Xilinx VC7203, User Manual

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Detailed Description
Virtex-7 FPGA
The VC7203 board is populated with the Virtex-7 XC7V485T-3 FFG1761E FPGA at U1
(callout
1 , Figure 1-2 ). For further information on Virtex-7 FPGAs, see DS180 , 7 Series
FPGAs Overview .
FPGA Configuration
The FPGA is configured via JTAG using one of the following options:
• USB JTAG connector (callout 5 , Figure 1-2 )
• System ACE SD (callout 7 , Figure 1-2 )
• JTAG cable connector (callout 6 , Figure 1-2 )
The VC7203 board comes with an embedded USB-to-JTAG configuration module (U8)
which allows a host computer to access the board JTAG chain using a Standard A to
Micro-B USB cable. Alternately, the FPGA can be configured via System ACE from a Secure
Digital (SD) memory card installed in J211 (see
System ACE SD Configuration Address
DIP Switches, page 17 ). Finally, a JTAG connector (J7) is available to provide access to the
JTAG chain using one of Xilinx's configuration cables—Platform Cable USB, Platform
Cable USB II or Parallel Cable IV (PCIV).