Connect Tech 104 User Manual 2
FreeForm/PCI-104
User Manual
Connect Tech, Inc.
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario
Canada, N1K 1S6
Tel: 519-836-1291
800-426-8979
Fax: 519-836-4878
Email: sales@connecttech.com
support@connecttech.com
URL: http://www.connecttech.com
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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 Connect Tech Inc. authorized modification or repair.
You may obtain warranty service by delivering this product to an authorized Connect Tech
Inc. business partner or to Connect Tech Inc. along with proof of purchase. Product returned to
Connect Tech Inc. must be pre-authorized by Connect Tech Inc. with an RMA (Return
Material Authorization) number marked on the outside of the package and sent prepaid,
insured and packaged for safe shipment. Connect Tech Inc. will return this product by prepaid
ground shipment service.
The Connect Tech Inc. Lifetime Warranty is defined as the serviceable life of the product. This
is defined as the period during which all components are available. Should the product prove to
be irreparable, Connect Tech Inc. reserves the right to substitute an equivalent product if
available or to retract Lifetime Warranty if no replacement is available.
The above warranty is the only warranty authorized by Connect Tech Inc. Under no
circumstances will Connect Tech Inc. be liable in any way for any damages, including any lost
profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or
inability to use such product.
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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 is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week on our
website at:
www.connecttech.com/support/support.asp. See the contact information section below for
more information on how to contact us directly. Our technical support is always free.
Not listing all possible trademarks or copyright acknowledgments does not constitute a lack of
acknowledgment to the rightful owners of the trademarks and copyrights mentioned in this
document.
Contact Information
We offer three ways for you to contact us:
Telephone/Facsimile
Technical Support representatives are ready to answer your call Monday through Friday, from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Our numbers for calls are:
Telephone: 800-426-8979 (North America only)
Telephone: 519-836-1291 (Live assistance available 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday to
Friday)
Facsimile: 519-836-4878 (on-line 24 hours)
Email/Internet
You may contact us through the Internet. Our email and URL addresses are:
sales@connecttech.com
support@connecttech.com
www.connecttech.com
Mail/Courier
You may contact us by letter and our mailing address for correspondence is:
Connect Tech, Inc.
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario
Canada N1K 1S6
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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
Features.............................................................................................................................. 6
Hardware Description and Configuration................................................................................... 8
Jumpers and Switches........................................................................................................ 8
Slot Selection (RSW1) .............................................................................................. 8
FPGA Configuration Settings (J1) ............................................................................ 8
Connector Pinouts.............................................................................................................. 9
PCI-104 Header (P1)................................................................................................. 9
JTAG Programming Header (P2).............................................................................. 9
SPI Flash Programming Header (P3)........................................................................ 9
RS-485 Headers (P5, P6)......................................................................................... 10
External Power Connector (P8)............................................................................... 10
GPIO Header (P7) ................................................................................................... 11
Hardware Installation ............................................................................................................... 12
Standalone Operation....................................................................................................... 12
Software Installation................................................................................................................. 12
FPGA Development Environment................................................................................... 12
Drivers and Application Examples .................................................................................. 12
FPGA Configuration ................................................................................................................ 13
Launch Impact ................................................................................................................. 13
Programming the FPGA .................................................................................................. 16
Generating a PROM (MCS) File ..................................................................................... 17
Configuring the FPGA with the SPI Flash....................................................................... 20
Configuring the FPGA / SPI flash Association ....................................................... 20
Programming the Flash ........................................................................................... 22
Reference Design ..................................................................................................................... 24
Functionality.................................................................................................................... 24
Memory Map ................................................................................................................... 24
Implementation................................................................................................................ 25
Specifications ........................................................................................................................... 26
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List of Tables
Table 1: FreeForm/PCI-104 Components .................................................................................. 7
Table 2: Slot Selection (RSW1) ................................................................................................. 8
Table 3: FPGA Configuration Settings (J1) ............................................................................... 8
Table 4: JTAG Programming Header Pinout (P2)...................................................................... 9
Table 5: SPI Flash Programming Header Pinout (P3)................................................................ 9
Table 6: RS-485 Port 1 Pinout (P5).......................................................................................... 10
Table 7: RS-485 Port 2 Pinout (P6).......................................................................................... 10
Table 8: External Power Connector Pinout (P8) ...................................................................... 10
Table 9: GPIO Header Pinout................................................................................................... 11
Table 10: Bar Local Address Space 0 (Bar 2).......................................................................... 24
Table 11: Local Address Space 1 (Bar 3)................................................................................. 25
List of Figures
Figure 1: FreeForm/PCI-104 Block Diagram............................................................................. 6
Figure 2: FreeForm/PCI-104 Layout.......................................................................................... 7
Figure 3: External Power Connection....................................................................................... 10
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Introduction
Connect Tech’s FreeForm/PCI-104 features Xilinx’s Virtex-5 multi-platform FPGA offering users a
flexible, reconfigurable product that also takes advantage of the high bandwidth capabilities of the PCI
bus while communicating with various I/O interfaces.
Features
o PCI-104 form factor – 32-Bit/33MHz
o Xilinx multi-platform Virtex-5 FPGA with 3 million logic gates
o 8MB Flash for embedded code storage
o Designed for embedded processing using MicroBlaze™
o 100MHz input clock
o 128MB DDR2-400 memory
o External 5V power connection for stand alone usage
o 2 x 10/100 Ethernet with modular jacks
o 2 x RS-485 serial interface
o On-board reset switch
o 64 single ended or 32 LVDS general purpose I/O
o Available in industrial temperature range of -40°C to 85°
Figure 1: FreeForm/PCI-104 Block Diagram
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Figure 2: FreeForm/PCI-104 Layout
Table 1: FreeForm/PCI-104 Components
Connectors Description
P1 PCI-104 connector
P2 JTAG programming header
P3 SPI flash programming header
P5, P6 RS-485 header
P7 GPIO header
P8 External power header
P9 RJ-45 A
P10 RJ-45 B
Jumpers /Switches Description
RSW1 Slot selection
J1 FPGA configuration settings
Components Description
D1-D4 User LEDs
D5 FPGA load complete LED
U4 PLX PCI-local bus bridge
U5 Virtex-5 FPGA
U10 FPGA configuration flash
U11 Embedded code flash
U12, U13 DDR2 memory
U14 Parameter EEPROM
U15, U16 RS-485 transceiver
U17 Dual 10/100 PHY
O1 100MHz oscillator, main clock
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Hardware Description and Configuration
The following sections describe the function of all switches/jumpers and provide details on connector
pinouts.
Jumpers and Switches
Slot Selection (RSW1)
This rotary switch selects a slot position in the PCI-104 stack. When mounting on a PCI adapter
card, ensure slot one is selected.
Table 2: Slot Selection (RSW1)
Position Slot
0,4 0
1,5 1
2,6 2
3,7 3
FPGA Configuration Settings (J1)
Jumper J1 is used to control FPGA configuration.
Table 3: FPGA Configuration Settings (J1)
FPGA waits for configuration over JTAG, using
the cable it is connected to
FPGA reads configuration from SPI flash
FPGA is tri-state, program flash directly
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