Xilinx Virtex-5 LXT - Preface: About This Guide; Additional Documentation

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Preface
About This Guide
This user guide describes the features and operation of the Virtex
®
-5 LXT/SXT/FXT FPGA
prototype platform and provides instructions to configure chains of FPGAs and serial
PROMs.
Complete and up-to-date documentation for the Virtex-5 LXT/SXT/FXT FPGA prototype
platform is available on the Xilinx website at
http://www.xilinx.com/onlinestore/v5_boards.htm
.
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 User Guide
Chapters in this guide cover the following topics:
♦ Clocking Resources
♦ Clock Management Technology (CMT)
♦ Phase-Locked Loops (PLLs)
♦ Block RAM
♦ Configurable Logic Blocks (CLBs)
♦ SelectIO™ Resources
♦ SelectIO Logic Resources
♦ Advanced SelectIO Logic Resources
• 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 FXT
platform.