Chapter 1

ML605 Evaluation Board

Overview

The ML605 board enables hardware and software developers to create or evaluate designs targeting the Virtex®-6 XC6VLX240T-1FFG1156 FPGA.

The ML605 provides board features common to many embedded processing systems. Some commonly used features include: a DDR3 SODIMM memory, an 8-lane PCI Express® interface, a tri-mode Ethernet PHY, general purpose I/O, and a UART. Additional user desired features can be added through mezzanine cards attached to the onboard high-speed VITA-57 FPGA Mezzanine Connector (FMC) high pin count (HPC) expansion connector, or the onboard VITA-57 FMC low pin count (LPC) connector.

“Features,” page 8 provides a general listing of the board features with details provided in “Detailed Description,” page 11.

Additional Information

Additional information and support material is located at:

http://www.xilinx.com/ml605 This information includes:

Current version of this user guide in PDF format

Example design files for demonstration of Virtex-6 FPGA features and technology

Demonstration hardware and software configuration files for the System ACE™ CF controller, Platform Flash configuration storage device, and linear flash chip

Reference design files

Schematics in PDF and DxDesigner formats

Bill of materials (BOM)

Printed-circuit board (PCB) layout in Allegro PCB format

Gerber files for the PCB (Many free or shareware Gerber file viewers are available on the internet for viewing and printing these files.)

Additional documentation, errata, frequently asked questions, and the latest news

For information about the Virtex-6 family of FPGA devices, including product highlights, data sheets, user guides, and application notes, see the Virtex-6 FPGA documentation page at http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/virtex-6.htm.

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