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 The Basys board provides an inexpensive, robust, and easy-to-use platform that anyone can use to gain experience with FPGA devices and modern design methods. It is centered on the Spartan 3E FPGA, and it contains all needed support circuits to get designs up and running quickly. The large collection of on-board I/O devices allow many designs to be completed without the need for any other components, making the Basys an ideal introductory platform for experimenting with new designs or learning about FPGAs and CAD tools. The four standard 6-pin expansion connectors allow designs to grow beyond the Basys board, either with user-designed boards or breadboards and/or peripheral module (Pmod) boards offered by Digilent. (Pmods are inexpensive analog and digital I/O modules that offer A/D conversion, D/A conversion, motor drive, sensor input, and a host of other features). Signals on each 6-pin expansion connector are protected against damage from ESD and short-circuit connections, ensuring a long operating life in any environment. The Basys board works seamlessly with all versions of the Xilinx ISE tools, including the free WebPack tools. It ships with a power supply and programming cable, so designs can be implemented immediately without the need for any additional hardware. The Basys board provides an inexpensive, robust, and easy-to-use platform that anyone can use to gain experience with FPGA devices and modern design methods. It is centered on the Spartan 3E FPGA, and it contains all needed support circuits to get designs up and running quickly. The large collection of on-board I/O devices allow many designs to be completed without the need for any other components, making the Basys an ideal introductory platform for experimenting with new designs or learning about FPGAs and CAD tools. The four standard 6-pin expansion connectors allow designs to grow beyond the Basys board, either with user-designed boards or breadboards and/or peripheral module (Pmod) boards offered by Digilent. (Pmods are inexpensive analog and digital I/O modules that offer A/D conversion, D/A conversion, motor drive, sensor input, and a host of other features). Signals on each 6-pin expansion connector are protected against damage from ESD and short-circuit connections, ensuring a long operating life in any environment. The Basys board works seamlessly with all versions of the Xilinx ISE tools, including the free WebPack tools. It ships with a power supply and programming cable, so designs can be implemented immediately without the need for any additional hardware.
  
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-======Configuration======+=====Configuration=====
  
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-======Oscillators======+=====Oscillators=====
  
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-====== User I/O ======+===== User I/O =====
  
 The Basys board includes several input and output devices, and several data ports so that many designs can be implemented without the need for any other components.  The Basys board includes several input and output devices, and several data ports so that many designs can be implemented without the need for any other components. 
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-====== Ports and External Connectors ======+===== Ports and External Connectors =====
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 The Basys board provides four 6-pin peripheral module connectors. Each connector provides Vdd, GND, and four unique FPGA signals.  The Basys board provides four 6-pin peripheral module connectors. Each connector provides Vdd, GND, and four unique FPGA signals. 
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 The pinout for the Spartan 3E-100 FPGA in the VQ100 package is shown in the table below. The pinout for the Spartan 3E-100 FPGA in the VQ100 package is shown in the table below.