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Preface
About This Guide
This document describes the Virtex®-5 architecture. Complete and up-to-date
documentation of the Virtex-5 family of FPGAs is available on the Xilinx website at
http://www.xilinx.com/virtex5
.
Additional Documentation
The following documents are also available for download at
http://www.xilinx.com/virtex5
.
• Virtex-5 Family Overview
The features and product selection of the Virtex-5 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 family.
• Virtex-5 FPGA RocketIO GTP Transceiver User Guide
This guide describes the RocketIO™ GTP transceivers available in the Virtex-5 LXT
and SXT platforms.
• Virtex-5 FPGA RocketIO GTX Transceiver User Guide
This guide describes the RocketIO GTX transceivers available in the Virtex-5 TXT and
FXT platforms.
• Virtex-5 FPGA Embedded Processor Block for PowerPC® 440 Designs
This reference guide is a description of the embedded processor block available in the
Virtex-5 FXT platform.
• Virtex-5 FPGA Tri-Mode Ethernet Media Access Controller
This guide describes the dedicated Tri-Mode Ethernet Media Access Controller
available in the Virtex-5 LXT, SXT, TXT and FXT platforms.
• Virtex-5 FPGA Integrated Endpoint Block User Guide for PCI Express Designs
This guide describes the integrated Endpoint blocks in the Virtex-5 LXT, SXT, TXT and
FXT platforms used for PCI Express® designs.
• XtremeDSP Design Considerations
This guide describes the XtremeDSP™ slice and includes reference designs for using
the DSP48E slice.