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XC7S50-1CSGA324I

XC7S50-1CSGA324I

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Higher-density Spartan-7 option in the same 324-LFBGA package for designs needing more logic and RAM.
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Overview

The XC7S50-1CSGA324I is a higher-density Spartan-7 FPGA in the 324-LFBGA package from AMD (Xilinx), intended for designs that need more programmable logic and block RAM while keeping a compact package. It provides a cost- and power-optimized FPGA fabric for custom logic, protocol bridging, and embedded accelerators in space-constrained systems.

Why Choose This Part

This Spartan-7 part balances higher logic and RAM density with the compact 324-LFBGA package, making it suitable when you need more FPGA resources without moving to a larger package family. It is part of a low-power, cost-focused FPGA family and integrates with the standard Xilinx/AMD toolchain for synthesis, place-and-route, and bitstream generation. The package and IO flexibility allow designers to implement diverse interfaces and deterministic hardware functions.

Applications

Protocol bridging and industrial gateways
Implement real-time deterministic converters between fieldbuses, industrial Ethernet, and custom protocols using hardware state machines and parallel pipelines.
Embedded edge compute and small ML accelerators
Offload preprocessing, fixed-point neural network layers, or feature extraction to FPGA fabric for low-latency edge inference.
Robotics motor control and sensor fusion
Host low-latency motor control loops, encoder interfaces, and deterministic sensor aggregation in hardware.
Video pre-processing and custom video I/O
Implement pixel-format converters, scaling, or timing-critical video interfaces in a small-footprint FPGA package.
Custom I/O and protocol offload
Add flexible I/O standards, bit-serial peripherals, or hardware acceleration for DSP-like tasks in embedded systems.

Getting Started

Use the AMD (Xilinx) Vivado Design Suite for synthesis, implementation, and bitstream generation; follow the device-specific user guide and datasheet for pinout and package details. For hardware bring-up, use a compatible JTAG programmer/debugger (for example, Digilent or Xilinx platform cables) and an external SPI configuration flash on your carrier board to store configuration bitstreams. Review power sequencing, decoupling, and thermal recommendations in the device documentation before first power-up.

Part of AMD Xilinx Spartan-7 / Artix-7 family » XC7S50

XC7S50 Family

Part NumberDifferenceStock
XC7S50-1CSGA324C C 223
XC7S50-1FTGB196C FTGB196C 273
XC7S50-1FGGA484C (AMD / Xilinx) FGGA484C 172

Also Consider

XC7S25-1CSGA324I AMD - Lower-density Spartan-7 in the same 324-LFBGA footprint for designs that need fewer resources but the same package and IO.
XC7A35T-1CPG236C AMD - Artix-7 option with different performance and IO tradeoffs when you need faster transceivers or different resource mixes.
XC7A50T-1FGG484I AMD - Higher-capacity Artix-7 alternative in a larger package if you need significantly more logic or IO than Spartan-7 can provide.