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XpressGX5LP-SE Reference Manual
Ch.1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1
Purpose of the Board
The XpressGX5LP-SE board is designed to enable all engineers, even those with little PCI Express experience, to
design complex applications using PCIe and 10 Gigabit Ethernet as their main communication interfaces.
XpressGX5LP-SE is a low-profile, highly-integrated PCI Express FPGA board with two fully independent 10
G
Ethernet channels engineered for both prototyping and field deployment.
The board is based on the Altera Stratix V GX in the FBGA 1517 package and is available with either the
5SGXEA7K2F40C2N or the 5SGXEA4K2F40C2N FPGA.
1.2 Features
List
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PCI Express x8 2.5/5.0/8.0 Gbps (Gen 1, 2 or 3)
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PCI Express edge connector
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.Dual 1G/10G ethernet channels
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Two SFP+ interfaces to support 2 independent protocols on fiber optic or copper tranceivers.
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Stratix V GX FPGA
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5SGXEA7K2F40C2N or 5SGXEA4K2F40C2N
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Board configuration module
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Power monitoring
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Power-Up and reset controller
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IP protection (PLDA Protocore)
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FPGA configuration functionality supports
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Complete FPGA configuration from Flash Devices
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Flash image boot management
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FPGA re-load functionality
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Clock circuitry
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FPGA configuration (Flash): 40
MHz
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PCIe: 100
MHz
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1G/10G: 644.53125MHz Clock
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DDR3 & QDR2+ SRAM: 200
MHz
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Memories
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Two 4
GB DDR3L-1600 SDRAM with 72-bit data path (2x8GB capable)
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Two 144Mbit QDR2 + SRAM with 18-bit data path
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256 or 512
MB
Flash
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Two 256Kbit I2C EEPROMs
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Extension Serial link
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Board capabilities extension or board-to-board connection over SAMTEC QSH connector (optional)
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General I/Os
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Eight user LEDs
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Four FPGA configuration LEDs
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Four tri-color LEDs on the board bracket
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One reset button
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One FPGA configuration reload button
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One FPGA image boot selector
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Three user switches
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Board-to-board Interface (4 GXB Rx/Tx + 10 LVCMOS) (optional)
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Power supply
