Another key consideration is whether the FPGA prototyping vendor can provide FPGA daughter boards customization services. Off-the-shelf solutions solve many problems but sometimes special system interfaces or optimizations for specific SoC and ASIC applications are required.
A common problem is the limitations of current FPGA vendor's evaluation kits and in-house FPGA boards. Most evaluation boards have fixed interfaces embedded on the board which often cannot meet the SoC/ASIC prototyping requirements and is hard to reuse on new projects. Many home-grown FPGA boards also have the same limitation and easily get outdated when the design specification changes, and they are hard to reuse for future projects. S2C's Prototype Ready IP includes daughter cards and reference design. It makes daughter cards a very important part of the solution. The goal is to speed up and simplify customers’ system prototyping process.
S2C has had numerous customization services over the past 15 years, the typical SOW covers schematic design, PCB layout, SI simulation (optional), manufacture, hardware initial bring-up and test design develop and delivery. Even if you would prefer to build the daughter card in-house S2C can provide the daughter card design guideline and support to speed your efforts and reduce risk of delays.
