Connect Tech PCI-104 Programming the FPGA

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual

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Programming the FPGA

1) Right click on device number one (Virtex-5 FPGA), and select program. The following diagram

will appear. Note that verification will only work if an msk file has been created.

2) Select OK to begin programming. After programming is complete, the status window will report:

Contents

Main FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Limited Lifetime Warranty Copyright Notice Trademark Acknowledgment Customer Support Overview Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures Introduction Product Features About this manual Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual System Overview Figure 1: FreeForm/PCI-104 Block Diagram Page Reference Design Hardware Description Jumpers and Switches Connector Pinouts P2 P3 Page P4 P5 P6 Page P8 Connectors Mating Components and Cables Hardware Installation Heat Sink Installation WARNING Stand-alone Operation WARNING Software Installation FPGA Development Environment PLX Software Development Kit (SDK) Reference Design & Application Examples FPGA Configuration Power and Thermal Considerations Reference Design FPGA power analysis Specifications Appendix A: iMPACT Instructions for FPGA Configuration Launch Impact Page Page Programming the FPGA Generating a PROM (MCS) File Page Page Configuring the FPGA with the SPI Flash Page Page Page Page Page Page Appendix C: Hardware Changes from Revision B Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 37 Reference Design DDR2 Pinout Hardware Description P5 P5 Specifications