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Appendix A – additional information/test results
This section is used to list additional items that may be of interest to readers. This information may
change over time and the reader is encouraged to visit the website for the latest data.
http://picozed.org/product/picozed-fmc-carrier-card-v2
I. Functional Transceiver testing:
The PicoZed 7030 SOM contains a Xilinx Zynq 7030 chip in a SBG485 package. Although this SOM is
capable of operating at
up to
6.6Gbps, tuning may be required to achieve this rate. The following link
http://picozed.org/support/trainings-and-videos
Tech Tip - Transceiver Tools 101: Intro to IBERT
Tech Tip - Transceiver Tools 102: We have an IBERT bit stream, now what?
Tech Tip - Transceiver Tools 103: Now that we are running, what are all these adjustments?
Tech Tip - Transceiver Tools 104: Getting More Margin
When the PicoZed 7030 is used it is also recommended a full transceiver to transceiver signal integrity
check is performed. Items between the transceivers, such as board to board connectors, interface
connections, ESD parts, cables, carrier layout practices, etc. must be carefully evaluated to ensure they
can support the intended data rates without performance degradation.
For NON-Standard protocols, Avnet recommends using 5.0Gbps as a max data rate, as this is the most
stable link with greatest margin across the largest set of bit streams. More performance may be obtained
by adjusting the speed up or down as necessary. If your protocol is a standard protocol, such as what is
in the table below, it is possible to reach speeds greater than 5.0Gbps as there tends to be more margin
while using these protocols.
Protocol
Data rate (in Gbps)
Encoding
Gb Ethernet
1.25
8B/10B
PCIe Gen 1
/ Gen 2
2.5
/ 5.0
8B/10B
XAUI
3.125
8B/10B
SATA
/ SATA2 / SATA3
1.5 / 3.0
/ 6.0
8B/10B
SRIO Gen1
/ Gen 2
3.125
/ 6.25
8B/10B
DisplayPort
1.62 / 2.7
/ 5.4
8B/10B
Fibre Channel
1.0625 / 2.125
/ 4.25
8B/10B
Aurora
3.75
8B/10B
Note,
RED
is 7030 only
Note list is not all inclusive and there COULD be exceptions NOT noted