Connect Tech PCI-104 - Manual (Page 4)

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual
Revision 0.02 4
Table of Contents
Limited Lifetime Warranty......................................................................................................... 2
Copyright Notice ........................................................................................................................ 2
Trademark Acknowledgment ..................................................................................................... 2
Customer Support Overview ...................................................................................................... 3
Contact Information ........................................................................................................... 3
Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... 4
List of Tables.............................................................................................................................. 5
List of Figures ............................................................................................................................ 5
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 6
Product Features ................................................................................................................ 6
About this manual .............................................................................................................. 6
System Overview ....................................................................................................................... 7
Reference Design ....................................................................................................................... 9
Hardware Description............................................................................................................... 10
Jumpers and Switches ...................................................................................................... 10
Slot Selection (RSW1) ............................................................................................ 10
FPGA Configuration Settings (J1) .......................................................................... 10
Connector Pinouts............................................................................................................ 11
PCI-104 Header (P1) ............................................................................................... 11
JTAG Programming Header (P2)............................................................................ 11
SPI Flash Programming Header (P3) ...................................................................... 11
High-speed Serial (P4) ............................................................................................ 12
RS-485 Headers (P5, P6)......................................................................................... 13
GPIO Header (P7) ................................................................................................... 14
External Power Connector (P8)............................................................................... 15
Connector’s Mating Components and Cables.................................................................. 16
Hardware Installation ............................................................................................................... 17
Heat Sink Installation....................................................................................................... 17
Stand-alone Operation ..................................................................................................... 17
Software Installation................................................................................................................. 18
FPGA Development Environment ................................................................................... 18
PLX Software Development Kit (SDK) .......................................................................... 18
Reference Design & Application Examples .................................................................... 18
FPGA Configuration ................................................................................................................ 19
Power and Thermal Considerations.......................................................................................... 20
Reference Design FPGA power analysis ......................................................................... 20
Specifications ........................................................................................................................... 21
Appendix A: iMPACT Instructions for FPGA Configuration.................................................. 22
Launch Impact ................................................................................................................. 22
Programming the FPGA .................................................................................................. 25
Generating a PROM (MCS) File ..................................................................................... 26
Configuring the FPGA with the SPI Flash....................................................................... 29
Configuring the FPGA / SPI flash Association ....................................................... 29
Programming the Flash ........................................................................................... 31
Appendix B: Power calculations .............................................................................................. 33
Scenario 1: Heatsink attached, 250 LFM ................................................................ 33
Scenario 2: No Heatsink, 250 LFM......................................................................... 34
Scenario 3: No heatsink, 0 LFM.............................................................................. 35
Appendix C: Hardware Changes from Revision B................................................................... 36
Reference Design ............................................................................................................. 37
Hardware Description ...................................................................................................... 38
Connector Pinouts ................................................................................................... 38
Specifications................................................................................................................... 39