HES7XV4000BP and HES7XV1380BP are dual Virtex-7 FPGA prototyping and emulation boards for small-medium size ASIC designs or large FPGA designs. The board is available in two configurations with XC7V2000T or XC7V690T logic modules. The estimated capacity of the largest configuration is 24 Million ASIC gates and is easily extendable via backplane non-proprietary connector (BPX). Larger capacity of 96 Million gates can be achieved with four HES7XV4000BP boards connected in the backplane board HES7BPX4. There is one SO-DIMM slot for DDR3 memory connected to one of the Virtex-7 FPGA providing up to 8GB of external RAM to the emulated design. The highest quality PCB design with proper on-board traces routing assure reliable LVDS and GTX transfers up to the device inherent limits.
Very precisely designed clocking block provides 5 length aligned global clock lines routed to each FPGA device. It also provides multiple configuration options due to integrating different oscillators, programmable clock synthesizers and crosspoint switch multiplexers. The global clock network can be also driven from external sources via dedicated MMCX connectors as well as from backplane. The global clock network is based on LVDS signalling to assure high level of signals integrity and immunity to distractions. Complementary to global clocks there are separate clock oscillators dedicated to GTX links and DDR memories.
The board configuration and monitoring controller is preloaded in a dedicated FPGA (Spartan-6) and provides USB based interface that is used by Hes.Asic.Proto board configuration and management software available on Linux and Windows host PC. Additional Kintex-7 FPGA can be used as a host bridge with PCIe x8 interface and ready to use controller preloaded by factory. The corresponding HES PCIe driver is included in Hes.Asic.Proto software package. Usage of this host controller is facilitated due to Proto-AXI interface module IP that is based on AMBA AXI standard and accompanying high abstraction level C++ API. The board has a compact form factor, standard PCIe edge connector and standard PCIe 6-pin power supply connector so it can be attached directly to the main board of a PC Host computer. Additional PCIe cable interface allows using the board stand-alone on the bench in a Lab.
Besides physical prototyping this board can be reused for HES emulation applications like simulation acceleration or co-emulation with virtual models.
FPGA & Capacity
Flexible Clocking
Connectivity & Expandability
Memory Resources
Interfaces & Hosting