FPAA for Education & Research

Programmable analog hardware designed for university teaching labs, engineering courses, and advanced research.

Affordable, flexible, and classroom-ready FPAA platforms allow students and researchers to prototype real analog systems in minutes without redesigning hardware.

What is an FPAA?

A Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA) is the analog equivalent of an FPGA.
Instead of programming digital logic, engineers configure analog circuits such as:

Filters
Amplifiers
Signal conditioning blocks
Sensor interfaces

Using software, these analog circuits can be reconfigured instantly, allowing students and researchers to prototype and experiment without redesigning hardware. For teaching and research environments, this means:

Faster experimentation
Fewer hardware boards required
Reusable laboratory equipment across multiple courses

Why FPAAs for Education

Hands-On Learning

Teach core concepts in analog design, signal processing, and embedded systems with hardware students can configure and test in minutes. Students can directly observe how circuit parameters affect real-world signals.

Flexible and Cost-Effective

Replace multiple dedicated analog boards with one reconfigurable platform, ideal for classrooms and laboratories with limited budgets. A single FPAA platform can support many different laboratory exercises.

Accessible at Every Level

From introductory undergraduate labs to graduate research and thesis projects, FPAA systems scale with your program.
Students can begin with simple experiments and progress toward complex system-level designs.

Hardware Platforms for Teaching & Research

OTC2310K04-PIKA Raspberry Pi HAT

FPAA development platform designed for rapid classroom integration.

Features:

Includes 4 AN231E04 FPAA chips
Seamless Raspberry Pi integration
Ideal for teaching analog prototyping and embedded labs
Dynamically reconfigurable architecture with 4 CABs per FPAA

Perfect for courses combining embedded computing and analog signal processing.

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AN231K04-QUAD4 Quad FlexAnalog™ FPAA development board for AN231E04

AN231K04 Development Boards

Available in Single, Dual, and Quad FPAA configurations to support different course levels.

Single Development Board

Entry-level FPAA platform ideal for:

Introductory analog electronics
Signal conditioning labs
Basic system experimentation

Dual Development Board

Two FPAAs allow students to build more complex signal chains and multi-stage systems.

Ideal for:

Intermediate analog courses
Signal processing experiments
Embedded integration

Quad Development Board

Four FPAAs provide a scalable platform for team projects and advanced coursework.

Common uses include:

Capstone engineering projects
Complex signal processing experiments
Multi-sensor systems

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OTC2902K Dev Board – Polymorphic FPAA with 56 CABs & MSP430

OTC2902K Polymorphic FPAA Dev Board

High-performance FPAA platform for graduate-level work and advanced research.

Key features:

56 configurable analog cores
Integrated MSP430 microcontroller
High flexibility for experimental architectures

Designed for:

Advanced signal processing research
Adaptive analog systems
Neuromorphic and reconfigurable architectures

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Pre-Configured Analog Modules for Teaching Labs

Chameleon™ 8th-Order Butterworth Low-Pass Filter

Precision switched-capacitor filter modules with characterized cutoff frequencies ranging from 10 Hz to 100 kHz.

Key capabilities:

Flat Butterworth passband response
No stopband ripple
Minimal ringing for step inputs
Fully differential internal signal path
High common-mode noise rejection
High dynamic range
Direct connection to differential or single-ended ADCs

Each module uses an onboard EEPROM to configure the internal FPAA as a fixed-function analog filter with production-ready performance.

Designed for Teaching and Research

Chameleon™ filter modules support laboratory work in:

Signal processing courses
Sensor signal conditioning
Data acquisition systems
Biomedical signal filtering
Control system experiments

Because the modules are fully characterized, instructors can rely on consistent results across multiple student setups.

Teaching & Research Applications

Classroom Instruction

Teach concepts such as:

Analog and digital system integration
Signal processing fundamentals
Embedded systems interfacing
Sensor signal conditioning

Capstone Engineering Projects

Students can build real hardware systems including:

Sensor interfaces
Signal acquisition pipelines
Embedded control systems
Edge processing devices

Graduate Research

FPAA technology supports advanced research areas including:

Neuromorphic computing
Adaptive signal processing
Reconfigurable analog architectures
Mixed-signal experimental systems

What’s Included

Every FPAA development platform includes:

Free development software
Full technical documentation
Long-term product availability for multi-year curricula

This ensures universities can build stable teaching programs around the platform.

Bring Programmable Analog to Your Lab

Introduce flexible analog experimentation into your courses or research programs.

Our team can help you select the right FPAA platforms for your teaching labs, student projects, or research initiatives.