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FreeForm/Express S6
PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier
User Manual
Connect Tech Inc.
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario
N1K 1S6
Tel: 519-836-1291
Toll: 800-426-8979 (North America only)
Fax: 519-836-4878
Email: sales@connecttech.com
support@connecttech.com
Web: www.connecttech.com
CTIM-00060 | Revision 0.01 | 2011/06/27
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual Table of Contents Customer Support Overview .......................................................................................................................... 3 Contact Information........................................................................................................................................ 3 Limited Lifetime Warranty ....................................................
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual Customer Support Overview If you experience difficulties after reading the manual and/or using the product, contact the Connect Tech reseller from which you purchased the product. In most cases the reseller can help you with product installation and difficulties. In the event that the reseller is unable to resolve your problem, our highly qualified support staff can assist you. Our support section
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual Limited Lifetime Warranty Connect Tech Inc. provides a Lifetime Warranty for all Connect Tech Inc. products. Should this product, in Connect Tech Inc.'s opinion, fail to be in good working order during the warranty period, Connect Tech Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace this product at no charge, provided that the product has not been subjected to abuse, misuse, accident, disaster or non-Con
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual Introduction Connect Tech’s FreeForm/Express S6 is a reconfigurable computing platform that is based on the Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA; featuring integrated PCI Express® blocks, advanced memory support, and 3.125 Gbps low-power transceivers. The FreeForm/Express S6 includes an industry-standard FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) connector, which provides a flexible I/O interface for future scaling and customization.
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual System Block Diagram The following block diagram depicts component and connector interconnect, along with the appropriate bus definitions. Revision 0.01 6
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual Hardware Description FPGA Description The FreeForm/Express S6 features the Xilinx Spartan-6 LX45T FPGA in a 484 pin BGA package (Xilinx XC6SLX45T-2FGG484I). The Spartan-6 simplifies FPGA design by providing a integrated memory controller and PCI express end point, along with high performance general I/O, clocking, and internal memory resources comparable to be previous generation Virtex-class FPGAs.
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual Connector Function LPC FMC Location P7 Samtec ASP-134603-01 Type Pinout Pin Signal Description C1 GND Digital Ground C2 DP0_C2M_P Serdes pair from FPGA C3 DP0_C2M_N Serdes pair from FPGA C4 GND Digital Ground C5 GND Digital Ground C6 DP0_M2C_P Serdes pair to FPGA C7 DP0_M2C_N Serdes pair to FPGA C8 GND Digital Ground C9 GND Digital Ground C10 LA06_P LVDS pair C11 LA06_N LVDS pair C12
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual C36 GND Digital Ground C37 12P0V +12V DC C38 GND Digital Ground C39 3P3V +3.3V DC C40 GND Digital Ground D1 PG_C2M Power good D2 GND Digital Ground D3 GND Digital Ground D4 GBTCLK0_M2C_P Serdes clock to FPGA D5 GBTCLK0_M2C_N Serdes clock to FPGA D6 GND Digital Ground D7 GND Digital Ground D8 LA01_P_CC LVDS clock capable pair D9 LA01_N_CC LVDS clock capable pair D10 GND Digital Ground D11 LA05
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual D39 GND Digital Ground D40 3P3V +3.3V DC G1 GND Digital Ground G2 CLK1_M2C_P LVDS clock to FPGA G3 CLK1_M2C_N LVDS clock to FPGA G4 GND Digital Ground G5 GND Digital Ground G6 LA00_P_CC LVDS clock capable pair G7 LA00_N_CC LVDS clock capable pair G8 GND Digital Ground G9 LA03_P LVDS pair G10 LA03_N LVDS pair G11 GND Digital Ground G12 LA08_P LVDS pair G13 LA08_N LVDS pair G14 GND Digital Grou
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual H2 PRSNT_M2C_L Present signal to FPGA H3 GND Digital Ground H4 CLK0_M2C_P LVDS clock to FPGA H5 CLK0_M2C_N LVDS clock to FPGA H6 GND Digital Ground H7 LA02_P LVDS pair H8 LA02_N LVDS pair H9 GND Digital Ground H10 LA04_P LVDS pair H11 LA04_N LVDS pair H12 GND Digital Ground H13 LA07_P LVDS pair H14 LA07_N LVDS pair H15 GND Digital Ground H16 LA11_P LVDS pair H17 LA11_N LVDS pair H18 GND Digi
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual Configuration The FreeForm/Express S6 is designed so that the Spartan-6 configuration image is automatically loaded from the on-board SPI flash at power- up. When a valid configuration is loaded, led D4 is illuminated. JTAG configuration can be used at any time to program the FPGA. The FreeForm/Express S6 is fitted with a x4 32 Mbit SPI flash (Winbond W25Q32BVSFIG), which can be programmed indirect
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual Function Hot Swap When the is being configured, FPGA I/Os will be pulled high with weak internal pull-ups Location J2 Type 1x2 0.100” jumper block Pinout Position Description 1-2 I/Os have pullups off I/Os are floating Default Floating Function FMC JTAG Bypass Selects either whether or not to include the FMC module in the JTA chain Location J3 Type 2x2 0.100” jumper block Pinout Posi
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual Pinout Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 MX1- Data 2 MX1+ Data 3 MX2- Data 4 MX2+ Data 5 FGND Frame 6 FGND Frame Ground Ground 7 MX3- Data 8 MX3+ Data 9 MX4- Data 10 MX4+ Data Function Ethernet Status LEDs Locations Pin Signal D16A ETH0 Activity D17A ETH0 Link D16B ETH1 Activity D17B ETH1 Link Revision 0.01 14
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual Serial Description A standard RS232 serial ports is provided on P4, with UART implementation provided by FPGA logic. Connectors Function RS232 P4 Locations Type 2x5 0.100” header Samtec TSW-105-07-L-D Pinout Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 N/C 2 N/C 3 RXD1 4 RTS1 5 TXD1 6 CTS1 7 N/C 8 N/C 9 GND 10 N/C Power Description The FreeForm/Express S6 is designed to be powered from the PCIe bu
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual Hardware Installation Standard computer 1. Ensure all computer power supplies are off and disconnected (remove AC line cord) 2. Install the FMC module, if required. 3. Verify all jumper settings from the relevant sections 4. Install the necessary cables for the application. WARNING: Do not plug the FreeForm/Express S6 into a PCIe slot with an external power source connected to P1. This cou
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual Cables & Interconnect Mating Cables Description Location PCB Connector Cable Part Number PCB End Interface End [Drawing Number] Power P1 Samtec Samtec 2x3 IPD Un-terminated IPL1-103-01-L-D-RA-K MMSD-03-20-L-03.25-S-K Serial P4 Samtec CAG104 2x5 0.100” IDC DB-9 TSW-105-07-L-D [ CTIC-00048 ] GBE P6A, P6B MLE CBG065 2x5 2mm socket RJ45 socket TSHSM-205-D-06-G-V-L [CTIC-00181 ] Cable drawi
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual FPGA Design In general, FPGA designs developed for the FreeForm/Express S6 can be based on IP generated with Xilinx’s CORE Generator. The following table lists the CORE Generator IP proven to be compatible, along with their current versions numbers. Function IP Version Note Memory MIG 3.6 Spartan-6 FPGA GTP Rocket I/O 1.7 Transceiver Wizard Spartan-6 Integrated PCIe 1.4 Block for PCI Exp
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual FPGA Pinout The following table lists the FPGA pin (ball) to signal mapping. The standard Spartan-6 pin name is listed, along with the I/O standard used and bank number. Pin Number Signal Name Pin Name IO Standard Bank V20 cfg_busy IO_L74N_DOUT_BUSY_1 LVCMOS25* 1 Y20 cfg_cclk IO_L1P_CCLK_2 LVCMOS25* 2 AB20 cfg_csi_b_mosi_miso0 IO_L3N_MOSI_CSI_B_MISO0_2 LVCMOS25* 2 AA3 cfg_cso_b_csn IO_L65N_CSO_B
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Connect Tech Inc. | FreeForm/Express S6 - PCIe Spartan-6 FMC Carrier | User Manual Pin Number Signal Name Pin Name IO Standard Bank K4 ddr3_ck_p IO_L46P_M3CLK_3 DIFF_SSTL15_II 3 F2 ddr3_cke IO_L53P_M3CKE_3 SSTL15_II 3 N4 ddr3_dm IO_L42N_GCLK24_M3LDM_3 SSTL15_II 3 R3 ddr3_dq<0> IO_L37P_M3DQ0_3 SSTL15_II 3 R1 ddr3_dq<1> IO_L37N_M3DQ1_3 SSTL15_II 3 P2 ddr3_dq<2> IO_L38P_M3DQ2_3 SSTL15_II 3 P1 ddr3_dq<3> IO_L38N_M3DQ3_3 SSTL15_II 3 L3 ddr3_dq<4> IO_L41P_GCLK27_M3DQ4_3 SSTL15_II 3 L1
