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Virtex-4 ML401 Evaluation Platform



Evaluation Platform
Features
  • Support for multiple clock sources and differential clock inputs
  • Memory interfaces for DDR SDRAM, ZBT SRAM, and Linear Flash
  • Multiple FPGA configuration modes: Platform Flash, System ACE™ CF solution, Linear Flash, and Parallel Cable-IV
  • Audio and video interfaces
  • Multiple user interfaces: dual PS/2, IIC Bus, RS-232, USB, and tri-mode Ethernet
  • High-speed expansion module interface supporting single-ended and LVDS I/O standards
  • Reference designs and IP cores for numerous applications speed up your design cycle
  • A comprehensive suite of application notes guides you every step of the way
  • Demonstrations ship in Platform Flash, Linear Flash, and System ACE CF solution
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The Virtex-4 ML401 evaluation platform is a low-cost, full-featured development system.

Shrinking budgets and design cycles make evaluating, designing, and testing complex systems more challenging than ever before. Xilinx® provides the answer with the Virtex-4™ ML401 evaluation platform. Powered by the XC4VLX25 device and incorporating industry-standard peripherals, connectors, and interfaces, the Virtex-4 ML401 evaluation platform provides a rich feature set that spans a wide range of applications.

Xilinx also provides expert guidance to designers with hardwareverified reference designs, application notes, and user-friendly tools.

The Virtex-4 ML401 evaluation platform specifications include:

  • Xilinx devices
    • XC4VLX25-FF668-10C, XC95144XL, XCCACE (System ACE CF solution), XCF32P (Platform Flash)
  • Clocks
    • 100 MHz oscillator, extra clock socket
    • Memory
      • 64 MB DDR SDRAM, 1 MB ZBT SRAM, 32 MB Compact Flash, 8 MB Flash, 4 kb IIC EEPROM, 32 Mb Platform Flash
    • Display
      • 16 x 2-character LCD
    • Connectors and Interfaces
      • Four SMA connectors (differential clocks), two PS/2 connectors (keyboard/mouse), LVDS personality module, audio (line in, line out, microphone, headphone), RS-232 serial port, USB (one host and two peripheral), Parallel Cable-IV header, DB15 VGA display, RJ-45 Ethernet port

      Order your Virtex-4 ML401 evaluation platform today to get a head start on your design. For more information about the Virtex-4 FPGA family, visit www.xilinx.com/virtex4/.

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