Year: 2019

SYZYGY Origin Story (abridged)

No matter how glamorous it may seem, the development and introduction of a new standard to an existing marketplace is not a savory project (see xkcd 927). It’s a period of research, iteration, skepticism, hope, and self-doubt. In the end, the goal is to satisfy some need for some people while accepting the fact that […]

Introducing the XEM8350 Xilinx Kintex UltraScale Integration Module

Press Release Portland, Oregon – November 21, 2019 Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful FPGA modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect using USB 2.0 and 3.0, announced the XEM8350 USB 3.0 FPGA Module, combining two SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface and a Xilinx Kintex UltraScale FPGA in a compact module form factor. The XEM8350 dual-connector […]

SYZYGY Specification 1.1 Release

The latest version of the SYZYGY specification has a few minor updates as well as the addition of a new port type. Here’s everything to know about the new release: Introducing TXR-4 We have been working with one of the SYZYGY adopters to add a new four-lane transceiver specification. This new peripheral and port combination […]

Presenting the XEM7310MT with Xilinx Artix-7 Transceivers and FrontPanel SDK

Press Release Portland, Oregon – July 23, 2019 – Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful FPGA modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect using USB 2.0 and 3.0, announced the XEM7310MT USB 3.0 FPGA Module, combining a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface and a Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA in compact module form factor. The XEM7310MT USB interface […]

Opal Kelly Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Opal Kelly has always maintained an intense focus on creating customer value through the design of innovative, high-quality FPGA Integration modules. Our design strategies, test methodology, quality assurance guidelines, and supplier relationships have always represented this focus. Today, we’re happy to announce that these behind-the-scenes pursuits have become more visible through our recently-achieved ISO 9001:2015 […]

FrontPanel 5.1 Release

FrontPanel 5.1.0 is now available on the Pins Downloads page. Remember that you need to be logged into Pins to see and access the FrontPanel SDK downloads. FrontPanel Profiles are a great way to jump start a project with the FrontPanel SDK. With simple XML syntax, you can create basic graphical user interfaces quickly to […]