Xilinx Virtex™ -5 LX330T, FX200T, SX240T PCI Express (Gen 1 & Gen 2), PPC 440, DSP, & RocketIO GTP/GTX Platform

Powered by the largest Xilinx Virtex-5 LXT/FXT/SXT FPGA devices, the HTG-V5-PCIE-xxx is an ideal platform for almost any high-speed, high-density, and high-performance FPGA based design. Availability of more than 330,000 logic cells makes this board ideal for ASIC/SOC prototyping and development.

All 24  RocketIO serial transceivers (GTP/GTX) have been used to provide access to 8 lanes of end-point PCI Express (Gen 1 with LXT/SXT and Gen2 with FXT devices), 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports (SGMII), 2 Serial ATA ports, 8 pairs of SMA, and 10 data-rate-adjustable RocketIO GTP/GTX ports through high speed Samtec connectors (accessible either by cable or add-on modules).

The reference clock of 10 RocketIO GTPs (available on two high-speed connectors located on the upper left corner of the board) can be controlled by series of frequency synthesizer ICs, oscillators, and DIP switches (HTG Super Clock). This provides data throughputs ranging from 622 mbps to 6.25 Gbps supporting variety of different serial interface standards and protocols. Each connector also has its own differential GTP/GTX clock. Different add-on modules including PCIe Root, SATA and 10-port SFP are available to expand the board's capability and features.

2 Serial ATA (SATA) ports support SATA (I) and (II) standard. The data rate is controlled by the HTG Super Clock circuit. SATA Host, Device , and Port Multiplier IP cores are available through HiTech Global.

8 SMA connectors provide access to two RocketIO GTP ports. These ports can be used for GTP characterization, board to board connection, or connection to test and measurement equipments. Two additional SMA connectors can be used for connection to an external differential clock.

Two RJ45 connectors provide Gigabit Ethernet interface for high-speed networking application. Each connector has interface to one RocketIO GTP port for supporting SGMII applications.

The 200-pin (64-bit) SO-DIMM (located on the flip side of the board) provides access to up to 2 GB of DDR-2 memory.  A high-performance and easy to integrate DDR-2 Memory Controller IP Core is also available through HiTech Global.

The power distribution is made either through PCI Express mother board "or" a 5V ATX power supply. This provides flexible and reliable power distribution for any FPGA gate and resource utilization (especially when all RocketIO GTP/GTX ports are used in a design).

68 pairs of  LVDS (2.5V) signals or 136  Single-ended (3.3V) IOs are available through two Samtec QSE connectors. (The IO banks' voltages are set via set of jumpers). Two pairs of differential clocks, 2.5V, and 3.3V supply voltages are also available on each connector.

A PCI Express Jitter Attenuator IC provides higher low jitter PCIe clock interface. The circuit can be bypassed by two on-board jumpers.

A 256 mb Intel flash component provides ample storage area for the on-board LX330T / FX200T/ SX240T  FPGA configuration bits. This allows immediate configuration of the onboard FPGA when power is applied to the board. Remote configuration of the FPGA is possible when a PCIe motherboard (host) is equipped with configuration signals as part of its CPU Jtag chain.
 

►Kit Content:

- HTG-V5-PCIE Board
- CD ROM with User Manual, Schematics, (in searchable pdf format) , Software Drivers (eval.), x8 PCI Express Reference Demo (DMA), x8 Xilinx Coregen design, free DDR-2 controller (netlist) and IBERT test examples   

► Part Number & Price:

HTG-V5-PCIE-330-1 (with XC5VLX330T-1FFG1738C) :       Contact us
HTG-V5-PCIE-330-2 (with XC5VLX330T-2FFG1738C) :       Contact us
HTG-V5-PCIE-200-2 (with XC5VFX200T-2FFG1738C) :       Contact us
HTG-V5-PCIE-240-2 (with XC5VSX240T-2FFG1738C)         Contact us  

Other V5 PCIE boards with smaller FPGAs

►Software:

-  PCI Express Driver Source Code (C) - Windows XP or Linux     
- PCI Express Back End (High Performance DMA Engine) 

Optional Accessories:

Add-on x10 SFP module used in conjunction with the on-board data-rate-adjustable RocketIO GTP transceivers
- Power for the module is supplied by external and/or on-board 3.3V supply
- Data rate is controlled by the on-board super clock
- Each module has its own  power filter and control switch

Part Number: HTG-X10-SFP
Price: $695

Used in conjunction with the on-board SMA connector (s) to provide one r two SATA connector (s) to the main board

Part #: SMA-TO-SATA
Price: $395

Board to board (or to module) connector (6")

Part #: QSE-TO-QSE
Price: $175

Cable Builder for the high-speed connectors

The latest Xilinx FPGA Design Tool supporting Virtex-5 devices
 

Part #: DS-ISE-FND
Price: $2,495
 

FPGA Programming Cable (USB)

Part #: HW-USB
 Price: $220

Part Number: BB-HSI
Price: $390

The High Speed Interface bread board offers access to  signals from the SAMTEC connector.  600 holes (254mm step) are available for prototyping purposes 

RocketIO module with two CX4 and two SATA connectors

Summary of Virtex-5 PCI Express Boards

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