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Advanced Bring-up Using the Base Targeted Reference Design
Hardware Test Setup Requirements
These are the prerequisites for testing the design in hardware:
• KC705 Evaluation board with the Kintex-7 FPGA XC7K325T-2FFG900C device
• Design files provided as a zipped collection under the Docs & Designs tab at
www.xilinx.com/kc705
include:
• Design source files
• Device driver files
• Board design files
• Documentation
• Vivado Design Suite
• ISE Programming tools or LabTools
•Micro USB cable
• 4-pin to 6-pin PCIe adapter cable
• Fedora 16 Live DVD [Ref 6]
• PC with PCIe v2.0 slot. For a complete list of machines tested, and all known issues,
refer to the Kintex-7 FPGA Base Targeted Reference Design Release Notes and Known
Issues Master Answer Record (http://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/
45679.htm). This PC could also have Fedora Core 16 Linux OS installed on it.
TRD Demonstration Setup
This section describes hardware setup and use of the application GUI to help the user get
started quickly with the design in hardware. It provides a step-by-step explanation of
hardware bring-up, and describes using the application GUI.
When following the demonstration setup steps for the Kintex-7 FPGA Base TRD, if the
behavior is not as described, refer to the known issues at www.xilinx.com/support/
answers/45679.htm.