Cheetah SPI Host Adapter

TP280121

The Cheetah™ SPI Host Adapter is a high-speed SPI adapter capable of communicating at up to 40+ MHz. The Cheetah adapter is specifically designed to communicate with high-speed, SPI based flash memory. This adapter is an ideal tool to develop, debug, and program SPI-based systems.

  • SPI master at up to 40+ MHz
  • Transaction queuing for maximum throughput
  • Pipelined architecture for gapless shifting
  • Precise timing and user-insertable delays
  • Supports up to 3 slave selects
  • Flash/EEPROM programming; in-system or stand-alone
  • I2C/SPI Product Guide
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    I2C Master Image
    Up to 800 kHz 1
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    Up to 3.4 MHz
    I2C Slave Image
    Up to 800 kHz 1
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    Up to 3.4 MHz
    SPI Master Image
    Up to 8 MHz 2
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    up to 40 MHz+ 3
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    Up to 80 MHz
    SPI Slave Image
    Up to 4 MHz 2
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    Up to 20 MHz
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    Up to 16
    I2C Monitor Image
    up to 4 MHz
    SPI Monitor Image
    up to 24 MHz
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    USB Bus Powered Device Image
    Full-Speed
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    High-Speed
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    High-Speed
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    High-Speed
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    Dimensions L: 3.5″ (8.9 cm)
    W: 1.6″ (4.1 cm)
    D: 0.9″ (2.2 cm)
    L: 3.5″ (8.9 cm)
    W: 1.6″ (4.1 cm)
    D: 0.9″ (2.2 cm)
    L: 4.55″ 11.6 cm)
    W: 3.05″ (7.7 cm)
    D: 1.15″ (2.9 cm)
    L: 4.6″ (11.7 cm)
    W: 2.75″ (7.0 cm)
    D: 1.1″ (2.8 cm)

    1Actual system bus speed may vary as a function of capacitance.

    2The quoted values are intra-byte speeds. Please refer to the datasheet for timing restrictions.

    3Customers have successfully over-clocked the Cheetah SPI adapter to 50MHz.

    Total Phase also has a number of accessories that can be used in conjunction with the products above.

Tech Specs

Bit Rate
  • SPI Master: 0.1 MHz – 40+ MHz
Target Bus Interface
  • SPI Master
Target Bus Cable
  • 10-pin ribbon cable
  • 1.27 mm (0.05″) pitch
  • 25.4 mm (1″) length
Host Bus Interface
  • USB 2.0
  • Standard-B receptacle
Target Bus Connector
  • Type : 2×5 IDC female, 2.54 mm (0.10″) pitch
  • Pinout
    • Power Pins: GND (Pins 2, 10), NC/+5V (Pins 4,6)
    • SPI Pins: SS2 (Pin1), SS3 (Pin 3), MISO (Pin 5), SCLK (Pin 7) MOSI (Pin 8), SS1 (Pin 9)
DC Characteristics
  • Target Power: +5V, 25mA max
  • I2C/SPI Signal: 3.3V, 10mA
Operating Temperatures
  • 10-35 degrees C (50-95 Degrees F)
Hardware
  • Cheetah SPI Host Adapter
  • 6 ft USB-A to USB-B Cable
  • One Year Warranty
Software (web downloads)
  • Flash Center Software
  • Control Center Serial Software
  • Cheetah Software API
  • Cheetah LabVIEW Driver
  • USB Drivers
  • Linux USB Hot Plug Configuration files
Minimum Hardware Requirements
  • Intel or AMD processor operating at 2 GHz or faster
  • 1 GB physical RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
  • 2 GB or more available hard disk space
  • Full-speed USB port
  • VGA capable of 1024-x768 or higher screen resolution
  • Internet access is helpful
Available Software
  • Control Center Serial Software
  • Flash Center Software
  • Cheetah Software API
  • Cheetah LabVIEW Driver
Required Software (Windows & Linux)
  • USB Drivers
PC Requirements & Supported Operating Systems
  • Windows: 7, 8, 8.1, 10
  • Linux: Red Hat, SuSE, Ubuntu, Fedora
  • Mac OS X: 10.7 – 10.14
Dimensions and Weight
  • (W x D x L) 55.6 x 22.2 x 89 mm (2.19″x0.87″x3.5″)
  • 64 grams (0.14 lbs)
Quality
  • CE
  • RoHS
  • One Year Warranty
  • Manufacturing
    • ISO 9001
    • ISO 13485
    • AS9100C
    • ITAR