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ML628 IBERT Getting Started Guide
UG806 (v1.0) May 20, 2011
Requirements
Requirements
The hardware and software required to run the GTX or GTH IBERT demonstrations are:
•
ML628 Virtex-6 FPGA GTH and GTX Transceiver Characterization Board including:
•
Two CF cards containing the IBERT demonstration designs (
IBERT #1
and
IBERT #2
)
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One Samtec BullsEye cable
•
Eight SMA female-to-female (F-F) adapters
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Eight SMA (female-to-male) DC Blocks (optional)
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GTH transceiver power supply module (installed on board)
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GTX transceiver power supply module (installed on board)
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SuperClock-2 module (installed on board)
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Active BGA Heatsink (installed on FPGA)
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12V DC power adapter
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JTAG cable:
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Platform Cable USB (Xilinx part number DLC9, DLC9G, or DLC9LP) or,
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Platform Cable USB II (Xilinx part number DLC10) or,
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Parallel Cable IV (Xilinx part number PC4)
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Host PC with:
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CF card reader or PCMCIA adapter card for CF cards
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USB ports
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Xilinx® ChipScope™ Pro software, version 13.1 or higher.
Software is available at:
http://www.xilinx.com/chipscopepro
The hardware and software required to rebuild the IBERT demonstration designs are:
•
Xilinx ISE® Design Suite version 13.1 or higher
•
PC with a version of the Windows operating system supported by Xilinx ISE Design
Suite
•
ML628 IBERT demonstration design source files (provided online as collection
rdf0117_13-1.zip
) at:
http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/ml628/reference_designs.htm
Setting Up the ML628 Board
This section describes how to set up the ML628 Virtex-6 FPGA GTH and GTX Transceiver
Characterization Board.
Caution!
The ML628 board can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Follow standard
ESD prevention measures when handling the board.
When the ML628 board ships from the factory, it is configured for the GTH and GTX IBERT
demonstrations described in this document. If the board has been re-configured it must be
returned to the default set-up before running the IBERT demonstrations.
1.
Move all jumpers to their default positions. The default jumper positions are listed in
ML628 Virtex-6 FPGA GTX and GTH Transceiver Characterization Board User
Guide
.
