Virtex-4LX board with PCIe interface: PCIeV4BASE

A PCI-Express board with XILINX™ VIRTEX-4™ FPGA, 512 MByte SO-DIMM memory module and a 78-pin HD-SUB connector. A slot located between the FPGA and the HD-SUB connector allows plugging customer specific electronic boards. FPFA configuration is possible at any time without the need of download cables or programming devices via PCIe (design download-software included).

	Three oscillators provide clocks for the FPGA and the local bus of the PCIe-bridge. Optional, additional clocks can be provided by plug-in boards. One slot for plug-in boards is available. It is connected to the FPGA and to the HD-SUB connector by 100-pin connectors respectively. User-specific hardware-extensions as ADC's, DAC's, PHY's or other devices can be addd easily this way. The busmaster PCI-Express interface is implemeted using an additional device, the PEX 8311. No PCI-Express core is needed in your FPGA design. No detailed knowledge about the PCI-bus is needed to transfer data beween the FPGA and the user-software running on the PC. The example design coming with the board shows how to implement communication using the Wishbone interface The FPGA-device is connected to a SO-DIMM socket. By default the board comes with fast 512-MByte DDR2 SDRAM memory installed.

block diagram of PCIeV4BASE Virtex-4 board with PCI Express (PCIe) interface

Three oscillators provide clocks for the FPGA and the local bus of the PCIe-bridge. Optional, additional clocks can be provided by plug-in boards.
One slot for plug-in boards is available. It is connected to the FPGA and to the HD-SUB connector by 100-pin connectors respectively. User-specific hardware-extensions as ADC's, DAC's, PHY's or other devices can be addd easily this way.

The busmaster PCI-Express interface is implemeted using an additional device, the PEX 8311. No PCI-Express core is needed in your FPGA design. No detailed knowledge about the PCI-bus is needed to transfer data beween the FPGA and the user-software running on the PC.
The example design coming with the board shows how to implement communication using the Wishbone interface

The FPGA-device is connected to a SO-DIMM socket. By default the board comes with fast 512-MByte DDR2 SDRAM memory installed.

FPGA	VIRTEX-4™ XC4VLX25-10FFG668C
Supported operating systems	comes with UDK (Unified Development Kit) which is usable with Windows XP™ and LINUX™
User I/O	Default plug-in board 'PIB64IO' (included) provides 64 buffered 5 Volt compatible I/O lines. Organisation: 8 banks x 8 bit
Host Interface	PCIe x1
FPGA configuration options	JTAG (Xilinx download cable) PCIe Bus (comes with UDK software)
Memory	512 MByte DDR2-SDRAM SO-DIMM
Dimensions (LxWxH)	according to PCIe specifications 'short card'
standard accessory	PIB64IO plug-in-board mating 78-pin HD-SUB connecor with backshell CD-ROM containing drivers, examples and documentation.
USer's Manual	CE038.pdf More documents are in the download area.
Ordering information	ordering No. C1080-3807
Miscelaneous	To develop own FPGA designs, you need a Xilinx™ development system (not included). The VIRTEX-4 XC4VLX25-10FFG668C FPGA is supported by the free Xilinx software 'WebPack ISE'. More information can be found on www.xilinx.com CESYS develops, produces and delivers appropriate plug-in boards according to your specifiactions. Please call or send your requirements, to receive an offer.
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Virtex-4LX board with PCIe interface: PCIeV4BASE

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