Series Gtx Transceiver Power Module; Active Heatsink Power Connector - Xilinx Virtex-7 VC7203 User Manual

7 Series GTX Transceiver Power Module

The 7 series GTX transceiver power module (callout 19,
MGTAVTT and MGTVCCAUX voltages to the FPGA GTX transceivers. Three 7 series GTX
power modules from third-party vendors are provided with the VC7203 board for
evaluation. Any one of the three modules can be plugged into connectors J66 and J97 in the
outlined and labeled power module location shown in
X-Ref Target - Figure 1-4
Table 1-4
MGTVCCAUX power rails. It also lists the maximum current rating for each rail supplied
by 7 series GTX modules included with the VC7203 board.
Table 1-4: 7 Series GTX Transceiver Power Module
Each GTX transceiver rail comes with an associated jack that can be used to provide
external power. These external supply jacks are shown in
Caution!
transceiver rails.
Information about the 7 series GTX power supply modules included with the VC7203 kit is
available from the vendor websites

Active Heatsink Power Connector

Callout 22,
An active heatsink
heatsink and is powered from the 3-pin friction lock header J121
VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board
UG957 (v1.3) October 17, 2014
Figure 1-4: Mounting Location, 7 Series GTX Transceiver Power Module
lists the nominal voltage values for the MGTAVCC, MGTAVTT and
GTX Transceiver Rail Net Name
MGTAVCC
MGTAVTT
MGTVCCAUX
The 7 series GTX module MUST be removed when providing external power to the GTX
Figure 1-2
(Figure 1-5) is provided for the FPGA. A 12V fan is affixed to the
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Nominal Voltage
1.05V
1.2V
1.8V
Table
[Ref 3].
Detailed Description
1-2) supplies MGTAVCC,
1-4.
Maximum Current Rating
12A
8A
2.6A
1-3.
(Figure 1-6).
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