Digilent Digital Discovery™ with High-Speed Adapter

Digilent Digital Discovery™ is a combined logic analyzer and pattern generator that was designed to be the ultimate embedded development companion. The Digital Discovery features a small form factor, facilitating portability and easy storage. Digital Discovery provides a suite of advanced features to allow the user to debug, visualize, and simulate digital signals for most embedded projects. The Included Digital Discovery High-Speed Adapter and impedance-matched probes can also be used to connect and utilize the inputs and outputs for more advanced projects.

The High-Speed Adapter connects to a 32-pin connector on the Digital Discovery and offers an alternative to the default 2×16 flywire assembly. It provides access for up to 24 High-Speed Logic Probes and allows increased sample rates for up 800MS/s on the Digital Discovery. The High-Speed Adapter is not keyed, and both orientations can be used as the twisted wires are not color-coded.

The Digital Discovery is driven by the free WaveForms (3.5.4 or later) software and can be configured to be any of the below instruments:

32-channel digital logic analyzer (1.2V to 3.3V CMOS, 8 channels at 800MS/s*, 16 channels at 400MS/s*, and 32 channels at 200MS/s)
Digital Bus Analyzers (SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, Parallel)
16-channel pattern generator (1.2V to 3.3V CMOS, 100MS/s)
16-channel virtual digital I/O including buttons, switches, and LEDs
A programmable power supply of 1.2V to 3.3V/100mA

*Note: to obtain speeds of 200MS/s and higher, the High-Speed Adapter must be used.

The Digital Discovery was designed for anyone embarking on embedded development. Its features and specifications were deliberately chosen to maintain a small and portable form factor, withstand use in a variety of environments, and keep costs down while balancing the requirements of operating on USB Power.

Features

Logic analyzer features
- 24 high-speed input channels (DIN0…23), accessible through one 2×16 connector, used with the Logic Analyzer in WaveForms (560kΩ||10pF)
- 16 digital I/Os (DIO24…39) arranged in two Pmod-style (2×6) connectors, used with the Logic Analyzer in WaveForms
- 800MSps input sample rate when using maximum 8 inputs (and the High-Speed Adapter), 400MSps with maximum 16 inputs (with the High-Speed Adapter), 200MSps and lower with maximum 32 inputs
- User programmable input and output LVCMOS voltage levels from 1.2V to 3.3V (5V compatible)
- 100MHz signal input bandwidth
- 2Gbit DDR3 acquisition buffer for Logic Analyzer
- Multiple trigger options, including pin change, bus pattern, etc.
- Digital Bus Analyzers (SPI, I²C, UART, Parallel)
Multi-purpose digital I/O
- 16 digital I/Os arranged in two Pmod-style (2×6) connectors
- Each of the 16 pins can be configured for input (Logic analyzer) or set as output
- Algorithmic pattern generator (no buffers used)
- Custom pattern buffer/channel: 32K samples
- ROM Logic for implementing user-defined Boolean functions and State Machines
- Bus Protocol Controllers (SPI, UART, I²C)
- 100MSps max. output sample rate (50MHz maximum output frequency)
- Automatic or manual strength and slew settings for outputs
- User-programmable logic I/O levels from 1.2V to 3.3V (5V compatible)

Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA (XC6SLX2) core
- Clock management (12MHz and 60MHz for USB communication, 100MHz and 800MHz for data sampling)
- Acquisition control and data storage (Logic Analyzer)
- Digital signal synthesis (for pattern generator and bus protocol controllers)
- Trigger system (trigger detection and distribution for all instruments)
- Power supplies control and instruments enabling
- Power and temperature monitoring
- Calibration memory control
- Communication with the PC (settings, status data)
Other features
- USB bus-powered
- User power supplies, 1.2V to 3.3V, available in the two Pmod-style connectors (100mA max)
- Twisted wire high-speed cable option for input channels to ensure signal integrity
- Free WaveForms software runs on Windows, MacOS, and Linux
- Script editor for complex or automated tests
- Cross-triggering between Logic Analyzer, Pattern Generator, or external trigger
- Data file import/export using standard formats
- Dimensions: 80mm x 80mm x 25mm, 80g (without accessories)

Kit Contents

Digital Discovery
High-Speed Adapter
16 high-speed logic probes

2×6 flywire assembly
2×16 flywire assembly
USB A to Micro-B cable

WaveForms™

WaveForms provides a suite of graphical instrument panels that give full access to the Digilent Analog Design hardware, such as the Digital Discovery, Analog Discovery, Analog Discovery 2, and Electronics Explorer. Custom applications can also be written for these devices, using the WaveForms SDK (Software Development Kit), which provides the header/library files and documentation to access the API for the DWF Library.

Download WaveForms from Digilent
WaveForms Reference Manual

Digilent Digital Discovery™ with High-Speed Adapter

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WaveForms™

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