Xilinx manual SP605 Evaluation Board, Additional Information

Chapter 1

SP605 Evaluation Board

Overview

The SP605 board enables hardware and software developers to create or evaluate designs targeting the Spartan®-6 XC6SLX45T-3FGG484 FPGA.

The SP605 provides board features common to many embedded processing systems. Some commonly used features include: a DDR3 component memory, a 1-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) low pin count (LPC) connector.

“Features,” page 8 provides a general listing of the board features with details provided in “Detailed Description,” page 10.

Additional Information

Additional information and support material is located at:

•http://www.xilinx.com/sp605 This information includes:

•Current version of this user guide in PDF format

•Example design files for demonstration of Spartan-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 format and DxDesigner schematic format

•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 Spartan-6 family of FPGA devices, including product highlights, data sheets, user guides, and application notes, see the Spartan-6 FPGA website at http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/spartan-6.htm.

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