Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual
Revision 0.02 4
Table of Contents
Limited Lifetime Warranty.........................................................................................................2
Copyright Notice........................................................................................................................ 2
Trademark Acknowledgment..................................................................................................... 2
Customer Support Overview...................................................................................................... 3
Contact Information........................................................................................................... 3
Table of Contents....................................................................................................................... 4
List of Tables.............................................................................................................................. 5
List of Figures............................................................................................................................ 5
Introduction................................................................................................................................ 6
Product Features................................................................................................................ 6
About this manual.............................................................................................................. 6
System Overview....................................................................................................................... 7
Reference Design....................................................................................................................... 9
Hardware Description...............................................................................................................1 0
Jumpers and Switches...................................................................................................... 10
Slot Selection (RSW1)............................................................................................ 10
FPGA Configuration Settings (J1).......................................................................... 10
Connector Pinouts............................................................................................................ 11
PCI-104 Header (P1)............................................................................................... 11
JTAG Programming Header (P2)............................................................................ 11
SPI Flash Programming Header (P3)...................................................................... 11
High-speed Serial (P4)............................................................................................ 12
RS-485 Headers (P5, P6).........................................................................................13
GPIO Header (P7)................................................................................................... 14
External Power Connector (P8)............................................................................... 15
Connector’s Mating Components and Cables.................................................................. 16
Hardware Installation............................................................................................................... 17
Heat Sink Installation.......................................................................................................17
Stand-alone Operation..................................................................................................... 17
Software Installation.................................................................................................................18
FPGA Development Environment................................................................................... 18
PLX Software Development Kit (SDK).......................................................................... 18
Reference Design & Application Examples.................................................................... 18
FPGA Configuration................................................................................................................ 19
Power and Thermal Considerations..........................................................................................2 0
Reference Design FPGA power analysis......................................................................... 20
Specifications........................................................................................................................... 21
Appendix A: iMPACT Instructions for FPGA Configuration...................................... ............22
Launch Impact................................................................................................................. 22
Programming the FPGA.................................................................................................. 25
Generating a PROM (MCS) File..................................................................................... 26
Configuring the FPGA with the SPI Flash.......................................................................29
Configuring the FPGA / SPI flash Association....................................................... 29
Programming the Flash........................................................................................... 31
Appendix B: Power calculations.............................................................................................. 33
Scenario 1: Heatsink attached, 250 LFM................................................................ 33
Scenario 2: No Heatsink, 250 LFM.........................................................................34
Scenario 3: No heatsink, 0 LFM..............................................................................35
Appendix C: Hardware Changes from Revision B...................................................................36
Reference Design............................................................................................................. 37
Hardware Description...................................................................................................... 38
Connector Pinouts................................................................................................... 38
Specifications................................................................................................................... 39