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AR# 45934 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit - Known Issues and Release Notes Master Answer Record

This answer record lists all known issues with the Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit

To begin debugging a suspected hardware issue on the KC705, please see (Xilinx Answer 50079) - Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit - Board Debug Checklist.
The KC705 Board Debug Checklist forms part of (Xilinx Answer 43745) Xilinx Boards and Kits Solution Center.

Board/Kit Related Issues
(Xilinx Answer 37579) What device do I have on my Xilinx Evaluation Kit? Is it Engineering Sample (ES) or Production Silicon?
(Xilinx Answer 45679) Kintex-7 FPGA Base Targeted Reference Design - Release Notes and Known Issues Master Answer Record
(Xilinx Answer 46614) Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit - Usage of GTX TX/RX Polarity Controls on SFP/SFP+ Interface
(Xilinx Answer 46640) Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 - Rev 1.0- AMS evaluation board not included in my kit
(Xilinx Answer 46812) 7 Series Boards and Kits - Where can I find an ISO image of the Fedora 16 live DVD?
(Xilinx Answer 50595) Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit - No output on terminal program when running the Built-In Self Test
(Xilinx Answer 50596) Xilinx Evaluation Kits, PCIe cards - CE requirements for PC test environment
(Xilinx Answer 52888) Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit - Unable to Initialize JTAG chain when XM105 Debug FMC card connected
(Xilinx Answer 53869) Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit - USB drive no longer provided in the box
(Xilinx Answer 55395) Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit v1.1 - XTP132 - Schematics power block diagram incorrect

Documentation Related Issues
(Xilinx Answer 46535) KC705 User Guide (UG810) - GPIO_DIP_SW0 Pinout Incorrect in Table 1-24
(Xilinx Answer 47641) KC705 User Guidev1.1 (UG810) - I2C Addressing Information
(Xilinx Answer 47648) KC705 User Guide v1.1 (UG810) - SW11 DIP Switch Correction
(Xilinx Answer 53059) KC705 User Guide v1.1 (UG810) - SiT9102 Oscillator frequency stability incorrect

PCI Express/IP Related Issues
(Xilinx Answer 40469) 7 Series Integrated Block for PCI Express - Release Notes and Known Issues for All Versions
(Xilinx Answer 44353) 7 Series Integrated Block for PCI Express - How to target the Kintex-7 Integrated Block Wrapper to the KC705 boards
(Xilinx Answer 45527) LogiCORE IP Tri-Mode Ethernet MAC v5.1/v5.2 - UCF changes needed to target KC705 RevC/RevD boards
(Xilinx Answer 45653) Design Advisory MIG 7 Series v1.4 DDR2/DDR3 - Calibration Update
(Xilinx Answer 45681) Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Base TRD - DDR3 Fails to Calibrate
(Xilinx Answer 46709) LogiCORE IP Ethernet 1000BASE-X PCS/PMA or SGMII - Polarity change needed if using SFP on Kintex-7 KC705 board
(Xilinx Answer 46710) 10G Ethernet PCS/PMA (10G BASE-R) - Polarity change needed when using SFP on Kintex-7 KC705 board
(Xilinx Answer 52657) Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit - Targeted Reference Design - PCIe does not link up on Z77 (Ivy Bridge) platform

Design Tools Related Issues
(Xilinx Answer 40905) 7 Series - ISE 13.x Software Known Issues related to the 7 Series FPGAs
(Xilinx Answer 43967) 13.4 EDK - KC705 Base System Builder (BSB) Known Issues
(Xilinx Answer 44113) 13.2 EDK, axi_emc - KC705 Flash does not function
(Xilinx Answer 44191) 13.3 Kintex-7, Virtex-7 - ChipScope IBERT - Using the KC705 or VC707 Board Configuration Settings file causes implementation error
(Xilinx Answer 45648) Virtex-7 / Kintex-7 - Using KC705 or VC707 "Board Configuration Setting" in GTX IBERT uses incorrect I/O Standard for system clock
(Xilinx Answer 46253) ChipScope IBERT - Virtex-6, Kintex-7, Virtex-7 - 12 MHz cable speed does not work with IBERT
(Xilinx Answer 47816) 7 Series - ISE 14.x/Vivado 2012.2 Design Suite Known Issues Related to 7 Series FPGAs
(Xilinx Answer 50416) Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 - Base TRD throughput issues if Base TRD files do not match ISE version used
(Xilinx Answer 50886) 14.2/2012.2 Speed Files - Tactical Patch for 7 Series GES -2 Devices
(Xilinx Answer 50906) Design Advisory for Production Kintex-7 325T, 410T, 420T and Virtex-7 485XT - Bitstream compatibility requirements between GES and Production devices
(Xilinx Answer 52368) 14.3/2012.3 Speed Files - Tactical Patch for 7 Series GES -2 Devices

Master Answer Records

Answer Number Answer Title Version Found Version Resolved
43750 Xilinx Boards and Kits Solution Center - Top Issues N/A N/A

Child Answer Records

Answer Number Answer Title Version Found Version Resolved
47648 KC705 User Guide v1.1 (UG810) - SW11 DIP Switch Correction N/A N/A
47641 KC705 User Guide v1.1 (UG810) - I2C Addressing Information N/A N/A
46812 7 Series Boards and Kits - Where can I find an ISO image of the Fedora 16 live DVD? N/A N/A
46535 KC705 User Guide (UG810) - GPIO_DIP_SW0 pinout incorrect in Table 1-24 N/A N/A
45380 Development Boards - Xilinx PCIe form factor board TI power system cooling N/A N/A
45679 Kintex-7 FPGA Base Targeted Reference Design - Release Notes and Known Issues Master Answer Record N/A N/A
46614 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit - Usage of GTX TX / RX Polarity Controls on SFP/SFP+ interface N/A N/A
46640 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 v1.0 - AMS Evaluation Card Not Included with Kit N/A N/A
44353 7 Series Integrated Block for PCI Express - How to Target the Kintex-7 Integrated Block Wrapper to the KC705 Boards N/A N/A
45527 LogiCORE IP Tri-Mode Ethernet MAC v5.1/v5.2 - UCF changes needed to target KC705 RevC/RevD boards N/A N/A
45653 Design Advisory MIG 7 Series v1.4 DDR2/DDR3 - Calibration Update N/A N/A
45681 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Base TRD - DDR3 Fails to Calibrate N/A N/A
46709 LogiCORE IP Ethernet 1000BASE-X PCS/PMA or SGMII - Polarity change needed if using SFP on Kintex-7 KC705 board N/A N/A
46710 10G Ethernet PCS/PMA (10G BASE-R) - Polarity change needed when using SFP on Kintex-7 KC705 board N/A N/A
43967 13.4 EDK - KC705 Base System Builder (BSB) Known Issues N/A N/A
44113 13.2 EDK, axi_emc - KC705 Flash Does Not Function N/A N/A
44191 13.3 Kintex-7/Virtex-7 - ChipScope IBERT - Using the KC705 or VC707 Board Configuration Settings file causes implementation error N/A N/A
45648 Virtex-7, Kintex-7 - Using KC705 or VC707 "Board Configuration Setting" in GTX IBERT uses an incorrect I/O Standard for the system clock N/A N/A
46253 ChipScope IBERT - Virtex-6, Kintex-7, Virtex-7 - 12 MHz cable speed does not work with IBERT N/A N/A
50416 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 - Base TRD Throughput Issues if Base TRD Files do not Match ISE Version used N/A N/A
50596 Xilinx Evaluation Kits - PCIe Cards - CE Requirements for PC Test Environment N/A N/A
50886 14.2/2012.2 Speed Files - Tactical Patch for 7 Series GES/IES -2 Devices N/A N/A
37579 Which device do I have on my Xilinx Evaluation Kit? Is it an Engineering Sample (ES) or Production silicon? N/A N/A
52368 14.3/2012.3 Speed Files - Tactical Patch for 7 Series GES/IES -2 Devices N/A N/A
52657 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit, Targeted Reference Design - PCIe does not link up on Z77 (Ivy Bridge) platform N/A N/A
52888 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit - Unable to Initialize JTAG chain when XM105 Debug FMC card connected N/A N/A
40469 7 Series Integrated Block for PCI Express - Release Notes and Known Issues for All Versions N/A N/A
40905 7 Series - ISE 13.x Software Known Issues related to the 7 Series FPGAs N/A N/A
50906 Design Advisory for Production Kintex-7 325T, 410T, 420T and Virtex-7 485XT, 690XT - Bitstream compatibility requirements between GES and Production devices N/A N/A
50079 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit - Board Debug Checklist N/A N/A
43745 Xilinx Boards and Kits Solution Center N/A N/A

Associated Answer Records

Answer Number Answer Title Version Found Version Resolved
46253 ChipScope IBERT - Virtex-6, Kintex-7, Virtex-7 - 12 MHz cable speed does not work with IBERT N/A N/A
44353 7 Series Integrated Block for PCI Express - How to Target the Kintex-7 Integrated Block Wrapper to the KC705 Boards N/A N/A
44390 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 - UCF File Comparison between Rev B and Rev C N/A N/A
45071 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 - RevC - When I Program a Custom Bitstream, the FPGA Fan Stops Spinning N/A N/A
45527 LogiCORE IP Tri-Mode Ethernet MAC v5.1/v5.2 - UCF changes needed to target KC705 RevC/RevD boards N/A N/A
43967 13.4 EDK - KC705 Base System Builder (BSB) Known Issues N/A N/A
44113 13.2 EDK, axi_emc - KC705 Flash Does Not Function N/A N/A
44191 13.3 Kintex-7/Virtex-7 - ChipScope IBERT - Using the KC705 or VC707 Board Configuration Settings file causes implementation error N/A N/A
45648 Virtex-7, Kintex-7 - Using KC705 or VC707 "Board Configuration Setting" in GTX IBERT uses an incorrect I/O Standard for the system clock N/A N/A
45653 Design Advisory MIG 7 Series v1.4 DDR2/DDR3 - Calibration Update N/A N/A
45848 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Base TRD - Issues with DMA performance N/A N/A
45847 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Base TRD - Driver does not unload successfully N/A N/A
45845 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Base TRD - Fedora 16 does not boot on my PC N/A N/A
47648 KC705 User Guide v1.1 (UG810) - SW11 DIP Switch Correction N/A N/A
47641 KC705 User Guide v1.1 (UG810) - I2C Addressing Information N/A N/A
46710 10G Ethernet PCS/PMA (10G BASE-R) - Polarity change needed when using SFP on Kintex-7 KC705 board N/A N/A
46709 LogiCORE IP Ethernet 1000BASE-X PCS/PMA or SGMII - Polarity change needed if using SFP on Kintex-7 KC705 board N/A N/A
46640 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 v1.0 - AMS Evaluation Card Not Included with Kit N/A N/A
46614 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit - Usage of GTX TX / RX Polarity Controls on SFP/SFP+ interface N/A N/A
46535 KC705 User Guide (UG810) - GPIO_DIP_SW0 pinout incorrect in Table 1-24 N/A N/A
46017 Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Base TRD - Low memory systems may hang when running Base Targeted Reference Design N/A N/A
AR# 45934
Date Created 02/13/2012
Last Updated 04/05/2013
Status Active
Type Known Issues
Boards & Kits
  • Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit
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