VC7203 GTX Transceiver Characterization Board
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UG957 (v1.3) October 17, 2014
Detailed Description
USB-to-UART Bridge
Callout
A USB-to-UART bridge (U34, Silicon Laboratories CP2103) is provided for serial
communication between a host computer and the FPGA over a USB cable. The USB
connector on the board is a mini-B receptacle (J79) and its pinout is shown in
.
The CP2103 supports an I/O voltage range of 1.8V to 3.3V. Xilinx UART IP is expected to
be implemented in the FPGA fabric. The FPGA supports the USB-to-UART bridge using
four signal pins:
•
Transmit (TX)
•
Receive (RX)
•
Request to Send (RTS)
•
Clear to Send (CTS)
Connections of these signals between the FPGA and the CP2103 are listed in
.
A10
119_REFCLK0_P
119
J163
A9 119_REFCLK0_N
119
J163
C10
119_REFCLK1_P
119
J163
C9 119_REFCLK1_N
119
J163
Table 1-14:
GTX Transceiver Reference Clock Inputs
(Cont’d)
U1 FPGA Pin
Net Name
Quad
Connector
Table 1-15:
USB Mini-B Receptacle Pin Assignments and Signals
J79 Pin
Signal Name
Description
1
VBUS
+5V into the CP2103 USB-to-UART bridge at U34.
Used to sense USB network connection.
2
USB_DATA_N
Bidirectional differential serial data (N-side).
3
USB_DATA_P
Bidirectional differential serial data (P-side).
4
GROUND
Signal ground.
Table 1-16:
FPGA to UART Connections
FPGA (U1)
Schematic Net
Name
Device (U34)
Pin
Function
Direction
I/O Standard
Pin
Function
Direction
B31
RTS
Output
LVCMOS18
USB_CTS_I_B
22
CTS
Input
C31
CTS
Input
LVCMOS18
USB_RTS_0_B
23
RTS
Output
A30
TX
Output
LVCMOS18
USB_RXD_I
24
RXD
Input
A29
RX
Input
LVCMOS18
USB_TXD_0
25
TXD
Output