KNJN Pluto User Manual

FPGA RS-232 development boards
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This document applies to the following boards:
● Pluto rev. F
● Pluto-II rev. H
● Pluto-IIx rev. A
● Pluto-IIx HDMI
● Pluto-3 rev. B and C
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Document last revision on October 19, 2017

KNJN Pluto Specifications

General

Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe x16
Storage Interfaces	4 x SATA 6Gb/s
Video Outputs	1 x HDMI
LAN	Realtek RTL8111G
Power Connector	24-pin ATX

Summary

Welcome

Boards characteristics

Provides a comparative table of technical specifications for different Pluto boards.

Software tools

FPGA software

Details the specific software required for generating FPGA bitfiles for each board.

FPGAconf

Configuring the FPGA

Explains the step-by-step process for configuring the FPGA using bitfiles via FPGAconf.

FPGAconf options

FPGA boot-PROM (Pluto-II/-IIx/-IIx HDMI/-3)

Boot-PROM actions

Details how to program, verify, and erase the boot-PROM using FPGAconf.

Boot-PROM requirements

Boot-PROM on-demand FPGA configuration

FPGA configuration using Quartus-II JTAG support (Pluto-II/-3)

JTAG requirements

JTAG configuration

Provides step-by-step instructions for configuring the FPGA via JTAG using Quartus-II.

FPGA project using Quartus-II (Pluto/-II/-3)

FPGA projects with Xilinx's ISE (Pluto-IIx/HDMI)

Create a new project

Guides users through creating a new FPGA project in Xilinx ISE.

A simple start

FPGA connections

FPGA pins

Details the main FPGA signals and their pin assignments across different Pluto boards.

Boot-PROM connection (Pluto-II/-IIx/HDMI/-3)

HDMI (Pluto-IIx/HDMI)

TXDI connector

Secondary connector

FPGA configuration through RS-232

Pluto/-II/-Ilx FPGA configuration

Details RS-232 configuration methods for Pluto, Pluto-II, and Pluto-IIx without boot-PROM.

Pluto-3 FPGA configuration

Explains the RS-232 configuration process for Pluto-3 using RBF files.

Quartus-II JTAG indirect mode (Pluto-II/-3)

What is it?

Create a “JTAG indirect configuration” file

Guides on creating a ".jic" file for boot-PROM programming via JTAG.

Program the boot-PROM

Details the steps to program the boot-PROM using the generated ".jic" file and JTAG.

Connecting the Pluto boards to a PC

Serial connection

With a TXDI

With a TXDI/MAX232 or TXDI/FTDI

Details using TXDI/MAX232 or TXDI/FTDI with secondary connectors and jumper settings.

Without a TXDI

Sample C code for RS-232 Win32 send & receive

Board checklist

The FPGA doesn't configure?

Offers troubleshooting steps when the FPGA fails to configure correctly.

Boot-PROM problem?

Provides solutions for common issues encountered during boot-PROM programming.

Board connectors and headers, with IO pin assignments

Pluto

Details pin assignments and IO characteristics for the Pluto board.

Pluto-II

Details pin assignments and IO characteristics for the Pluto-II board.

Pluto-Ilx

Details pin assignments and IO characteristics for the Pluto-IIx board.

Pluto-Ilx HDMI

Pluto-3