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Preface
About This Guide
The ML50x evaluation platforms enable designers to investigate and experiment with
features of Virtex®-5 FPGAs. This user guide describes the features and operation of the
ML505 (LXT), ML506 (SXT), and ML507 (FXT) Evaluation Platforms.
Guide Contents
This manual contains the following chapters:
• Chapter 1, “ML505/ML506/ML507 Evaluation Platform,”provides details on the
board components
• Appendix A, “Board Revisions,” details the differences between board revisions
• Appendix B, “Programming the IDT Clock Chip,” shows how to restore the default
factory settings for the clock chip on the ML50x boards
• Appendix C, “References”
Additional Documentation
The following documents are also available for download at
http://www.xilinx.com/virtex5
.
• Virtex-5 FPGA Family Overview
The features and product selection of the Virtex-5 FPGA family are outlined in this
overview.
• Virtex-5 FPGA Data Sheet: DC and Switching Characteristics
This data sheet contains the DC and Switching Characteristic specifications for the
Virtex-5 FPGA family.
• Virtex-5 FPGA User Guide
This user guide includes chapters on:
♦ Clocking Resources
♦ Clock Management Technology (CMT)
♦ Phase-Locked Loops (PLLs)
♦ Block RAM and FIFO memory
♦ Configurable Logic Blocks (CLBs)
♦ SelectIO™ Resources
♦ I/O Logic Resources
♦ Advanced I/O Logic Resources
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