Digilent 410-047-C2P-KIT User Manual
Digilent Hardware
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Revision: June 4, 2004
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Figure 1. C-Mod XCR module
 
 
 
 
Overview 
 
C-Mod boards combine a Xilinx CPLD, a JTAG 
programming port, and power supply circuits in 
a convenient 600-mil, 40-pin DIP package. C-
Mods are ideally suited for breadboard or other 
prototype circuit designs where the use of 
small surface mount packages is impractical. 
All C-Mod boards include: 
 
• A single 3.3V supply voltage (voltage 
regulation provided on C-Mod board where 
required); 
• Adequate bypass capacitance on all CPLD
voltage supply pins;
• All available user I/O signals brought out to
DIP pins;
• Once programmed, CPLD designs are non-
volatile;
• Designs can easily be ported between C-
Mods using different CPLD device families;
• All C-Mod boards are compatible with the
free Xilinx WebPack tools.
 
C-Mods were created to make the latest Xilinx 
CPLDs more practical for experimental and 
prototype circuits. They can plug directly in to 
breadboards or IC sockets, and they can mate 
with the Digilent Ceres™ board to utilize a 
collection of ready-made I/O circuits. C-Mods 
are available with CoolRunner-II CPLDs (C-
Mod C2), CoolRunner CPLDs (C-Mod XCR), 
and XC95 CPLDs (C-Mod 95). C-Mod boards 
are especially useful for investigating designs 
across a variety of CPLD families. 
 
 
Functional Description 
 
C-Mod boards, which measure just 0.7” by 
2.16”, allow designers to experiment with 
CPLD-based designs in a variety of state-of-
the art devices. Designs can easily be ported 
from one C-Mod to another, so that design 
performance in different devices can be 
compared and contrasted. The 40-pin DIP form 
factor allows C-Mods to be used in breadboard 
or other through-hole circuits where surface-
mount devices are impractical. They can be 
configured with a wide range logic circuits, 
from simple logic functions to sequential 
controllers. All available CPLD I/O signals are 
routed to the 40-pin DIP connections. 
 
40 pin, 600-mil DIP Connector
CPLD in VQ44 Package
1.8VDC
regulator
(C2 Mod)
CMod-XCR: XCR3064XL
CMod-C2: XC2C64
CMod-95: XC9572XL
JTAG
Connector
Figure 2. C-Mod circuit board block diagram