KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Version Record Version Date Release By Description Rev 1.0 2020-12-01 Rachel Zhou First Release Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/alinx 2 / 54...
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Table of Contents Version Record.......................2 Part 1: FPGA Development Board Introduction..........6 Part 2: AC7K325 Core Board................9 Part 2.1: AC7K325 Core Board Introduction..........9 Part 2.2: FPGA Chip................... 10 Part 2.3:DDR3 DRAM.................11 Part 2.4: QSPI Flash...................15...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual The AV7K325 FPGA development board, it is the XILINX KINTEX-7 FPGA development platform. The AV7K325 FPGA development platform uses XILINX's KINTEX-7 chip XC7K325 solution. The FPGA development board mounts four pieces of 512MB high-speed DDR3 SDRAM chips, and a 128Mb QSPI FLASH chip.
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Part 1: FPGA Development Board Introduction The entire structure of the development board is designed by inheriting our usual core board + expansion board model. Use high-speed inter-board connectors to connect between the core board and the expansion board.
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Through this diagram, you can see the interfaces and functions that the AV7K325 FPGA Development Board contains: FPGA Core Board The smallest system consisting of XC7K325 + 4 DDR3 + QSPI FLASH,...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual USB Uart Interface 1 Uart to USB interface, used for communication with computer, convenient for users to debug. The serial port chip adopts Silicon Labs CP2102GM USB-UART chip, and the USB interface adopts MINI USB interface.
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Part 2: AC7K325 Core Board Part 2.1: AC7K325 Core Board Introduction AC7K325 (core board model, the same below) core board, FPGA chip is based on XC7K325TFFG900 of XILINX company XC7K325 series. The core board uses 4 Micron 512MB DDR3 chips MT41J256M16HA-125, with a total capacity of 2GB.
XC7K325T-2FFG900I. The speed class is 2 and the temperature class is industrial. This model is a FGG900 package with 900 pins and a 1.0mm pitch. The chip naming rules for Xilinx KINTEX-7 FPGA are shown in Figure 2-2-1 below:...
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual 16,020 Block RAM(kb) DSP48 Slices PCIe Gen2 XADC 12bit, 1Mbps AD GTP Transceiver 16,12.5Gb/s max Speed Grade Temperature Grade Industrial Part 2.3:DDR3 DRAM The AC7K325 FPGA core board is equipped with four 512MB DDR3 chips, model MT41K256M16HA-125 (Compatible with MT41J256M16HA-125).
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Figure 2-3-1: The DDR3 DRAM Schematic 4 DDR3 DRAM pin assignments: Signal Name FPGA Pin Name FPGA Pin DDR3_D0 IO_L13P_T2_MRCC_32 AD18 DDR3_D1 IO_L16N_T2_32 AB18 DDR3_D2 IO_L14P_T2_SRCC_32 AD17 DDR3_D3 IO_L17P_T2_32 AB19 DDR3_D4 IO_L14N_T2_SRCC_32 AD16...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual configuration Bin files and other user data files in use. The specific models and related parameters of QSPI FLASH are shown in Table 2-4-1. Position Model Capacity Factory N25Q128 128M Bit Numonyx Table 2-4-1: QSPI FLASH Specification QSPI FLASH is connected to the dedicated pins of BANK0 and BANK14 of the FPGA chip.
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Part 2.5: Clock configuration The core board provides 200Mhz and 125Mhz differential active clocks for the FPGA system. Provide differential clock sources for FPGA logic part and high-speed transceiver GTX part respectively. The schematic diagram of the...
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Figure 2-5-2: 200Mhz System Clock Source Schematic System Clock pin assignments: Signal Name FPGA Pin SYS_CLK_P AE10 SYS_CLK_N AF10 Part 2.5.2: GTX Reference Clock The AC7K325 core board provides a 125Mhz reference clock for the GTX transceiver.
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Figure 2-5-3: GTX Clock Source GTX Clock Source FPGA pin assignments: Signal Name FPGA Pin BANK117_CLK1_P BANK117_CLK1_N Part 2.6: LED Light There are 2 red LED lights on the AC7K325 core board, one of which is the power indicator (PWR) and the other is the configuration LED (DONE).
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Figure 2-6-1: LED in core board Schematic Part 2.7: Power Supply The AC7K325 core board power supply voltage is DC5V, which is powered by the carrier board. The core board power supply schematic is show as Figure 2-7-1.
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Figure 2-7-1: Power Supply Design Diagram +5V generates +1.0V FPGA core power through the DCDC power chip EM2130L01QI. The output current of EM2130 is up to 20A, which meets the current demand of the core voltage. The +5V power supply then generates +1.5V, +3.3V, MGT_1.5V and +1.5V four-way power supply through the DCDC...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual chip TPS82085. The +1.0V used by the GTX transceiver is generated by the DCDC chip EN6362QI, and the MGT_1.5V power supply is generated by the LDO chip TPS74401 to generate the +1.2V power supply required by GTX.
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Part 2.8: Size Dimension Figure 2-8-1: AC7K325 Core Board Size Dimension Part 2.9: Board-to-Board Pin Definition The core board expands a total of 4 high-speed expansion ports, using 4 120-Pin inter-board connectors (J29~J32) to connect to the carrier board. The...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual J29 connector pin assignment J29 Pin Signal Name FPGA Pin J29 Pin Signal Name FPGA Pin BANK115_TX0_N BANK115_RX0_N BANK115_TX0_P BANK115_RX0_P BANK115_TX1_N BANK115_RX1_N BANK115_TX1_P BANK115_RX1_P BANK115_TX2_N BANK115_RX2_N BANK115_TX2_P BANK115_RX2_P BANK115_TX3_N BANK115_RX3_N BANK115_TX3_P BANK115_RX3_P BANK115_CLK0_N...
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Part 3: Carrier Board Part 3.1: Carrier Board Introduction Through the previous function introduction, we can understand the function of the carrier board 4 optical fiber interface 1 PCIEx8 interface 2 HDMI video output ports supporting 4K ...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Figure 3-1-1: Optical Fiber Design Schematic 4-channel SFP Interface FPGA pin assignment is as follows: Signal Name FPGA Pin Description Number SFP1_TX_P BANK117_TX0_P SFP 1 Data Transmitter (Positive) SFP1_TX_N BANK117_TX0_N SFP 1 Data Transmitter (Negative)
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual SFP4_RX_N BANK117_RX3_N SFP 4 Data Receiver (Negative) BANK117_CLK1_P BANK117_CLK1_P Transceiver reference clock positive BANK117_CLK1_N BANK117_CLK1_N Transceiver reference clock negative Part 3.3.: PCIe Card Slot The AV7K325 FPGA development board provides an industrial-grade high-speed data transfer PCIe x8 interface. The PCIE card interface conforms to the standard PCIe card electrical specifications and can be used directly on the x8 PCIe slot of a normal PC.
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Figure 3-3-1: PCIe x 8 Interface Design Schematic PCIex8 Interface Pin Assignment: Signal Name FPGA Pin Description Number PCIE_RX0_P BANK116_RX3_P PCIE Channel 0 Data Receive Positive PCIE_RX0_N BANK116_RX3_N PCIE Channel 0 Data Receive Negative...
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual PCIE_RX5_P BANK115_RX2_P PCIE Channel 5 Data Receive Positive PCIE_RX5_N BANK115_RX2_N PCIE Channel 5 Data Receive Negative PCIE_RX6_P BANK115_RX1_P PCIE Channel 6 Data Receive Positive PCIE_RX6_N BANK115_RX1_N PCIE Channel 6 Data Receive Negative PCIE_RX7_P...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual FPGA. FPGA initializes the configuration of SiI9136 through I2C pins. The schematic diagram of the hardware connection between SiI9136 chip and FPGA is shown in Figure 3-4-1: Figure 3-4-1: HDMI Output Interface Schematic...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual 9136_TX1_D9 B17_L20_P Video output signal data 9 9136_TX1_D10 B17_L14_N Video output signal data 10 9136_TX1_D11 B17_L14_P Video output signal data 11 9136_TX1_D12 B17_L15_N Video output signal data 12 9136_TX1_D13 B17_L15_P Video output signal data 13...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual 9136_TX1_SCK B13_L7_P AC29 I2S serial clock 9136_TX1_WS B13_L12_N AC27 I2S byte select signal 9136_TX1_I2S0 B13_L12_P AB27 I2S data 0 9136_TX1_I2S1 B13_L1_P I2S data 1 9136_TX1_I2S2 B13_L1_N AA26 I2S data 2 9136_TX1_I2S3 B13_L4_N I2S data 3...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual 9136_TX2_D18 B18_L6_P Video output signal data 18 9136_TX2_D19 B18_L6_N Video output signal data 19 9136_TX2_D20 B18_L7_P Video output signal data 20 9136_TX2_D21 B18_L7_N Video output signal data 21 9136_TX2_D22 B18_L8_P Video output signal data 22...
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual HDMI IIC control data HDMI2_SDA B13_L11_P AD27 Part 3.5: HDMI Input Interface There are 2 HDMI input ports on the backplane. We use ADV7619 HDMI decoding chip from Analog Device, which supports up to 4K@30Hz input and data output in different formats.
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual HDMI1_IN_D0 B13_L23_P AF26 Video input signal data 0 HDMI1_IN_D1 B15_L4_N Video input signal data 1 HDMI1_IN_D2 B15_L4_P Video input signal data 2 HDMI1_IN_D3 B15_L16_P Video input signal data 3 HDMI1_IN_D4 B15_L16_N Video input signal data 4...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual HDMI1_IN_D32 B15_L15_P Video input signal data 32 HDMI1_IN_D33 B15_L15_N Video input signal data 33 HDMI1_IN_D34 B15_L22_P Video input signal data 34 HDMI1_IN_D35 B15_L22_N Video input signal data 35 HDMI1_IN_D36 B15_L13_N Video input signal data 36...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual HDMI1_IN_DSCL B18_L19_P EDID I2C clock HDMI1_IN_DSDA B18_L19_N EDID I2C data HDMI1_SCL B13_L8_P HDMI I2C clock HDMI1_SDA B13_L8_N AA30 HDMI I2C data The pin assignment of the 2 HDMI input: Signal Name FPGA Pin...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual HDMI2_IN_D24 B16_L6_P Video input signal data 24 HDMI2_IN_D25 B16_L7_N Video input signal data 25 HDMI2_IN_D26 B16_L7_P Video input signal data 26 HDMI2_IN_D27 B16_L18_N Video input signal data 27 HDMI2_IN_D28 B16_L18_P Video input signal data 28...
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual HDMI2_IN_AP0 B13_L18_P AG30 Audio data signal HDMI2_IN_AP1 B13_L18_N AH30 Audio data signal HDMI2_IN_AP2 B13_L21_N AG28 Audio data signal HDMI2_IN_AP3 B13_L21_P AG27 Audio data signal HDMI2_IN_AP4 B13_L15_N AK30 Audio data signal HDMI2_IN_AP5 B13_L17_N AJ29...
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual The SATA interface FPGA pin assignment is as follows: Signal Name FPGA Pin Description Number SATA1_TX_N BANK118_TX1_N SATA1 Channel Data Transmitting Negative SATA1_TX_P BANK118_TX1_P SATA1 Channel Data Transmitting Positive SATA1_RX_N BANK118_RX1_N SATA1 Channel Data...
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Figure 7-1: USB to serial port schematic USB to serial port pin assignment: Signal Name FPGA Pin Name FPGA Pin Description Number UART_RX B13_L5_P AAJ27 Uart Data Input UART_TX B13_L2_N Uart Data Output Part 3.8: SD Card Slot...
The AV7K325 FPGA development board is reserved with one 0.1 inch spacing standard 40-pin expansion port J18, which is used to connect the ALINX modules or the external circuit designed by the user. The expansion port has 40 signals, of which 1-channel 5V power supply, 2-channel 3.3 V power Do not directly connect the IO directly supply, 3-channle ground and 34 IOs.
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual equipment, you need to connect level conversion chip. J18 Expansion Header Pin Assignment J33 Pin Signal Name J33 Pin Signal Name Number Number IO1_1N AE23 IO1_1P AF23 IO1_2N AF20 IO1_2P AF21 IO1_3N AG22...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual light up; 2 LED lights are connected to the FPGA's IO, and the user can control the on and off through the program. When the IO voltage of the user LED light is low, the user LED light is on , When the connected IO voltage is high, the user LED will be extinguished.
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual KEY1 B12_L9_N User KEY1 Input AD24 KEY2 B12_L9_P User KEY2 Input AC24 Part 3.11: JTAG debug port A JTAG interface is reserved JTAG interface one the AV7K325 FPGA development board for downloading FPGA programs or firmware to FLASH. In...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual power chip TPS54620 and 3 way DC/DC power chip MP1482. Because the +5V power supply supplies power to the core board through the inter-board connector, the current output of the DCDC power supply is 6A, and the current output of the other three power supplies is 2A.
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AV7K325 User Manual Part 3.13: Size Dimension Figure 3-13-1: Carrier Board Size Dimension Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/alinx 54 / 54...
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