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Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual
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Introduction
Connect Tech’s FreeForm/PCI-104 features Xilinx’s Virtex-5 multi-platform FPGA offering users a
flexible, reconfigurable computing platform that also takes advantage of the high bandwidth capabilities
of the PCI bus while communicating with various I/O interfaces.
Product Features
o PCI-104 form factor – 32-Bit/33MHz
o Xilinx multi-platform Virtex-5 FPGA with 3 million logic gates
o 2MB Flash for FPGA configuration storage
o 8MB Flash for embedded code storage
o Designed for embedded processing using MicroBlaze™
o 100MHz input clock
o 128MB DDR2-400 memory
o 2 x 10/100 Ethernet with modular jacks
o 2 x RS-485 serial interface
o High-speed serial connector 4 x Rocket I/O (GTP) channels
o 64 single ended or 32 LVDS general purpose I/O
o External 5V power connection for programming and development
o JTAG test and programming chain
o Industrial temperature range of -40°C to 85°C
o Ships preconfigured with a reference design
About this manual
This manual will provide the user with the following information:
o System overview
o Introduction to the reference design
o Description of jumpers, switches, and connector pinouts
o Hardware installation instructions
o Software installation instructions
o FPGA configuration details
o Specifications