FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Connect Tech, Inc. 42 Arrow Road Guelph, Ontario Canada, N1K 1S6 Tel: 519-836-1291 800-426-8979 Fax
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 10 Hardware Description The following sections describe the function of all switches/jum
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 11 Connector Pinouts PCI-104 Header (P1) Refer to PCI-104 specifications. Note: P1 must
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 12 High-speed Serial (P4) The high-speed serial connector carries four Rocket (GTP) I/O ch
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 13 Top View 314227252826P4High SpeedSerial RS-485 Headers (P5, P6) Table 7: RS-485 Port
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 14 GPIO Header (P7) When in differential mode, the GPIO header positive (P) and negative (
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 15 Side View External Power Connector (P8) The external connector provides 5V to the po
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 16 Connector’s Mating Components and Cables The following table lists the manufacturer a
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 17 Hardware Installation Before installing the FreeForm/PCI-104 into a PCI-104 stack, ensu
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 18 Software Installation FPGA Development Environment FreeForm/PCI-104 has been develope
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 19 FPGA Configuration The Virtex-5 FPGA can be configured via two methods: o JTAG prog
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 2 Limited Lifetime Warranty Connect Tech Inc. provides a Lifetime Warranty for all Conne
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 20 Power and Thermal Considerations The FreeForm/PCI-104’s Virtex-5 FPGA is a versatile,
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 21 Specifications Programmable FPGA Virtex-5 FPGA LX30T Input Clock 100MHz Memory / Flash
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 22 Appendix A: iMPACT Instructions for FPGA Configuration To configure the FPGA via JTAG
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 23 3) A prompt will ask for a new configuration file. Select the bitstream from the pro
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 24 6) iMPACT will add the device to the JTAG chain. 7) Again, a prompt will ask for
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 25 Programming the FPGA 1) Right click on device number one (Virtex-5 FPGA), and select
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 26 Generating a PROM (MCS) File 1) Double click Prom File Formatter in the Flows windo
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 27 4) Select the PROM density (16M) → click Next → click Finish. 5) A prompt will a
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 28 6) Click “No” when asked if another device is to be added. Click “OK” to accept the
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 29 Configuring the FPGA with the SPI Flash In previous Xilinx FPGA configurations, the SP
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 3 Customer Support Overview If you experience difficulties after reading the manual and/or
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 30 3) Browse to the directory containing the previously generated MCS file. Select and
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 31 Programming the Flash 1) Right click the previously associated flash device, and sele
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 32 3) Observe the results in the transcript window. a. The SPI core is first downloa
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 33 Appendix B: Power calculations Scenario 1: Heatsink attached, 250 LFM
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 34 Scenario 2: No Heatsink, 250 LFM
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 35 Scenario 3: No heatsink, 0 LFM
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 36 Appendix C: Hardware Changes from Revision B This appendix lists the changes between
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 37 Reference Design The top level reference design contains a generic parameter which wil
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 38 Hardware Description Connector Pinouts High-speed Serial (P4) The sideband LVCMOS sign
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 39 External Power Connector (P8) The connector no longer enables 3.3V regulation – it is
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 4 Table of Contents Limited Lifetime Warranty...
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 5 List of Tables Table 1: FreeForm/PCI-104 Components ...
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 6 Introduction Connect Tech’s FreeForm/PCI-104 features Xilinx’s Virtex-5 multi-platform
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 7 System Overview The following conceptual block diagram provides a high level overview o
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 8 Figure 2: FreeForm/PCI-104 Layout Table 1: FreeForm/PCI-104 Components Connectors Des
Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 9 Reference Design The FreeForm/PCI-104 ships with a pre-installed reference design that i
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