This document is the user guide of Xilinx Virtex-4 ML450 Networking Interfaces Platform. It introduces the features and characteristics of this product.
This guide introduces the Virtex-4 ML450 Source‑Synchronous Interfaces Tool Kit and the accompanying Development Board. It describes the board’s components, including the XC4VLX25‑FF668 FPGA, DDR‑1 SDRAM, power supply, clock sources, LVDS and HyperTransport connectors, and the LCD display.
The manual covers getting started procedures, detailed hardware schematics, configuration options such as JTAG and ACE interfaces, and provides appendices with connector pin‑outs, clock interface details, LCD interface information, and the UCF file for FPGA implementation.
| FPGA | XC4VLX25-FF668 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 32M x 16 DDR‑1 SDRAM |
| On‑board oscillators | 200‑MHz and 250‑MHz |
| LVDS connectors | 44 differential input and 44 differential output channels |
| HyperTransport connector | One connector |
| RS‑232 port | One DB9‑M port |
| SMA clock inputs | Two sets of differential connectors |
| Power supply | 5 V / 6.5 A DC |
The board uses an XC4VLX25‑FF668 FPGA.
The board provides 44 differential input channels and 44 differential output channels via four LVDS connectors.
It includes 32 M × 16 DDR‑1 SDRAM memory.
The board has on‑board oscillators at 200 MHz and 250 MHz.