Revision Summary 04/21/2021 Version 1.1 Board Power System Revised the Renesas smart power stage module part number in the power system block diagram. 12/21/2018 Version 1.0 Initial release. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
(SSI) technology to add HBM die next to the FPGA die on the ® ® package substrate. The VCU128 evaluation board for the Xilinx Virtex UltraScale+™ FPGA provides a hardware environment for developing and evaluating designs targeting the UltraScale+ XCVU37P-2FSVH2892E device.
IMPORTANT! The VCU128 board height exceeds the standard 4.376-inch (11.15 cm) height of a PCI Express ® card. Environmental Temperature Operating: 0°C to +45°C, Storage: -25°C to +60°C Humidity 10% to 90% non-condensing Operating Voltage +12 VDC UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
Before you pick it up again, touch the antistatic bag and the metal frame of the system at the same time. • Handle the devices carefully to prevent permanent damage. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
Round callout references a component Square callout references a component on the front side of the board on the back side of the board 34 34 20 20 X22144-121718 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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Four 28 Gb/s zQSFP+ Module Connectors, 4 x TE 1551920-2 connectors with TE 2170745-2 38, 39 QSFP1-4 (J42), (J39), (J35), (J32) + 1x4 cage with heatsink ganged cage UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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1x3 0.1-inch male header Sullins PBC36SAAN Jumpers, SYS CTLR RE-PROG header, (J43) 1x2 0.1-inch male header Sullins PBC36SAAN The VCU128 board schematics are available for download from the VCU128 Evaluation Kit website. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
(use one cable or the other). • The ATX power supply 4-pin (1x4) peripheral connector, which requires using the ATX adapter cable (see the following figure) to connect to J16 on the VCU128 board. The Xilinx part number for this cable is 2600304. See ATX Power Supply Adapter Cable.
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J16 damages the VCU128 evaluation board and voids the board warranty. c. Slide the VCU128 board power switch SW5 to the ON position. The PC can now be powered on. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
• JTAG using: USB JTAG configuration port (U8 FT4232HL + USB J2 micro-AB) ○ Xilinx Platform Cable USB II, 2 mm, keyed flat cable header (J4) ○ Each configuration interface corresponds to one or more configuration modes and bus widths, as listed in the following table.
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® The Vivado , Xilinx SDK, or third-party tools can establish a JTAG connection to the XCVU37P FPGA through the FTDI FT4232 USB-to-JTAG/USB UART device (U8) connected to the micro- USB connector (J2). Alternatively, a JTAG cable can be connected to the keyed flat cable header (J4).
Encryption Key Battery Backup Circuit The XCVU37P device U1 implements bitstream encryption key technology. The VCU128 board provides the encryption key backup battery circuit shown in the following figure. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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HP bank 66 DDR4_VDDQ_1V2 1.2V HP bank 67 VCC1V8 1.8V HP bank 68 QDR4_VDDQ_1V2 1.2V HP bank 69 QDR4_VDDQ_1V2 1.2V HP bank 70 QDR4_VDDQ_1V2 1.2V HP bank 71 VADJ 1.8V UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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XDC set_property INTERNAL VREF constraint, invoke the INTERNAL VREF mode. The connections between the 72-bit interface DDR4 component memories and XCVU37P banks 64, 65, and 66 are listed in the following table. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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The 288 MB RLD3 72-bit wide component memory system is comprised of two 36-bit 1.125 Gb RLDRAM3 devices located at U39 and U37. • Manufacturer: Micron • Part Number: MT44K32M36RB-107E • Description: 1.125 Gb (32 Mb x 36) ○ UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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"RLD3 Design Guidelines" section of the UltraScale Architecture-Based FPGAs Memory IP LogiCORE IP Product Guide (PG150). The VCU128 RLD3 memory component interface is a 40Ω impedance implementation. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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INTERNAL VREF constraint, invoke the INTERNAL VREF mode. The connections between the 72-bit interface QDR4 component memories and XCVU37P banks 68, 69, and 70 are listed in the following table. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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“VREF”, and “Internal VREF” sections in the UltraScale Architecture SelectIO Resources User Guide (UG571). For more details about the Cypress QDR-IV component memory, see the Cypress CY7C4142KV13_106FCXC Data Sheet at the Cypress Semiconductor website. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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The Quad SPI circuitry is shown in the following figure. Figure 7: Quad SPI (2 Gbit) Flash Memory X21957-121918 The connections between the Quad SPI flash memory and the XCVU37P FPGA are listed in the following table. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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(U8) where a host computer accesses the VCU128 board JTAG chain through a type-A (PC host side) to micro-AB (VCU128 board side J2) USB cable. A 2 mm JTAG header (J4) is also provided in parallel for access by Xilinx ®...
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JTAG chain connects to the FPGA U1. The JTAG connectivity on the VCU128 board allows a host computer to download bitstreams to the FPGA using the Xilinx tools. In addition, the JTAG connector allows debug tools such as the Vivado ®...
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The USB UART interface circuit is shown in the following figure. The FTDI FT4232HL data sheet is available on the Future Technology Devices International Ltd. website. Figure 9: FTDI USB JTAG/UART Circuit X21958-121918 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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Table 11: Clock Sources to XCVU37P FPGA U1 Connections Clock Source Device/ Schematic Net Name I/O Standard FPGA (U1) Pin U#.Pin# Memory Interface Clocks SIT9120AI/U76.4 DDR4_CLK_100MHZ_P LVDS BH51 SIT9120AI/U76.5 DDR4_CLK_100MHZ_N LVDS BJ51 SIT9120AI/U96.4 QDR4_CLK_100MHZ_P LVDS UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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SI5328B/U87.34 SI5328_CLOCK2_P Notes: Series capacitor coupled, MGT connections I/O standard is not applicable. Signal amplitude not to exceed FPGA U1 bank 67 VCCO = VCC1V8 rail = 1.8V. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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• 0.6 ps RMS phase jitter (random) over 12 kHz to 20 MHz bandwidth • 3.3V LVDS differential output The DDR4 interface fixed frequency clock circuit is shown in the following figure. Figure 10: DDR4 Interface Clock X21959-121918 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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• 0.6 ps RMS phase jitter (random) over 12 kHz to 20 MHz bandwidth • 3.3V LVDS differential output The QDR4 interface fixed frequency clock circuit is shown in the following figure. Figure 11: QDR4 Interface Clock X21961-111918 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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The RLD3 interface fixed frequency clock circuit is shown in the following figure. The SiTime SiT9120AI data sheet is available on the SiTime Corp. website. Figure 12: RLD3 Interface Clock X21962-111918 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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• Programmable oscillator: Silicon Labs Si570BAB0000544DG (10 MHz-810 MHz) • Frequency tolerance: 50 ppm • 3.3V LVDS differential output The programmable QSFP1 clock circuit is shown in the following figure. Figure 13: QSFP1 Clock X21963-121918 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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• Programmable oscillator: Silicon Labs Si570BAB0000544DG (10 MHz-810 MHz) • Frequency tolerance: 50 ppm • 3.3V LVDS differential output The programmable QSFP2 clock circuit is shown in the following figure. Figure 14: QSFP2 Clock X21964-121918 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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• Programmable oscillator: Silicon Labs Si570BAB0000544DG (10 MHz-810 MHz) • Frequency tolerance: 50 ppm • 3.3V LVDS differential output The programmable QSFP3 clock circuit is shown in the following figure. Figure 15: QSFP3 Clock X21965-111918 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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• Programmable oscillator: Silicon Labs Si570BAB0000544DG (10 MHz-810 MHz) • Frequency tolerance: 50 ppm • 3.3V LVDS differential output The programmable QSFP4 clock circuit is shown in the following figure. Figure 16: QSFP4 Clock X21966-121918 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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–0.5V min. to 1.3V max. The user SMA MGT clock circuit is shown in the following figure. Figure 17: QSFP SMA Clock X21967-121918 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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SMA_CLK_OUTPUT SMA connectors in input mode must be equal to or less than the VCCO for bank 67. This value must be confirmed prior to applying signals to the SMA_CLK_OUTPUT connectors. Figure 18: User SMA Clock X22055-121918 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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GTY transceiver. The jitter attenuated clock circuit is shown in the following figure. Figure 19: QSFP Recovery Clock X21968-121918 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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• Four GTY transceivers allocated to QSFP1_TX/RX[1:4]_P/N Quad 134 • MGTREFCLK0 – QSFP2_SI570_CLOCK_P/N • MGTREFCLK1 – SI5328_CLOCK1_C_P/N • Four GTY transceivers allocated to QSFP2_TX/RX[1:4]_P/N Quad 132 • MGTREFCLK0 – QSFP3_SI570_CLOCK_P/N UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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• Four GTY transceivers allocated to FMCP_HSPC_DP[8:11] Quad 125 • MGTREFCLK0 – FMCP_HSPC_GBTCLK1_M2C_P/N • NC • Four GTY transceivers allocated to FMCP_HSPC_DP[4:7] Quad 124 • MGTREFCLK0 – FMCP_HSPC_GBTCLK0_M2C_P/N • NC UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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FMCP_HSPC_DP23 FMCP_HSPC_DP3 MGTY_129_REFCLK0 MGTY_124_REFCLK0 FMCP_HSPC_GBTCLK5_M2C FMCP_HSPC_GBTCLK0_M2C MGTY_129_REFCLK1 MGTY_124_REFCLK1 X21650-092618 Right-side GTY Transceiver Connectivity The following tables list the connectivity of the ten XCVU37P FPGA U1 right-side GTY transceivers. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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MGTREFCLK1 - not connected ○ Four GTY transceivers allocated to PCIe lanes 3:0 PCIE_EP_TX/RX[3:0] ○ • Quad 226 MGTREFCLK0 - not connected ○ MGTREFCLK1 - not connected ○ UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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(PG182). For additional information about the quad small form factor pluggable (28 Gb/s QSFP28) module, see the SFF-8663 and SFF-8679 specifications for the 28 Gb/s QSFP+ at the SNIA Technology Affiliates website. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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Gen4 applications. The PCIe ® transmit and receive signal data paths have a characteristic impedance of 85Ω ±10%. The PCIe clock is routed as a 100Ω differential pair. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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For additional information about UltraScale™ PCIe functionality, see the UltraScale Devices Gen3 Integrated Block for PCI Express LogiCORE IP Product Guide (PG156). Additional information about the PCI Express standard is available on the PCI Express standard website. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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QSFP28 connections to the XCVU37P FPGA U1 MGTY transceiver banks 135 (QSFP1), 134 (QSFP2), 132 (QSFP3), and 131 (QSFP4). Figure 23: 28 Gb/s QSFP28 Module Connector X21970-112818 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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1-to-8 channel TI TCA9548A bus switches U53 (address 0x74) and U54 (address 0x76). The bus switches can operate at speeds up to 400 kHz. The VCU128 evaluation board I2C0 I2C bus topology is shown in the following figures. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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I2C0 U55 PCA9544A, address 0x75 (0b111101); U53 TCA9548A, address 0x74 (0b1110100), or U54 TCA9548A, address 0x76 (0b111110), respectively. The following table lists the address for each bus. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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0b1010000 0x50 QSFP4 module J32 28 Gb/s QSFP+ 0b1010000 0x50 Notes: Onboard Power System Devices. Information about the PCA9544A, TCA9548, and TCA6416A is available on the Semiconductor website. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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SYSTEM CTLR error (red) DS17 SYSTEM CTLR status DS18 SYSTEM CTLR done DS19 ENET PHY link DS20 12V On EPHY P2 RT ENET LINK1000 EPHY P2 LFT ENET link activity UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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○ The following figure shows the GPIO circuits. Figure 26: User GPIO X21972-112918 GPIO Connections to FPGA U1 The following table lists the GPIO connections to FPGA U1. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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VCU128 board power switch is on. See Board Power System for details on the onboard power system. The following figure shows the power connector J16, power switch SW5, and indicator LED DS20. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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FPGA configuration. The FPGA_PROG_B signal is connected to XCVU37P FPGA U1 pin BB15. See the UltraScale Architecture Configuration User Guide (UG570) for further configuration details. The following figure shows SW2. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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• The 560-pin FMC+ connector defined by the FMC specification (see Appendix A: VITA 57.4 FMCP Connector Pinouts) provides connectivity for up to: 160 single-ended or 80 differential user-defined signals ○ UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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• 68 single-ended or 34 differential user-defined pairs (full LA-bus: LA[00:33]) • 24 transceiver differential pairs • 6 transceiver differential clocks • 2 differential clocks • 239 ground and 14 power connections UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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Marketing Alliance website. Board Power System [Figure 2, callout 34] The VCU128 board has an Intersil power system. The following figure shows the VCU128 board power system block diagram. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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Documentation describing the programming of the Intersil power controllers is available on the Intersil website (see References). The PCB layout and power system design meet the recommended criteria described in the UltraScale Architecture PCB Design User Guide (UG583). UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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DXP and DXN. The fan circuit is set up to increase fan speed as the FPGA temperature increases. Note: At initial power on, it is normal for the fan controller to energize at full speed for a few seconds. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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3. Connect the micro-B USB cable between the VCU128 board USB-UART connector (J2) and the host PC. 4. Power-cycle the VCU128 board. 5. Launch the SCUI as shown in the following example. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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• Master SPI using the onboard 2 Gbit Quad SPI flash memory • JTAG using: USB JTAG configuration port J2 (FTDI FT4232H bridge U8) ○ Xilinx ® platform cable 2 mm, keyed flat cable header (J4) ○ Each configuration interface corresponds to one or more configuration modes and bus widths as listed in the following table.
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FPGA. DIP switch SW1 also includes a system controller enable switch in position 1. See the UltraScale Architecture Configuration User Guide (UG570) for further details on configuration modes. UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
VITA 57.4 FMC specification. For a description of how the VCU128 evaluation board implements the FMCP specification, see FPGA Mezzanine Card Interface. Figure 32: FMCP Connector Pinouts X21978-112818 UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
Appendix B: Xilinx Constraints File Appendix B Xilinx Constraints File Overview The Xilinx ® design constraints (XDC) file template for the VCU128 board provides for designs targeting the VCU128 evaluation board. Net names in the constraints listed correlate with net names on the latest VCU128 evaluation board schematic.
Electromagnetic Compatibility EN 55022:2010, Information Technology Equipment Radio Disturbance Characteristics – Limits and Methods of Measurement EN 55024:2010, Information Technology Equipment Immunity Characteristics – Limits and Methods of Measurement UG1302 (v1.1) April 21, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback VCU128 Board User Guide...
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14. VCU128 System Controller Tutorial (XTP534) 15. VCU128 Software Install and Board Setup Tutorial (XTP535) 16. VCU128 Restoring Flash Tutorial (XTP533) 17. For additional documents associated with Xilinx devices, design tools, intellectual property, boards, and kits see the Xilinx documentation website.
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ATX Power Supply Adapter Cable The Xilinx ATX cable part number 2600304 is manufactured by Sourcegate Technologies and is equivalent to the Sourcegate Technologies part number AZCBL-WH-11009. Sourcegate only manufactures the latest revision, which is currently A4. To order, contact Aries Ang, aries.ang@sourcegate.net, +65 6483 2878 for price and availability.
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