Connect Tech PCI-104 user manual Introduction, Product Features, About this manual

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual

Introduction

Connect Tech’s FreeForm/PCI-104 features Xilinx’s V irtex-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

oPCI-104 form factor – 32-Bit/33MHz

oXilinx 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:

oSystem overview

oIntroduction to the reference design

oDescription of jumpers, switches, and connector pinouts o Hardware installation instructions

o Software installation instructions o FPGA configuration details

o Specifications

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