KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AX7325B User Manual Version Record Version Date Release By Description Rev 1.1 2022-08-30 Rachel Zhou First Release www.alinx.com 2 / 49...
Part 14: Expansion Header ............... 39 Part 15: LED Light ..................41 Part16: User Buttons ................. 43 Part 17: JTAG Interface ................44 Part 18: Power Supply ................45 Part19: Fan ....................47 Part 20: Structure Diagram ................49 www.alinx.com 3 / 49...
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It is a "professional" FPGA development platform, for high-speed data transmission and exchange, pre-verification and post-application of data processing is possible. This product is very suitable for students, engineers and other groups engaged in KINTEX-7FPGA development. www.alinx.com 4 / 49...
PCIex8 interface, four 10G optical SFP interfaces, one 40G optical fiber + QSFP interface, one UART serial interface, one SD card interface, and one FMC expansion interface. 1 40-pin expansion port and some button LEDs. www.alinx.com 5 / 49...
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A 128Mbit QSPI FLASH memory chip can be used as a storage for FPGA chip configuration files and user data; PCIe x8 interface A standard PCIEx8 interface for PCIE communication with computer motherboards, supports the PCI Express 2.0 standard, and www.alinx.com 6 / 49...
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Onboard a temperature and humidity sensor chip LM75 for detecting the temperature and humidity of the environment around the board FMC expansion ports A standard FMC LPC expansion port can be connected to various FMC www.alinx.com 7 / 49...
KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AX7325B User Manual modules of XILINX or ALINX (HDMI input/output module, binocular camera module, high-speed AD module etc.) JTAG Interface A 10-pin0.1 spacing standard JTAG ports for FPGA program download and debugging. Users can debug and download FPGAs through XILINX downloader.
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FPGA core power supply pin, which needs to MGTAVCC MGTAVTT CCINT be connected to 1.0V; V is the power supply pin of FPGA Block RAM, CCBRAM connect to 1.0V; V is FPGA auxiliary power supply pin, connect 1.8V; V CCAUX www.alinx.com 9 / 49...
DDR3 memory systems are directly connected to the BANK32, BANK33, and BANK34 interfaces of the FPGA. The specific configuration of DDR3 SDRAM is shown in Table 3-1. Bit Number Chip Model Capacity Factory U3,U4,U6,U7 MT41K256M16HA-125 256M x 16bit Micron MT41J256M16HA-125 www.alinx.com 10 / 49...
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We have fully considered the matching resistor/terminal resistance, trace impedance control, and trace length control in circuit design and PCB design to ensure high-speed and stable operation of DDR3. Figure 3-1: The DDR3 DRAM Schematic www.alinx.com 11 / 49...
Figure 4-1: SODIMM memory test sample The SODIMM memory module interface is directly connected to the interface of BANK16, BANK17 and BANK18 of FPGA. The hardware connection mode of FPGA and SODIMM DDR3 is shown in Figure 4-2. www.alinx.com 16 / 49...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AX7325B User Manual Figure 4-2: SODIMM interface Connection Diagram Figure 4-3: SODIMM slot on the FPGA Board www.alinx.com 17 / 49...
QSPI FLASH are shown in Table 5-1. Position Model Capacity Factory N25Q128 128M Bit Numonyx Table 5-1: QSPI FLASH Specification QSPI FLASH is connected to the dedicated pins of BANK0 and BANK14 of www.alinx.com 21 / 49...
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Figure 5-1: QSPI Flash Schematic Figure 5-2: QSPI Flash on the FPGA Board QSPI Flash pin assignments: Signal Name FPGA Pin Name FPGA Pin Number FPGA_CCLK CCLK_0 FLASH_CE_B IO_L6P_T0_FCS_B_14 FLASH_D0 IO_L1P_T0_D00_MOSI_14 FLASH_D1 IO_L1N_T0_D01_DIN_14 FLASH_D2 IO_L2P_T0_D02_14 FLASH_D3 IO_L2N_T0_D03_14 www.alinx.com 22 / 49...
USB port of the upper PC for serial data communication on the FPGA development board with a USB cable. The schematic diagram of the USB Uart circuit design is shown below: Figure 7-1: USB to serial port schematic www.alinx.com 24 / 49...
FPGA and the optical module through a DC blocking capacitor in a differential signal mode. Each TX transmit and RX receive data rate is up to 10Gb/s. The BANK117's GTX transceiver reference clock is provided by the 156.25Mhz System Clock. www.alinx.com 25 / 49...
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AX7325B User Manual Figure 8-1: Optical Fiber Design Schematic Figure 8-2: SFP interfaces on the FPGA Board The 1 fiber interface FPGA pin assignment is as follows: Signal Name FPGA PIN Description SFP1_TX_P SFP1 Data Transfer (Positive) www.alinx.com 26 / 49...
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SFP4 Data Transfer (Positive) SFP4_TX_N SFP4 Data Transfer (Negative) SFP4_RX_P SFP4 Data Receiver (Positive) SFP4_RX_P SFP4 Data Receiver (Negative) SFP4_TX_DIS SFP4 Optical Transfer Disable, active high SFP4_LOSS SFP4 Optical LOSS,High level means no light signal is received www.alinx.com 27 / 49...
The QSFP+ fiber design diagram of the FPGA development board is shown in Figure 9-1, where the control signal of the fiber is connected to the BANK14 of the FPGA. Figure 9-1: QSFP+ Fiber Design Diagram www.alinx.com 28 / 49...
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QSFP + 4 Channel Data Send Negative QSFP_MODSELL Mode selection, low level I2C is valid QSFP_RESETL Reset signal, low reset QSFP_MODPRSL The optical module has a signal and is active low. QSFP_INTL Interrupt Signal, Active Low www.alinx.com 29 / 49...
5Gbps. The design diagram of the PCIe interface of the AX7325B FPGA development board is shown in Figure 10-1, where the TX transmit signal and the reference clock CLK signal are connected in AC coupled mode. www.alinx.com 30 / 49...
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PCIE Channel 0 Data Receive Positive PCIE_RX0_N PCIE Channel 0 Data Receive Negative PCIE_RX1_P PCIE Channel 1 Data Receive Positive PCIE_RX1_N PCIE Channel 1 Data Receive Negative PCIE_RX2_P PCIE Channel 2 Data Receive Positive PCIE_RX2_N PCIE Channel 2 Data Receive Negative www.alinx.com 31 / 49...
AX7325B FPGA development board, and the model is LM75 of ON Semiconductor. The temperature accuracy of the LM75 chip is 0.5 degrees. The sensor and FPGA are directly connected to the I2C digital interface. The FPGA reads the temperature near the current FPGA development board www.alinx.com 32 / 49...
Figure 11-2: LM75 Sensor on the FPGA Board LM75 Sensor Pin Assignment Pin Name FPGA Pin LM75_SCL LM75_SDA Part 12: SD Card Slot The SD card (Secure Digital Memory Card) is a memory card based on the semiconductor flash memory process. It was www.alinx.com 33 / 49...
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+2.5V. However, the SD card has a data level of 3.3 and needs to be connected via the TXS02612 level shifter. The schematic diagram of the FPGA and SD card connector is shown in Figure 12-1. Figure 12-1: SD Card Slot Schematic www.alinx.com 34 / 49...
The AX7325B development board comes with a standard FMC LPC expansion port that can be connected to various FMC modules of XILINX or ALINX (HDMI input and output modules, binocular camera modules, high-speed AD modules, etc.). The FMC expansion port contains 34 pairs of differential IO signals and one I2C bus signal.
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BANK. The default is +2.5V. The 34 pairs of differential signals connected to the FMC support LVDS data communication. The schematic of the FPGA and FMC connectors is shown in Figure 13-1: Figure 13-1:FMC Connector diagram Figure 13-2:FMC Connector on the FPGA Board FMC Connectors Pin Assignment www.alinx.com 36 / 49...
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FMC_LA11_P IO_L3P_T0_DQS_12 AB22 FMC reference 11 channel data P FMC_LA11_N IO_L3N_T0_DQS_12 AB23 FMC reference 11 channel data N FMC_LA12_P IO_L7P_T1_12 AB24 FMC reference 12 channel data P FMC_LA12_N IO_L7N_T1_12 AC25 FMC reference 12 channel data N www.alinx.com 37 / 49...
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N FMC_LA27_P IO_L1P_T0_13 FMC reference 27 channel data P FMC_LA27_N IO_L1N_T0_13 AA26 FMC reference 27 channel data N FMC_LA28_P IO_L7P_T1_13 AC29 FMC reference 28 channel data P FMC_LA28_N IO_L7N_T1_13 AC30 FMC reference 28 channel data N www.alinx.com 38 / 49...
The AX7325B FPGA development board is reserved with one 0.1inch spacing standard 40-pin expansion headers J2, 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-channel3.3 V power Do not directly connect the IO directly supply,3-channle ground and 34 IOs.
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KINTEX-7 FPGA Development Board AX7325B User Manual Figure 14-1: Expansion header J2 schematic Figure 14-2: Expansion header J2 on the FPGA Board J16 Expansion Header Pin Assignment J16 Pin Number FPGA Pin J16 Pin Number FPGA Pin +5V(Output) www.alinx.com 40 / 49...
LED will be extinguished.Because the level of BANK17 is 1.5V, here we have added a three-stage tube to drive the LED to light up.The LEDs hardware connection is shown in Figure 15-1. www.alinx.com 41 / 49...
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Figure 15-1: The LED lights hardware connection diagram Figure 15-2: The User LEDs on theFPGA Board Pin assignment of user LED lights Signal Name FPGA Pin FPGA Pin Number Description LED1 IO_L23N_T3_17 User LED1 LED2 IO_L24P_T3_17 User LED2 LED3 IO_L24N_T3_17 User LED3 www.alinx.com 42 / 49...
KEY1~KEY2. The button is active low. The circuit of user button part is shown in Figure 16-1. Figure 16-1: User ButtonsSchematic Figure 16-2: User Buttons on the FPGA Board UseButtons Pin Assignment Signal Name FPGA Pin FPGA Pin Description Number KEY1 IO_L21P_T3_DQS_13 AG27 User Buttons KEY1 Input www.alinx.com 43 / 49...
The Figure 17-2 detailed the JTAG interface on the AX7325B FPGA development board. Users can connect the PC and JTAG interface to debug the FPGA through the USB downloader provided by us. Be careful not to hot swap when JTAG cable is plugged and unplugged. www.alinx.com 44 / 49...
/ DC power chip ETA8156FT2G, and generates other power through the DCDC chip ETA1471FT2G. The VTT and VREF voltages of DDR3 and SODIMM are generated by the TPS51200 chip. The Power supply design diagramis shown in Figure 18-1. www.alinx.com 45 / 49...
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The functions of each power distribution are shown in the following table: Power Supply Function FPGA core voltage +1.0V FPGA Bank0,Bank14,Bank15,QSIP FLASH, Clock Crystal, +3.3V SD Card, SFP Optical Module Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, USB +1.8V +1.5V DDR3, SODIMM, FPGA Bank33,Bank34,Bank35 VADJ(+2.5V) FPGA Bank12, Bank13, FMC www.alinx.com 46 / 49...
MOSFET is turned on and the fan is working. If the IO level output is high, the fan stops. The fan design on the board is shown in Figure 19-1. Figure 19-1:Fan design in the schematic www.alinx.com 47 / 49...
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The fan has been screwed to the AX7325B FPGA development board before leaving the factory. The power of the fan is connected to the socket of J11. The red is positive and the black is negative. Figure 19-2:Fan on the FPGA Board www.alinx.com 48 / 49...
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