Virtex-6 FPGA ML605 Evaluation Kit, Xilinx
The Virtex-6 ML605 FPGA Evaluation Kit provides a flexible environment for higher-level system design applications such as; wired telecommunications, wireless infrastructure and broadcast which need features such as DDR3, Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express® and other serial connectivity. The ML605 development board includes industry-standard FMC (FPGA Mezzanine Card) connectors for scaling and customisation to specific applications and markets.
ML605 Base Board with FPGA: XC6VLX240T-1FFG1156
Onboard configuration circuitry (USB to JTAG)
16MB Platform Flash XL
32MB Parallel (BPI) Flash
System ACE CF with 2GB Compact FLASH (CF) Card
10/100/1000 Tri-Speed Ethernet (GMII, RGMII, SGMII, MII)
SFP transceiver connector
GTX port (TX, RX) with four SMA connectors
USB To UART Bridge
USB Host Port and USB Peripheral Port
PCI Express x8 Edge Connector
DDR3 SO-DIMM (512 MB)
BPI Linear Flash (32 MB) (Also available for configuration)
IIC EEPROM (8 Kb)
200 MHz Oscillator (Differential)
66 MHz Socketed Oscillator (Single-Ended)
SMA Connectors for external clock (Differential)
GTX Reference Clock port with 2 SMA connectors
16x2 LCD character display
DVI Output
System Monitor
User Push buttons (5), DIP switches (3), LEDs (13)
User GPIO with two SMA connectors
Two FMC Expansion Ports
An FPGA is a semiconductor device consisting of a matrix of Configurable Logic Blocks (CLBs) connected through programmable interconnects. The user determines these interconnections by programming SRAM. A CLB can be simple (AND, OR gates, etc) or complex (a block of RAM). The FPGA allows changes to be made to a design even after the device is soldered into a PCB.
