Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA Getting Started Guide

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Virtex-6 FPGA Connectivity Kit
Introduction
The Virtex®-6 FPGA Connectivity Kit provides a comprehensive, high-performance
Connectivity Development and Demonstration platform using the Virtex-6 family for
high-bandwidth and high-performance applications in multiple market segments. The kit
enables designing with common serial standards, such as PCI Express®, XAUI, and
proprietary serial standards through the SMA interface.
Note:
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provide general information only. For the latest information, see the Xilinx® ISE® Design Suite.
Connectivity Kit Contents
This section describes the kit deliverables provided in the box and indicates what can be
found on the Xilinx website.
What is Inside the Box
The kit consists of these elements:
• Virtex-6 LX240T FPGA-based ML605 Evaluation Board with:
• One FMC Connectivity daughter card
• One CX4 loopback module
• Universal 12V power supply
• Two USB A/Mini-B cables (used for download and debug)
• One CompactFlash card (2 GB)
• One DVI-to-VGA adapter
• One Ethernet Cat5 cable
• Four SMA cables
• One SATA cable and one SATA loopback cable
• Xilinx ISE Design Suite DVD, including:
• ISE Foundation™ software with ISE Simulator
• PlanAhead™ Design and Analysis Tool
• Embedded Development Kit (EDK)
• Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS)
• Software Development Kit (SDK)
• ChipScope™ Pro Tool

Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA Specifications

General

Brand	Xilinx
Model	Virtex-6 FPGA
Category	Transceiver
Language	English