Overview; Introduction; Prerequisites - Enclustra Mars AX3 User Manual

1 Overview

1.1

Introduction

The Mars AX3 FPGA module reference design demonstrates a system using the Mars AX3 FPGA module
in combination with the Mars PM3 base board. It presents the basic configuration of the device and
contains a guided getting started tutorial.
A troubleshooting section is included at the end of the document, to help the user solve potential issues
related to board connectivity and/or system functionality.
Please note that the features presented in the reference design depend on the employed base board,
therefore some features may not be available in certain hardware configurations.
An introduction to the Xilinx tools is provided by the documents below:
Vivado Design Suite User Guide, Embedded Processor Hardware Design [1]
Vivado Design Suite Tutorial, Embedded Processor Hardware Design [2]
More information on the Mars AX3 FPGA module and the Mars PM3 base board can be retrieved from
their respective user manuals [3] [4].
The following directory structure applies to the AX3 Reference Design:
src
scripts
doc
Pre-generated binaries for any AX3 variant are released on the AX3 Reference Design Github page.
1.2

Prerequisites

Software
Xilinx Vivado 2022.1 WebPack, Evaluation, Design or System Edition (check the Mars AX3 FPGA
Module User Manual [3] for details on device support in Xilinx tools)
Xilinx Vitis IDE
Enclustra Module Configuration Tool (MCT) [5] (optional
A terminal emulation program (e.g. Tera Term)
Hardware
An Enclustra Mars AX3 FPGA module
An Enclustra Mars PM3 base board
Accessories
A 12 V DC power supply
A standard micro USB cable
A Xilinx JTAG programmer (e.g. Platform Cable USB II) (optional
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May be used for flash programming, for FPGA device configuration or for FTDI configuration.
2
Any FTDI device present on Enclustra hardware can be configured to Xilinx JTAG mode using the Enclustra MCT software [5].
D-0000-492-002
— Xilinx pinout and timing constraints and VHDL source code directory
— Scripts directory required for Vivado project creation
— Reference Design documentation
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