Category: News

In the News: Electronic Design

William Wong of Electronic Design writes about the continuing improvement of FPGA design tools. We spoke briefly with Mr. Wong during the release of our XEM3050 product. In a sidebar to this article, Bill briefly mentions the XEM3050 as a great way to include FPGA technology in a product without laboring the details of interfacing […]

Opal Kelly Announces New USB 2.0 FPGA Module – XEM3050 Speeds Product Development and Accelerates Time to Market

PORTLAND, OR – Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful FPGA USB 2.0 modules ideally suited for development engineering, prototyping, and OEM integration, today announced the volume availability of its new XEM3050 module. Based on the 4,000,000-gate Xilinx Spartan-3 FPGA and high-transfer-rate USB 2.0, the XEM3050 features on-board SDRAM, Flash, SSRAM, integrated power supplies, abundant […]

Industrial Version of XEM3010-1500P Available

PORTLAND, OR – Opal Kelly announced today the availability of an industrial version of their popular XEM3010-1500P USB 2.0 FPGA module. The module is identical to their off-the-shelf XEM3010-1500P, but fitted with parts rated for the industrial temperature range (-40degC to +85degC). Although Opal Kelly is happy to work with customers to adapt existing products […]

RoHS Compliance Notice for XEM3010-1500P

PORTLAND, OR – All XEM3010-1500P modules currently shipping are now fully RoHS compliant. The XEM3010-1000, however, remains RoHS non-compliant as we continue to purge our existing inventory.

RoHS Compliance Notice for XEM3010-1000 and XEM3010-1500P

It has come to our attention that, due to a misunderstanding regarding one vendor’s components, the XEM3010-1000 and XEM3010-1500P are not fully RoHS compliant. We apologize for the inconvenience particularly in light of our recent RoHS compliance announcement.

RoHS Compliance

All Opal Kelly products are now fully RoHS-compliant, including their popular XEM3001 and XEM3010 FPGA modules as well as all add-on modules and accessories sold through their online store.

XEM3010 Released

Opal Kelly has released the XEM3010 Xilinx Spartan-3 Integration Module, adding to their line of USB 2.0 FPGA modules for general-purpose and OEM usage. The new module utilizes an XC3S1500 (XC3S1000 optional) FPGA and includes 32 MB SDRAM, Xilinx configuration PROM, and high-efficiency switch-mode supplies.

FrontPanel 1.3.0 Released

Opal Kelly Incorporated has released version 1.3.0 of its free FrontPanel software and programmer’s interface (API) for use with its Xilinx FPGA modules. This new release adds HDL behavioral simulation capability with behavioral models of their precompiled HDL interface modules.

RoHS Statement

Opal Kelly is committed to meeting the new RoHS (lead-free) requirements that will affect the electronics business globally over the next 12 months. We are currently working with our suppliers and manufacturers to meet these guidelines on all future products and will be making our existing products compliant as well.