--- product_id: 12484728 title: "Nexys 3 Spartan-6 FPGA Trainer Board" brand: "digilent" price: "R124" currency: ZAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/12484728-nexys-3-spartan-6-fpga-trainer-board store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # 100MHz fixed-frequency oscillator 48MB external memory (Micron PCM & RAM) Multiple USB & Pmod connectors Nexys 3 Spartan-6 FPGA Trainer Board **Brand:** digilent **Price:** R124 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🚀 Elevate your FPGA game with Nexys3 – where innovation meets hands-on mastery! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Nexys 3 Spartan-6 FPGA Trainer Board by digilent - **How much does it cost?** R124 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/12484728-nexys-3-spartan-6-fpga-trainer-board) ## Best For - digilent enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted digilent brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Massive 48MB External Memory:** Leverage Micron's fast Cellular RAM and dual non-volatile PCM for complex projects. - • **Versatile Connectivity Suite:** USB-UART, Type-A USB host, and four double-wide Pmod ports for seamless peripheral integration. - • **Classroom-Ready & Future-Proof:** Robust platform designed to grow with your skills and projects, ensuring you never fall behind. - • **Cutting-Edge Spartan-6 FPGA Power:** Harness Xilinx's latest XC6LX16 for high-performance digital design. - • **Plug-and-Play Digital System Development:** Ideal for both beginners and pros to build, test, and simulate advanced digital circuits. ## Overview The Nexys 3 Spartan-6 FPGA Trainer Board by Digilent features a Xilinx Spartan-6 XC6LX16 FPGA, 48MB of external Micron memory including Cellular RAM and dual non-volatile PCM, and a rich set of I/O options such as USB-UART, Type-A USB host, VGA output, and multiple Pmod connectors. Designed for both educational and professional use, it supports a wide range of digital system development projects from simple logic circuits to complex embedded processors. ## Description The Nexys3 digital system development platform features Xilinx's newest Spartan-6 FPGA, 48Mbytes of external memory (including two non-volatile phase-change memories from Micron), and enough I/O devices and ports to host a wide variety of digital systems. The Nexys3 is an ideal platform for any engineer to gain experience with Xilinx's latest technologies, and it is perfectly suited to the classroom - new students can build logic circuits without worrying about complex external interfaces, and more advanced students can build complete digital systems, including controllers, CODECs, and embedded processors. Review: Nexys 3 is an outstanding system - Very good performance for testing the design of Digital Circuits, with this the Engineering Student and Professionals dedicated to the serious design of Digital Circuits can develop, test, simulate and implement from simple to very complex digital systems based on FPGA. The only point to improve is the instruction manuals, Digilent should prepare a better user friendly manual with structured information. Review: okay - This product has an economic value according to the tools offered, and I like the variety of projects that can be done with nexys3 and is recommended for those wishing to learn to program in VHDL ## Features - Xilinx Spartan6 XC6LX16-CS324 - 16Mbyte Micron Cellular RAM, 16Mbyte Micron Parallel PCM, 16Mbyte Micron Quad-mode SPI PCM - 10/100 SMSC LAN8710 PHY, USB-UART, Type-A USB host for mouse, keyboard or memory stick - 8-bit VGA, 100MHz fixed-frequency oscillator, Four double-wide Pmod connectors, one VHDC connector - USB cable included ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00SDTFK1O | | Date First Available | July 13, 2011 | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item model number | Nexys3 | | Manufacturer | Digilent | | Package Dimensions | 7.5 x 6 x 1 inches | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Digilent - **Memory Clock Speed:** 100 MHz - **S/PDIF Connector Type:** Optical - **System Bus Standard Supported:** SATA 3 - **Manufacturer:** Digilent - **UPC:** 837654333945 ## Images ![Nexys 3 Spartan-6 FPGA Trainer Board - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91kTGWK9ddL.jpg) ![Nexys 3 Spartan-6 FPGA Trainer Board - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1D+nxpiz8L.jpg) ![Nexys 3 Spartan-6 FPGA Trainer Board - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91czNr2OkZL.jpg) ![Nexys 3 Spartan-6 FPGA Trainer Board - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1nUJ+ZWgyL.jpg) ![Nexys 3 Spartan-6 FPGA Trainer Board - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1Ss5ZFwPKL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nexys 3 is an outstanding system *by E***L on November 2, 2011* Very good performance for testing the design of Digital Circuits, with this the Engineering Student and Professionals dedicated to the serious design of Digital Circuits can develop, test, simulate and implement from simple to very complex digital systems based on FPGA. The only point to improve is the instruction manuals, Digilent should prepare a better user friendly manual with structured information. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ okay *by L***N on March 12, 2014* This product has an economic value according to the tools offered, and I like the variety of projects that can be done with nexys3 and is recommended for those wishing to learn to program in VHDL ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars *by S***Y on December 13, 2016* Works great. 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