Xilinx ML310 manual Embedded Development Kit, Board Level Integration

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Virtex-II Pro, ISE, and EDK

Board Level Integration

Xilinx understands the critical issues such as complex board layout, signal integrity, high- speed bus interface, high-performance I/O bandwidth, and electromagnetic interference for system level designers.

To ease the system level designers’ challenge, ISE provides support to all Xilinx leading FPGA technologies:

•System IO

•XCITE

•Digital clock management for system timing

•EMI control management for electromagnetic interference

To really help you ensure your programmable logic design works in context of your entire system, Xilinx provides complete pin configurations, packaging information, tips on signal integration, and various simulation models for your board level verification including:

•IBIS models

•HSPICE models

•STAMP models

Embedded Development Kit

The Embedded Development Kit (EDK) is Xilinx’s solution for embedded programmable systems design and supports designs using the Virtex-II Pro. EDK hardware and software development tools, combined with the advanced features of Virtex-II Pro FPGA provide you with a new level of system design.

The system design process can be loosely divided into the following tasks:

•Build the software application

•Simulate the hardware description

•Simulate the hardware with the software application

•Simulate the hardware into the FPGA using the software application in on-chip memory

•Run timing simulation

•Configure the bitstream for the FPGA

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