Introduction, Product features, About this manual – Connect Tech PCI-104 User Manual
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Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual
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Introduction
Connect Tech’s FreeForm/PCI-104 features Xilinx’s Virtex-5 multi-platform FPGA offering users a
flexible, reconfigurable computing platform that also takes advantage of the high bandwidth capabilities
of the PCI bus while communicating with various I/O interfaces.
Product Features
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PCI-104 form factor – 32-Bit/33MHz
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Xilinx multi-platform Virtex-5 FPGA with 3 million logic gates
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2MB Flash for FPGA configuration storage
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8MB Flash for embedded code storage
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Designed for embedded processing using MicroBlaze
™
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100MHz input clock
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128MB DDR2-400 memory
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2 x 10/100 Ethernet with modular jacks
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2 x RS-485 serial interface
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High-speed serial connector 4 x Rocket I/O (GTP) channels
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64 single ended or 32 LVDS general purpose I/O
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External 5V power connection for programming and development
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JTAG test and programming chain
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Industrial temperature range of -40°C to 85°C
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Ships preconfigured with a reference design
About this manual
This manual will provide the user with the following information:
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System overview
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Introduction to the reference design
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Description of jumpers, switches, and connector pinouts
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Hardware installation instructions
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Software installation instructions
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FPGA configuration details
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Specifications