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Italic font The address (F) is asserted after clock Emphasis in text. event 2. Underlined Text Indicates a link to a web page. http://www.xilinx.com/virtex4 Online Document The following conventions are used in this document: Convention Meaning or Use Example See the section “Additional...
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VCCO Jack VCCINT VCCINT Jack *Note: LVDS headers and clock capable regional clocks VAUX VAUX Jack are not available on ML421 platforms. UG087_01_092006 Figure 1: Virtex-4 FPGA ML42x Platform Block Diagram www.BDTIC.com/XILINX ML42x User Guide www.xilinx.com UG087 (v1.3) May 30, 2008...
The image might not reflect the current revision of the board. Note: LVDS headers (12) and clock capable regional clocks (7) are not available on ML421 platforms. UG087_02_102006 Figure 2: Detailed Description of Virtex-4 FPGA ML42x Platform Components www.BDTIC.com/XILINX www.xilinx.com ML42x User Guide UG087 (v1.3) May 30, 2008...
Supplies 3.3V to the System ACE chip and VCC3 3.3V other onboard circuits VCCINT 1.2V J105 Core voltage for the FPGA VCCO 2.5V-3.3V J106 I/O voltage for the FPGA VCCAUX 2.5V Auxiliary supply voltage for the FPGA www.BDTIC.com/XILINX ML42x User Guide www.xilinx.com UG087 (v1.3) May 30, 2008...
CompactFlash memory card can be accessed through the onboard System ACE controller. Note: The System ACE controller is bypassed when the flying wire leads or the Parallel Cable IV cable is used, thus causing no disruption in the JTAG chain. www.BDTIC.com/XILINX www.xilinx.com ML42x User Guide UG087 (v1.3) May 30, 2008...
I/O pins on the FPGA. These pins can be used to set control pins or any other purpose the user designates. Table 11: User DIP Switches, Row 1 (Top) ML421 ML423 ML424 AH15 AJ12 AE11 AP15 AD11 AN15 www.BDTIC.com/XILINX ML42x User Guide www.xilinx.com UG087 (v1.3) May 30, 2008...
FPGA. These switches can be used for any purpose that the user designates. Table 13: User Pushbutton Switches Label ML421 ML423 ML424 AH10 AP10 AJ10 AN10 AF10 AJ10 AG10 www.BDTIC.com/XILINX www.xilinx.com ML42x User Guide UG087 (v1.3) May 30, 2008...
Detailed Description 11. Xilinx Generic Interface The XGI is an expansion interface for plug-in modules (for example, the SuperClock module) and provides the user access to the I/O pins listed in Table Table 15, page Table 16, page Table 17, page 21 shows header J10 with all pins connected to V for powering modules tied to this connector.
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AD13 AK29 AL19 AC14 AJ29 AL21 AC13 AK21 AK19 AC12 AL21 AJ19 AB12 AL29 AM21 AA12 AM30 AM20 X TDO X TDO X TDO VCC3 VCC3 VCC3 VCC3 VCC3 VCC3 www.BDTIC.com/XILINX www.xilinx.com ML42x User Guide UG087 (v1.3) May 30, 2008...
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It does not reflect the physical connection to this connector. Table 17: XGI Header (J14) Pin Number ML421 ML423 ML424 www.BDTIC.com/XILINX ML42x User Guide www.xilinx.com UG087 (v1.3) May 30, 2008...
Table 18, page 22 Table 19, page 24. These I/O pins can also be used for any purpose designated by the user. Table 18: LVDS Header (J139) Pin Number ML421 ML423 ML424 www.BDTIC.com/XILINX www.xilinx.com ML42x User Guide UG087 (v1.3) May 30, 2008...
DONE is High, indicating the FPGA is programed or that power is applied to the board without a part in the socket. 16. INIT LED The INIT LED lights during initialization. www.BDTIC.com/XILINX www.xilinx.com ML42x User Guide UG087 (v1.3) May 30, 2008...
110. Through a master/slave bias circuit, these externally controlled biases can be shared across all MGT tiles within the MGT column. For more information on Rocket IO external biasing, see the Virtex-4 RocketIO Multi-Gigabit Transceiver User Guide [Ref www.BDTIC.com/XILINX ML42x User Guide www.xilinx.com UG087 (v1.3) May 30, 2008...