Xilinx KC705 Service Manual

KINTEX-7 FPGA KC705 EVALUATION KIT7 SERIES FPGAS

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KINTEX7 FPGA KC705 EVALUATION KIT:
VERSATILE, HIGHPERFORMANCE BASE PLATFORM
SHORTENS TIME TO MARKET FOR 7 SERIES DESIGNS

Design Challenges

• Shortened schedules, reduced budgets,
and staffing cut-backs

• Increased design complexity and project
scope, calling for advanced silicon

• Extreme pressures to lower power and
lower bill of material (BOM) costs

Xilinx Solutions

• Integrated evaluation kit boosts developer
productivity with a combination of silicon,
software, IP, and reference designs

• Targeted design platforms—with open
standards, common design methodologies,
development tools, and run-time
environment—benefit both software and
hardware designers

• Foundation for simpler and smarter
development of FPGA-based system-on­chip (SoC) solutions

Continuing its 28nm market leadership, Xilinx® offers developers access to the
power, performance, and productivity advantages of the unified 7 series FPGAs with
this base level Targeted Design Platform. The highly flexible Kintex™-7 FPGA KC705
Evaluation Kit accelerates development of applications for a broad range of markets
that demand power-efficient high-speed communications and processing. Some of
these include wireless (radio/baseband), aerospace and defense (radar), avionics,
broadcasting (triple-rate SDI, bridging, EdgeQAM), and medical imaging. Time- and
cost-saving features include on-board PCI Express, Agile Mixed Signal (AMS),
HDMI video output, and FPGA mezzanine card (FMC) connectors.

Quick and Easy Design Evaluations

The second-generation Xilinx Targeted Design Platforms help designers
simultaneously deal with decreasing design cycles and increasing design complexity
and project scope. Designers can boost productivity and greatly accelerate access to
the advanced functionality of Xilinx 7 series FPGAs with pre-verified reference
designs. The reference designs also speed evaluation when combined with a full­featured Kintex-7 FPGA evaluation board and Xilinx ISE® Design Suite software. An
ecosystem of readily available third-party add-on hardware and IP can be leveraged
to further accelerate projects.

Flexible Communications and Expansion

The Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit provides a flexible framework for
designing higher-level systems that require DDR3, Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express,
and other serial connectivity. Integrated industry-standard FMC connectors—which
support many existing cards—simplify scaling and customization and speed start up.
The AMS header lets designers explore the AMS technology and see how the
feature can trim BOM cost. Other communications features—high-speed GTX
transceivers, SFP+, and SMA connectors—further extend the list of advanced
capabilities that can be evaluated and leveraged from this platform.

KINTEX-7 FPGA KC705 EVALUATION KIT7 SERIES FPGAS

What’s Inside the KC705 Evaluation Kit

• KC705 base board with the Kintex-7 XC7K325T-FF900-2
FPGA

• Full-seat ISE® Design Suite Logic Edition, device-locked
for the XC7K325T-FF900-2 FPGA

• Reference and example designs and demonstrations*

• Board design files*

• Documentation*, including a step-by-step Getting Started
Guide

• USB cables, Ethernet cable, and universal power supply

• AMS evaluation card

KINTEX7 FPGA KC 705 EVALUATI O N K IT

Reference Designs and Demonstrations*

• BIST Board Diagnostic Test Design

• IBERT XCVR Test Design

• Multi-Boot Reference Design

• DDR3 Memory Interface Reference Design

• PCIe x4 Gen2 PIO Reference Design

• AMS Reference Design

• PCIe/DDR3 Targeted Reference Design supporting x4 Gen 2
and DDR3 at 1600Mbps

*Numerous designs, demonstrations, and documentation are delivered on a
USB flash drive; others are available online.

Take the NEXT STEP

For more information, support, documents, and reference designs, or to purchase, please visit: www.xilinx.com/kc705

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