Xilinx® Virtex™-4 LX/SX MB Development Kit

The Xilinx Virtex-4 MB Development Kit offers an advanced development platform for the new Xilinx Virtex-4 LX and DSP focused SX family of platform FPGAs. The MB board provides both high performance and practical prototype interfaces common to most designer’s needs. The kit bundles an expandable Virtex-4 based system board with a power supply, user guide and reference designs. Optional Xilinx ISE software and application specific P240 expansion modules are also available.

 

The Virtex-4 LX/SX MB development board is based on the 4VLX60 or 4VSX35 FPGA in the -10FF668 package. The MB board supports an assortment of prototyping interfaces and functions including, 10/100 Ethernet PHY, DDR memory, flash memory, USB-to-UART bridge, high-speed 16-bit TX/RX LVDS interface, serial port, clock synthesizer, fixed and user specified clocks, 2 x 16 character LCD panel, user switches and LEDs, and a System ACE interface. A high speed P240 expansion slot is also available for the addition of application modules and custom circuits. The P240 interface provides both LVDS and single- ended signals to support more demanding expansion needs. Configuration support is provided by both a JTAG interface and a custom serial data flash storage memory. The Virtex-4 LX and SX families contain the most advanced technology from Xilinx today. The Xilinx Virtex-4 MB Development Kit allows designers to explore these cutting edge features and effectively meet their time-to-market requirements.

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Key Features

• LX60 or SX35 FPGA

• 10/100 Ethernet PHY

• 64 MB DDR SDRAM

• 4 MB Flash

• 800 Mbps LVDS interface

• RS-232 interface

• 2 x 16 character LCD

• User switches and LEDs

• P240 standard interface

• System ACE interface

• Low-cost and versatile

Target Applications

• Networking and communications

• DSP applications

• MicroBlaze applications

• IP development

• Ethernet/Internet applications

• General-purpose development

Kit Includes

• Virtex-4 LX/SX MB Development Board
• AC/DC power supply adapter
• Complete reference designs with source code (VHDL and/or VerilogHDL)
• Bundled software options
• Downloadable documentation and reference design