Chapter 1: Sp623 Board Features And Operation; Sp623 Board Features - Xilinx SP623 User Manual

SP623 Board Features and Operation
This chapter describes the components, features, and operation of the
SP623 Spartan®-6 FPGA GTP transceiver characterization board. The SP623 board
provides the hardware environment for characterizing and evaluating the GTP
transceivers available on the Spartan-6 XC6SLX150T-3FGG676 FPGA.

SP623 Board Features

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The SP623 board block diagram is shown in
SP623 Board User Guide
UG751 (v1.0) May 22, 2010
Spartan-6 XC6SLX150T-3FGG676 FPGA
On-board power supplies for all necessary voltages
Power supply jacks for optional use of external power supplies
JTAG configuration port for use with Platform Cable USB or Parallel Cable III/IV
cables
System ACE™ controller
Power module supporting all Spartan-6 FPGA GTP transceiver power requirements
A fixed, 200 MHz 2.5V LVDS oscillator wired to global clock inputs
One pair of global clock inputs with SMA connectors
SuperClock-2 module supporting multiple frequencies
16 pairs of SMA connectors for the GTP transceivers
8 pairs of SMA connectors for GTP transceiver clock inputs
Power status LEDs
General purpose DIP switches, LEDs, push buttons, and test I/O
Two VITA 57.1 FMC HPC connectors
USB to UART bridge
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I C Bus
Caution!
The SP623 board can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Follow
standard ESD prevention measures when handling the board.
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