Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA AC701 User Manual

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Appendix A
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Further Resources
The most up to date information related to the AC701 board and its documentation is
available on the following websites.
The Artix-7 FPGA AC701 Evaluation Kit product page:
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ww.xilinx.com/ac701
The Artix-7 FPGA AC701 Evaluation Kit - Known Issues and Release Notes Master
Answer Record AR#
51900
The Artix-7 FPGA Base Targeted Reference Design Release Notes and Known Issues
Master Answer Record AR# 5
3372
The Artix-7 FPGA Product Table
www.xilinx.com/publications/prod_mktg/Artix7-Product-Table.pdf
Vivado® Design Suite page:
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ww.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado/index
PicoBlaze Documentation and related programming: www.xilinx.com/picoblaze
UG476, Artix-7 FPGA GTP Transceivers User Guide
UG586
, Artix-7 FPGA Memory Interface Solutions

Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA AC701 Specifications

General

Logic Cells	215, 360
DSP Slices	740
Block RAM	13, 140 Kbits
PCIe Interface	Gen2 x4
DDR3 Memory	1 GB
Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbps
Flash Memory	128 Mb
Form Factor	ATX
FPGA Device	XC7A200T-2FBG676C
USB	USB-JTAG/UART
Configuration	SPI Flash, JTAG
Clocking	200 MHz
Expansion Connectors	FMC
Clock Management Tiles	6
Power Supply	12V
Operating Temperature	0°C to 85°C

Summary

Artix-7 FPGA AC701 Evaluation Kit Overview

Introduction to the AC701 Evaluation Kit

Overview of the Artix-7 FPGA AC701 Evaluation Kit and its features.

Basic Hardware Bring-up with Built-In Self-Test

Introduction and Setup

Explains BIST, hardware setup, board configuration, and connection steps.

Run the BIST Application

Guide to downloading, unzipping, and running the BIST design files.

AMS Bring-up with AMS101 Evaluation Card

Introduction and Evaluation Steps

Overview of AMS features and steps for evaluating analog signals.

Advanced Bring-up with Base TRD

Introduction, Features, and Setup

Details TRD overview, features, hardware setup, and driver installation.

Using the Application GUI

Configuration and monitoring using the application GUI for TRD testing.

Additional Resources

Xilinx Resources

Support website links for Answers, Documentation, Downloads, and Forums.

References

Supplemental websites providing useful material for the guide.

Warranty