Virtex-6 FPGA Broadcast Connectivity Kit - FAQs
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1. O O O O ML605 Board Questions Q Q A What silicon version of the Virtex 6 LX240T FPGA is currently installed on the ML605 boards Production or ES The current FPGA version is ES What speed grade Virtex 6 LX240T is on the board The speed grade is 1 Can I upgrade to a larger or faster device with the same footprint Yes you can but to do so voids the Xilinx warranty and support for the board will not be Provided Q A What is the maximum size of the on board DDR III SO DIMM Up to 2GB The ML605 board is shipped with a 512 MB SO DIMM made by Micron can I use SO DIMMs from other vendors Yes you can use any JEDEC compliant SO DIMMs What are the configuration options for the ML605 board The following configuration methods are available e SystemACE CompactFlash e Platform Flash e Direct through the on board configuration circuit Can the ML605 be plugged into a Motherboard Yes this is a PCI Express board with edge connector and designed to be used either in PCle or stand alone mode For PCle Gen 2 operation the PC motherboard should be Gen 2 compliant Is the ML605 powered by PC motherboard through on board PCle slots No the PCle slot provides only 12V 2 2A supply which is insufficient for providing the required power to the board In some cases the overall board s power consumption may exceed 26W and an external supply with higher current is required The ML605 is an 8 lane P2. Cle end point card How can use the board in x4 or x1 configuration The below jumper setting shows different configurations PCIE PRSNT PCIE PRSNT X1 PCIE PRSNT X4 PCIE PRSNT X8 My PC s power supply has smaller power connectors that can mate with the on board J60 connector Can I use this connector when using the board in PCle Mode NO you should ONLY use the 4 pin ATX connector when board is plugged into a PC Motherboard Is PCle Root supported by the ML605 board Yes but only through an FMC daughter card Does the Ethernet port on the ML605 support the SGMIII interface Yes This feature is sported by one GTX port The on board Marvell PHY is also available in smaller packages Why Xilinx has used the largest package size The larger package size provides easy probing for debugging purpose Dol need an IP core in order to control the DVI port No a DVI controller chip is available on the board Dol need an IP core in order to control the USB ports No a USB controller chip is available on the board Does the ML650 board have a UART port so I can access the EDK IP cores The board is supported by a USB to UART bridge chip which has USB connector on one side and UART interface on the other side Serial programs such as Hyper Terminal supporting USB UART can have serial access to EDK IP cores How fast can I operate the SFP Up to 4 Gbps Is the board shipped with an SFP module No the p
3. Virtex 6 FPGA Broadcast Connectivity Kit FAQ Getting Started Q A Where can I purchase a kit Once the order entry is open you can purchase your Virtex 6 FPGA Broadcast Connectivity kit online or contact your local Xilinx Distributor or Representative at http www xilinx com company sales ww_disti htm When will get my kit Lead times will be provided through our distributors web pages For updated information please contact your local distributor Market Specific Questions Q A Who is the kit designed for The Virtex 6 FPGA Broadcast Connectivity Kit is primarily aimed at all broadcast equipment designers and development engineers working in the professional and high end audio and video markets It is a platform that can be used for research and development of a variety of interfaces and algorithms used in cameras and camcorders production switchers and routers encoders and IRDs post production graphics digital cinema monitoring transmitters and video over communications networks It can also be used in other audio and video markets from high end consumer displays to medical imaging from aircraft simulators to surveillance command and control operations How is the kit used and what are its application benefits The main purpose of the kit is to successfully evaluate and integrate pre verified video and audio interfaces into your FPGA based design This could be bringing to other video interfaces like DVI
4. and DisplayPort or integrating multiple SDI interfaces alongside your video processing algorithm However the kit can offer much more being capable of a quick test platform in lab environments for your own IP development and then integrating into a separate larger system or being a general prototyping vehicle for all kinds of video and audio codecs and processing algorithms General Kit Questions What is included in the kit The Virtex 6 FPGA Broadcast Connectivity Kit is shipped with e ROHS compliant ML605 Base Board including the XC6VLX240T 1FFG1156 FPGA e Broadcast Connectivity FMC card from Cook Technologies CTXIL671 e 2 clock modules for direct reference clock generation and or jitter reduction of retransmitted reference clocks e FPGA Design Software A full seat of Xilinx ISE Design Suite Logic Edition Device Locked to Virtex 6 LX240T FPGA e Targeted Reference Designs Triple rate SDI SD HD 3G SDI for transmit receive and pass through PCI Express Gen2 x8 PCI Express Gen 1 x8 Base Reference Design DDR3 Memory Interface IBERT o Multiboot e Getting Started Demonstration e Documentation o Hardware Setup Guide o Getting Started Guide o Hardware User Guide o Reference Design User Guide o Board Design Files Schematics Gerbers BOM e Cables amp Power Supply o 12V Universal Power Supply Two USB Cables One Ethernet Cable Four coaxial cables SDI AES and DVB ASI connectivity DVI To VGA Adapter 00000 0
5. can support with the broadcast FMC card You can support the major SMPTE and AES standards o Four triple rate SDI SD HD 3G SDI Rx supporting SMPTE 259M SMPTE 292M and SMPTE 424M o Four triple rate SDI SD HD 3G SDI Tx supporting SMPTE 259M SMPTE 292M and SMPTE 424M Two AES3 audio Rx Two AES3 audio Tx One AES10 audio Rx One AES10 audio Tx One video sync input O O O O 0 Q A Can I use the supplied SDI reference designs in my own system without further costs and licensing requirements Absolutely but the designs are provided as is and have only been fully tested on the connectivity kit Will the SDI designs in the Virtex 6 FPGA connectivity kit port to Spartan 6 FPGAs Not really the transceivers are different in each family and the interface to the FPGA fabric is quite different We are developing a Spartan 6 FPGA Connectivity Kit which will be available end Q1CY10 and which will include Spartan 6 FPGA reference designs for triple rate SDI The broadcast FMC supplied in the Virtex 6 FPGA kit will be exactly the same supplied in the Spartan 6 kit and the same used in our development What audio reference designs or IP are provided Initial versions of the kit will only have triple rate SDI video interfaces but we plan to add audio reference designs such as AES interfaces AES embedding and de embedding Audio Asynchronous Sample Rate Conversion ASRC in the near future These will be available on the product
6. lug in module should be purchase separately Can I install a low pin count LPC FMC card into a high pin count HPC FMC socket Yes the name and location of the active signals on the LPC are as same as the HPC already have an FMC Vita57 compliant daughter card that was not originally designed to be used with the ML605 board Can I expect this daughter card to work with the ML605 board Yes this is the most important feature of the FMC Your card can be plugged into the ML605 board as well as other boards with the same connector and spec compliance The card must be capable of supporting 2 5V I Os Am limited to the fixed voltages on the FMC card or other voltages can also be provided The V adjust feature enables availability of other voltage options via jumper setting How can obtain a copy of the Vita57 specification The specification is available for purchase at https www vita com online store html How many SelectlOs are available on the FMC connectors HPC High Pin Count 160 and LPC Low Pin Count 68 How many RocketlOs are available on the FMC connectors HPC 8 and LPC 1 Can I modify the power output of the on chip regulators Yes the ML605 is populated with a UCD9240 PMBus Controller device which can easily adjust the output voltage of the on board TI regulators Additional information is available at http focus ti com cn cn lit an slua488 slua488 pdf What audio and video interface standards
7. n connect to ChipScope cores later using the ChipScope Analyzer software to debug or validate your design e The AccelDSP Synthesis Tool a product that allows you to transform a MATLAB floating point design into a hardware module that can be implemented in a Xilinx FPGA The AccelDSP Synthesis Tool features an easy to use Graphical User Interface that controls an integrated environment with other design tools such as MATLAB Xilinx ISE tools and other industry standard HDL simulators and logic synthesizers e System Generator a DSP design tool from Xilinx that enables the use of The Mathworks model based design environment Simulink for FPGA design Designs are captured in the DSP friendly Simulink modeling environment using a Xilinx specific block set All of the downstream FPGA implementation steps including synthesis and place and route are automatically performed to generate an FPGA programming file e PlanAhead a design and analysis software product used to design large FPGA devices The core technology includes a hierarchical floorplanning tool that can partition the physical design into smaller more manageable pieces thus reducing the time to understand design verify and implement the FGPA Getting More Information Q Where do I get more information A Please check back to the Virtex 6 Broadcast Connectivity Kit product page
8. page What is the extra FMC connector for on the broadcast FMC board This is a further FMC expansion port using the High Pin Count HPC connection This enables bridging to other FMC modules not provided with the kit such as a DisplayPort interface FMC a XAUI 10GbE FMC other options currently in development or your own FMC card developed to the Vita57 specification available for purchase at https www vita com online store html Q The board is shipped with a Device Locked ISE Software Can I use the software for other Xilinx devices No the software provides access to the LX240T Device only What are the ML605 board s dimensions 10 5 X 5 0 26 7 cm x 12 7 cm What are the broadcast FMC board s dimensions 8 4 X 7 5 21 3cm x 19 1cm Does Xilinx provide all the ML605 and broadcast FMC board design files Yes these files are available on the product page Can I use and modify the PCB design files for my own design Yes you can but please read the disclaimer posted on the board s user manual What is your return policy for boards and software To return a board or cable purchased through normal distribution channels contact the authorized distributor who originally sold you the product For more information please visit the following site http www xilinx com products quality rma htm What is the warranty period for Xilinx development boards It is 90 days For more information please visit the following si
9. te http www xilinx com warranty htm boards Software Related Questions Q What is ISE Design Suite Device Locked A This option has all features of the full version but provides access only to the LX240T device Q How do register and install my software A When you order the Virtex 6 FPGA ML605 Evaluation kit you will be sent an email with download instruction If you log in with the Email address that was included in your purchase order then you will already have an account created for you If not then you will need to register a new account This evaluation kit comes with entitlement to a seat of the ISE Design Suite software and all asociated updates for a one year period or as specified in your purchase order Please visit the Xilinx software registration and entitlement site http www xilinx com getproduct Q What software do I need to run these reference designs and where do get it A You need ISE Logic Edition Q What other software would be helpful Why A While ISE will support all the features of the ML605 board there are some additional software tools that may be helpful These are found in the ISE Logic Embedded DSP or System Editions For more information see http www xilinx com tools designtools htm e ChipScope Pro an FPGA debug and verification tool Using the ChipScope Core Generator or Core Inserter you put ChipScope specific logic into your design called a ChipScope core Then you ca
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