Xilinx Kintex-7 FPGA Embedded Kit

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DK-K7-EMBD-G
DK-K7-EMBD-G-J

Overview
Hardware
Tools & IP
Docs & Designs
Additional Resources

The Kintex™-7 Embedded Kit includes the components of the Kintex-7 KC705 Base Evaluation Kit plus all additional soft content that embedded designers need to quickly design their high-performance embedded systems. This includes the embedded targeted reference design and relevant tools such as Vivado Design Suite.

What's Included

KC705 Evaluation Board featuring the XC7K325T-2FFG900C FPGA
Embedded Targeted Reference Design
- MicroBlaze™ soft processor with gigabit Ethernet, DDR3 memory controller, display controller and standard peripherals like UART, I2C, SD card and interrupt controller
- Includes a high performance video DMA example using AXI4 interconnect
- Display output over HDMI is supported using Xylon LogiCVC-ML display controller IP and SD card interface is supported using Xylon LogiSDHC IP.
Full seat Vivado™ Design Suite: Design Edition
- Device-locked to the Kintex-7 325T FPGA
Printed Getting Started Guide (specifically tailored to the embedded kit)
Contains all hardware and soft content also available in the KC705 base evaluation kit
- Hardware such as the AMS 101 evaluation card, cables and power supply
- Soft content including all reference designs, demos, board design files and documents to quickly get started with evaluation

KC705 Base Board

Key Features

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FPGA: Kintex XC7K325T-2FFG900C

ROHS compliant KC705 kit including the XC7K325T-2FFG900C FPGA

Configuration

Onboard JTAG configuration circuitry to enable configuration over USB
JTAG header provided for use with Xilinx download cables such as the Platform Cable USB II
128MB (1024Mb) Linear BPI Flash for PCIe Configuration
16MB (128Mb) Quad SPI Flash

Memory

1GB DDR3 SODIMM 800MHz / 1600Mbps
128MB (1024Mb) Linear BPI Flash for PCIe® Configuration
16MB (128Mb) Quad SPI Flash
8Kb IIC EEPROM
SD card slot

Communication & Networking

Gigabit Ethernet GMII, RGMII and SGMII
SFP / SFP+ cage
GTX port (TX, RX) with four SMA connectors
UART to USB bridge
PCI Express x8 edge connector

Display

HDMI video output
External Phy/codec device driving an HDMI connector
2x16 LCD display
8x LEDs

Expansion Connectors

FMC-HPC (partial population) connector (4 GTX transceiver, 116 single-ended or 58 differential (34 LA & 24 HA) user defined signals)
FMC-LPC connector (1 GTX transceiver, 68 single-ended or 34 differential user defined signals)
Vadj can support 1.8V, 2.5V, or 3.3V
IIC

Clocking

Used to support CPRI/OBSAI applications that perform clock recovery from a user-supplied SFP/SFP+ module

Fixed Oscillator with differential 200MHz output
- Used as the “system” clock for the FPGA
Programmable Oscillator with 156.250 MHz as the default output
- Default frequency targeted for Ethernet applications but oscillator is programmable for many end uses
Differential SMA clock input
Differential SMA GTX reference clock input
Jitter attenuated clock
- Used to support CPRI/OBSAI applications that perform clock recovery from a user-supplied SFP/SFP+ module

Control & I/O

5X push buttons
4X DIP switches
Diff pair I/O (1 SMA pair)
AMS FAN header (2 I/O)
7 I/O pins available through LCD header

Power

12V wall adapter or ATX
Voltage and current measurement capability of 2.5V, 1.5V, and 1.2V, 1.0V supplies (IIC path to FPGA)

Analog

XADC header

AMS 101 Evaluation Card

Key Features

Select “AMS Reference Design Files” at www.xilinx.com/ams to download AMS Evaluator"

Analog evaluation card connects to XADC header
Evaluates XADC 12-bit, 17-channel, 1Msps dual ADCs and Analog Mixed Signal technology
Pins and BNC mini grabbers allow for external analog input signals
On-board 16-bit dual DAC for analog test signals
- Reference designs allow sine wave or DC test signals
AMS101 Evaluation card pairs with free AMS Evaluator tool for analyzing analog data, internal temperature and voltage measurements, and saving data to a .csv file
- Download the AMS Evaluator, user guides, reference designs, and board files here

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Xilinx offers a 90-day limited warranty on this product. See Limited Warranty for detailed information.

Vivado Design Suite: Design Edition (device-locked to Kintex-7 XC7K325T-2FFG900C)

Name	Description	Download
Vivado Design Suite	The Xilinx Vivado™ Design Suite is a revolutionary IP and System Centric design environment built from the ground up to accelerate the design for all programmable devices.
Memory Interface Generator (MIG)	MIG is a free software tool used to generate memory controllers and interfaces for Xilinx FPGAs.
logiCVC-ML Compact Multilayer Video Controller	The logiCVC-ML – Compact Multilayer Video Controller is a graphics controller optimized for Xilinx FPGAs and Zynq-7000 EPP. It controls LCD TFT flat panel displays and, by means of external video converters, S-Video, Composite Video devices and CRT displays.
logiSDHC SD Card Host Controller	The logiSDHC is the Secure Digital (SD) card Host Controller IP core from the Xylon logicBRICKS IP core library. It is designed to transfer data from the system memory to the SD card's data bus, and vice versa.

Name	Description
Kintex-7 FPGA Embedded Kit	Documentation and Design Files for Kintex-7 Embedded Kit.

Foundational Material
Provider Name	Content Type	Item	Description
Xilinx	Video Demo	AMS Demo	Video demo of Analog Mixed Signal (AMS) featuring the AMS 101 card included on this kit
Xilinx	Video Demo	DDR3 Demo	1600Mbps, 64-bit SODIMM demonstration
Xilinx	FAQ	Kintex-7 FPGA Embedded Kit FAQ	Answers frequently asked questions about the Embedded Kit
Community	Forum	Xilinx User Community Forums for Embedded Processing	An active an useful place enabiling the design community to help each other

Design & Applications
Provider Name	Product Category	Item	Description
Analog Devices Inc	Reference Design	ADV7511 HDMI Reference Design	HDMI HDL / project supporting KC705 and other Xilinx platforms
Xilinx	Design Example	SGMII Ethernet Mac Example Design	Community supported design simplifying how to get SGMII working quickly

Tools, IP and Software
Provider Name	Product Category	Item	Description
Partners	Operating System	Partner Operating System & Tool Solutions for MicroBlaze	A list of 3rd party embedded solutions providers including OS and more.
Open Source	Software Tool	TeraTerm	One of many possible terminal emulators used for serial connection from your PC to the evaluation kit.

Related Hardware Products
Provider Name	Product Category	Item	Description
Xilinx	Kit	Kintex-7 KC705 Evaluation Kit	The KC705 base board is used as the foundation for the Kintex-7 Connectivity Kit.
Xilinx	Kit	Kintex-7 Connectivity Kit	Xilinx Connectivity kit which also utilizes the KC705 base board
Xilinx	Kit	Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC ZC706 Evaluation Kit	Embedded evaluation kit on the Zynq SoC family
Xilinx	Kit	Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC ZC702 Evaluation Kit	Embedded evaluation kit on the Zynq SoC family
Xilinx	Kit	S-14 SFP+FMC Daughter Card	Used with connectivity kit to enable 4x SFP+ connections through FMC on the KC705
Faster Tech	FMC Card	S-14 SFP+FMC Daughter Card	Used with connectivity kit to enable 4x SFP+ connections through FMC on the KC705
4DSP	FMC Card	FMC700	Use signals from both FMCs to create a fully populated HPC
Avnet	Kit	Kintex-7 DSP Kit	Utilizes the same base board as the KC705 kit but added additional DSP hardware and reference designs.
Analog Devices Inc	Component	ADV7511 HDMI transmitter	Preferred solution used on the KC705 for HDMI output