CrossLink-NX Evaluation Board
User Guide
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1.
Introduction
The Lattice Semiconductor CrossLink™-NX Evaluation Board allows designers to investigate and experiment with the
features of the CrossLink-NX Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The features of the CrossLink-NX Evaluation Board
can assist engineers with the rapid prototyping and testing of their specific designs.
The CrossLink-NX Evaluation Board is part of the CrossLink-NX Evaluation Kit, which includes the following:
CrossLink-NX Evaluation Board pre-loaded with the shipping demo design
12 V AC/DC power adapter and international plug adapters
Lattice Radiant® Software license information
USB-A to USB-B (Mini) Cable for programming FPGA through a PC
Quick Start Guide
The contents of this user guide include top-level functional descriptions of the various portions of the development
board, descriptions of the on-board headers, diodes and switches and a complete set of schematics.
1.1.
CrossLink-NX Evaluation Board
The CrossLink-NX Evaluation Board features the CrossLink-NX FPGA in the 400-ball caBGA package (LIFCL-40-9BG400C)
w the ability to expand the usability of the CrossLink-NX with Raspberry Pi, PMOD, FMC LPC connector, along with
access to PCIe channel. 118 wide range I/O and 37 high speed differential pairs are available for user-defined
applications.
Figure 1.1
shows the top view of the CrossLink-NX Evaluation Board.
Figure 1.2
shows the bottom view of the board.
Figure 2.1
shows the jumper locations.
1.2.
Features
The CrossLink-NX Evaluation Board includes the following features:
CrossLink-NX FPGA (LIFCL-40-9BG400C)
General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) breakout with Raspberry Pi, PMOD, and FMC connector
MIPI CSI-2 Camera connector and D-PHY connector
118 wide range I/O and 37 high speed differential pair I/O with on board termination
x1 Gen2 PCIe interface
USB-B connection for device programming and Inter-Integrated Circuit (I
2
C) utility
On-board Boot Flash – 128 Mbit Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash, with Quad read feature
Eight input DIP switches, four push buttons, three status LEDs and 14 LEDs for demo purposes
Lattice Radiant
®
Software programming support
Multiple reference clock sources
Potentiometer for ADC test
Caution: The CrossLink-NX Evaluation Board contains ESD-sensitive components. ESD safe
practices should be followed while handling and using the development board.
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