Virtex-4 FX ML405 Evaluation Platform

Documentation

• ML405
• ML405 Reference Designs
• Known Issues for the ML40x boards

Device Family Support

• Virtex-4 FX

An ideal entry-level environment for developing high speed serial I/O designs.

The ML405 FX Evaluation Platform provides an ideal entry-level environment for developing high speed serial I/O designs based on the Virtex®-4 FX FPGA.
Note: ML405 is not designed for characterization of Virtex-4 FX RocketIO™ MGTs, use the ML421 platform instead.

For Japan Customers Only,
please order part number: HW-V4-ML405-UNI-G-J
through your local Japan distributor.

Buy online from:

• Local distributor

What's Included

• ML405 board (ATX form factor)
• XC4VFX20-FF672 FPGA
• 512 MB CompactFlash card
• 256 MB DDR2 DIMM
• LCD character display and cable
• ATX power supply

Key Features

• 64-Mbyte DDR SDRAM
• 10/100/1000 tri-speed Ethernet PHY transceiver
• USB interface chip (Cypress CY7C67300) with host and peripheral ports
• Expansion header with 32 single-ended I/O, 16 LVDS capable differential pairs, 14 spare I/O’s shared with buttons and LEDs, power, JTAG chain expansion capability, and IIC bus expansion
• Stereo AC97 audio RS-232 serial port
• 16-character x 2-line LCD display 
• 4-kb IIC EEPROM
• VGA output with 50 MHz / 24-bit video DAC
• PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors 
• System ACE™ CompactFlash configuration controller with Type I/II CompactFlash connector
• ZBT synchronous SRAM (9 Mb) on 32-bit data bus with four parity bits)
• Intel StrataFlash (or compatible) linear flash memory chips (8 Mbyte)
• Xilinx XC95144XL CPLD for FPGA configuration
• Two SATA connectors
• One SFP connector
• Four SMA connectors accessing one channel of RocketIO Transceiver

Targeted Applications

• Markets: Industrial, Telecom / Datacom, Medical, Military / Aerospace
• Applications: Data Transmission and Manipulation, Digital Video, Embedded Microprocessor, Bus Interface, High Speed Design, Telecom / Datacom

If you have a technical question, please open a webcase. For all other inquiries, contact designkits@xilinx.com.
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