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(BOM), layout files and reference designs are available online at http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/vc7203 FPGA Compatibility The VC7203 board is provided with Virtex-7 XC7V485T-3 FFG1761E FPGA. The board will also support all device densities (i.e., XC7VX330T, XC7V585T, XC7VX690T, XC7V1500T, and XC7V2000T devices) in the pin-compatible FFG1761, FLG1761, and FHG1761 packages.
VCCO_HR UG957_c1_01_090512 Figure 1-1: VC7203 Board Block Diagram Detailed Description Figure 1-2 shows the VC7203 board described in this user guide. Each numbered feature that is referenced in Figure 1-2 is described in the sections that follow. Caution! The VC7203 board can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Follow standard ESD prevention measures when handling the board.
41 Power Management Board 12V Input Power VC7203 board receives 12V main power through J2 (callout 3, Figure 1-2) using the 12V AC adapter that ships with the board. J2 is a 6-pin (2 x 3), right angle, Mini-Fit connector.
ON position, power is applied to the board and green LED DS11 illuminates (callout 15, Figure 1-2). Onboard Power Regulation Figure 1-3 shows the onboard power supply architecture. VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board www.xilinx.com UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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1.8V at 2.6A max UG957_c1_03_100712 Figure 1-3: VC7203 Board Power Supply Block Diagram The VC7203 board uses power regulators and PMBus compliant digital PWM system controllers from Texas Instruments to supply the FPGA logic and utility voltages listed in Table 1-2.
Each voltage rail for the FPGA logic and GTX transceivers has an associated jack (or jacks) that can be used to provide power from an external source (Table 1-3). The jacks are binding posts that accept standard banana plugs. VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board www.xilinx.com UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
1-2), is provided for use with the TI USB Interface Adapter PMBus pod and associated TI GUI. References More information about the power system components used by the VC7203 board are available from the Texas Instruments digital power website [Ref...
MGTAVCC, MGTAVTT and 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...
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Chapter 1: VC7203 Board Features and Operation X-Ref Target - Figure 1-5 UG957_c1_05_100712 Figure 1-5: Active FPGA Heatsink The fan power connections are detailed in Table 1-5: Table 1-5: Fan Power Connections Fan Wire Header Pin Black J121.1 - GND J121.2 - 12V...
Detailed Description Virtex-7 FPGA The VC7203 board is populated with the Virtex-7 XC7V485T-3 FFG1761E FPGA at U1 (callout 1, Figure 1-2). For further information on Virtex-7 FPGAs, see DS180, 7 Series FPGAs Overview. FPGA Configuration The FPGA is configured via JTAG using one of the following options: •...
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Chapter 1: VC7203 Board Features and Operation The JTAG chain of the board is illustrated in Figure 1-7. By default only the Virtex-7 FPGA and the System ACE SD controller are part of the chain (J1 jumper OFF). Installing the J1 jumper adds the FMC interfaces as well.
200 MHz 2.5V LVDS Oscillator U35 (callout 11, Figure 1-2). The VC7203 board has one 200 MHz 2.5V LVDS oscillator (U35) connected to multi-region clock capable (MRCC) inputs on the FPGA. Table 1-7 lists the FPGA pin connections to the LVDS oscillator.
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Detailed Description interface. The VC7203 board also supplies UTIL_5V0, UTIL_3V3, UTIL_2V5 and VCCO_HR input power to the clock module interface. Table 1-9: SuperClock-2 FPGA I/O Mapping U1 FPGA Pin Net Name J82 Pin CM_LVDS1_P CM_LVDS1_N CM_LVDS2_P CM_LVDS2_N BA12 CM_LVDS3_P BB12...
Chapter 1: VC7203 Board Features and Operation Table 1-9: SuperClock-2 FPGA I/O Mapping (Cont’d) U1 FPGA Pin Net Name J82 Pin CM_CTRL_23 CM_RST User LEDs (Active High) Callout 23, Figure 1-2. DS13 through DS20 are eight active-High LEDs that are connected to user I/O pins on the...
GTX Transceivers and Reference Clocks Callout 4, Figure 1-2. The VC7203 board provides access to all GTX transceiver and reference clock pins on the FPGA as shown in Figure 1-10. The GTX transceivers are grouped into nine sets of four RX-TX lanes.
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Chapter 1: VC7203 Board Features and Operation Note: Figure 1-10 is for reference only and might not reflect the current revision of the board. X-Ref Target - Figure 1-10 QUAD_115 QUAD_114 QUAD_116 QUAD_113 QUAD_117 QUAD_112 QUAD_118 QUAD_111 QUAD_119 UG957_c1_10_100712 Figure 1-10: GTX Quad Locations...
Bidirectional differential serial data (P-side). GROUND Signal ground. The CP2103 supports an IO voltage range of 1.8V to 3.3V. Xilinx UART IP is expected to be implemented in the FPGA fabric. The FPGA supports the USB-to-UART bridge using four signal pins: •...
Callout 27, 28, and 29, Figure 1-2. The VC7203 board features three high pin count (HPC) connectors as defined by the VITA 57.1 FPGA Mezzanine card (FMC) specification. The FMC HPC connector is a 10 x 40 position socket. See Appendix B, VITA 57.1 FMC Connector Pinouts...
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Chapter 1: VC7203 Board Features and Operation The FMC HPC connectors on the VC7203 board are identified as FMC1 at JA2, FMC2 at JA3 and FMC3 at JA4. The connections for each of these connectors are listed in Table 1-18 Table 1-19, page 32 respectively.
U43 (Analog Devices P/N ADP123AUJZ-R7). The output voltage of the regulator VCCADC can be adjusted using the potentiometer R233. In addition, the VC7203 board provides two options for providing the reference voltage for the analog-to-digital converter. Either option can be selected by placing a shunt in one of...
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Chapter 1: VC7203 Board Features and Operation • FMC1 • FMC2 • FMC3 An I C component can be accessed by selecting the appropriate channel through the control register of the MUX as shown in Table 1-21. Table 1-21: C Channel Assignments...
Appendix A Default Jumper Settings Table A-1 lists the jumpers that must be installed on the VC7203 board for proper operation. These jumpers must be installed except where specifically noted in this user guide. Note: Any jumper not listed in Table A-1 should be left open for normal operation.
VC7203 Virtex-7 FPGA GTX Transceiver Characterization Board. Net names in the constraints listed below correlate with net names on the VC7203 board schematic. Users must identify the appropriate pins and replace the net names below with net names in the user RTL.
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LOC = AL31 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC1_CLK1_M2C_N LOC = AL32 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC1_LA29_P LOC = AM34 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC1_LA29_N LOC = AN34 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank www.xilinx.com VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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LOC = AD37 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC1_HB05_P LOC = AC35 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC1_HB05_N LOC = AC36 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC1_HB07_P LOC = AG36 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board www.xilinx.com UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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LOC = AH40 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank IO_L20N_T3_17 LOC = AH41 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank IO_L21P_T3_DQS_17 LOC = AL41 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank IO_L21N_T3_DQS_17 LOC = AL42 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank www.xilinx.com VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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LOC = F41 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank IO_L11P_T1_SRCC_19 LOC = J40 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank IO_L11N_T1_SRCC_19 LOC = J41 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank CLK_DIFF_2_P LOC = K39 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board www.xilinx.com UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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LOC = AL19 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC3_LA19_N LOC = AM19 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC3_LA20_P LOC = AK17 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC3_LA20_N LOC = AL17 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank www.xilinx.com VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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LOC = AT24 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank IO_L17P_T2_33 LOC = AV21 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank IO_L17N_T2_33 LOC = AW21 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank IO_L18P_T2_33 LOC = AU24 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board www.xilinx.com UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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LOC = E32 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC2_LA25_N LOC = D32 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC2_LA26_P LOC = B32 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC2_LA26_N LOC = B33 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank www.xilinx.com VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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LOC = N26 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC2_HA15_P LOC = N23 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC2_HA15_N LOC = N24 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank FMC2_HA16_P LOC = M27 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board www.xilinx.com UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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LOC = H19 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank CLK_DIFF_1_N LOC = G18 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank CM_GCLK_P LOC = K19 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank CM_GCLK_N LOC = J18 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS18; # Bank www.xilinx.com VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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LOC = AY3 ; # Bank 111 111_REFCLK0_P LOC = AW10 ; # Bank 111 111_RX2_N LOC = AY7 ; # Bank 111 111_REFCLK0_N LOC = AW9 ; # Bank 111 VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board www.xilinx.com UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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LOC = AA1 ; # Bank 115 115_REFCLK0_P LOC = Y8 ; # Bank 115 115_RX2_N LOC = AA5 ; # Bank 115 115_REFCLK0_N LOC = Y7 ; # Bank 115 www.xilinx.com VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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LOC = B8 ; # Bank 119 119_TX2_N LOC = C1 ; # Bank 119 119_REFCLK0_P LOC = A10 ; # Bank 119 119_RX2_N LOC = B7 ; # Bank 119 VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board www.xilinx.com UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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LOC = E2 ; # Bank 119 119_RX0_P LOC = D8 ; # Bank 119 119_TX0_N LOC = E1 ; # Bank 119 119_RX0_N LOC = D7 ; # Bank 119 www.xilinx.com VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
Topics include design assistance, advisories, and troubleshooting tips: http://www.xilinx.com/support/solcenters.htm Further Resources The most up to date information related to the VC7203 board and its documentation is available on the following websites. The VC7203 Characterization Kit product page: http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/VC7203...
Information about the power system components used by the VC7203 board is available from the Texas Instruments digital power website at: http://www.ti.com/ww/en/analog/digital-power/index.html Information about the four 7 Series GTX power supply modules included with the VC7203 Characterization Kit is available from the following vendors: Intersil: http://www.intersil.com/en/applications/computing/xilinx.html...
Safety IEC 60950-1:2005, Information technology equipment – Safety, Part 1: General requirements EN 60950-1:2006, Information technology equipment – Safety, Part 1: General requirements VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board www.xilinx.com UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
This product complies with Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment. This product complies with CE Directives 2006/95/EC, Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and 2004/108/EC, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive. www.xilinx.com VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board UG957 (v1.0) October 10, 2012...
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