MicroBlaze Development Kit Spartan-3E 1600 Edition User Guide 53
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Chapter 6

VGA Display Port
The MicroBlaze Development Kit board includes a VGA display port via a J15 connector.
Connect this port directly to most PC monitors or flat-panel LCDs using a standard
monitor cable. As shown in Figure6-1, the VGA connector is the left-most connector along
the top of the board.
The Spartan-3E FPGA directly drives the five VGA signals via resistors. Each color line has
a series resistor, with one bit each for VGA_RED, VGA_GREEN, and VGA_BLUE. The
series resistor, in combination with the 75: termination built into the VGA cable, ensures
that the color signals remain in the VGA-specified 0V to 0.7V range. The VGA_HSYNC
and VGA_VSYNC signals using LVTTL or LVCMOS33 I/O standard drive levels. Drive
Figure 6-1: VGA Con nect ions from Spart an-3 E Sta rter Kit Board
DB15 VGA Connector
(front view)
1
6
11
2
7
12
3
8
13
4

9

14
5
10
15
GND
DB15
Connector
Red
Green
Blue
Horizontal Sync
Vertical Sync
270W
270W
270W
VGA_RED
VGA_GREEN
VGA_BLUE
VGA_HSYNC
VGA_VSYNC
(H14)
(H15)
(G15)
(F15)
(F14)

Pin 1

Pin 6

Pin 11

Pin 5

in 10

n

15

82.5W
82.5W
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DB15 VGA Connector