Xilinx FMC1 HPC accelerator card

Product Description

Xilinx FMC1 HPC Accelerator Card with FPGA, A/D Converter, and Avago Optical Transceiver

This is a specialized FPGA-based accelerator card built around a Xilinx FPGA and compliant with the FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) High Pin Count (HPC) standard. Designed for high-performance data acquisition, digital signal processing, or communications prototyping, this card integrates a high-speed Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) and an Avago optical transceiver, making it suitable for software-defined radio (SDR), radar, or scientific instrumentation.

Key Components & Features:

• FPGA: Likely a Xilinx Virtex or Kintex series FPGA for high-speed logic and DSP

• FMC Interface: HPC connector (400+ pins) for expansion or carrier card compatibility

• Analog Front-End: High-speed ADC (e.g., 12–16 bit, 100+ MS/s) with signal conditioning

• Optical Interface: Avago (now Broadcom) optical transceiver (SFP+ or QSFP typical) for fiber-optic data links

• Memory: Onboard DDR2/DDR3 RAM and QDR SRAM for buffering and processing

• Clock Management: Precision oscillators and jitter-cleaning PLLs

• Applications: Real-time signal processing, beamforming, RF sensing, high-energy physics, or custom protocol development

Potential Uses:

• High-Speed Data Acquisition: Build a custom SDR, radar receiver, or scientific digitizer using the onboard ADC and FPGA.

• Optical Communication Prototyping: Leverage the Avago transceiver for fiber-optic link experiments or network processing.

• Component Salvage: Harvest the high-value FPGA, ADC, optical module, memory, and precision clocking components.

• Research & Education: Platform for teaching advanced FPGA design, DSP, or optical communication in a university lab.

Important Notes:

• Carrier Board Required: This is an FMC module and requires a compatible FPGA carrier board (e.g., Xilinx VC707, KC705, or custom) to operate.

• Development Expertise Needed: Requires knowledge of FPGA design (VHDL/Verilog), signal integrity, and optical interfaces.

• No Support Files: Schematics, pin constraints, and reference designs are not included.