Xilinx Virtex-7 VC709 development kit

Product Description

AMD Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGA VC709 Connectivity Kit – High-Performance 40Gb/s Development Platform

This used Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGA VC709 Connectivity Kit is a professional-grade development platform designed for high-bandwidth and high-performance applications requiring 40Gb/s serial connectivity . At the heart of the kit is the XC7VX690T-2FFG1761C Virtex-7 FPGA, featuring 693,120 logic cells and 80 GTH 13.1Gb/s transceivers .

The VC709 kit was created to accelerate the evaluation and development of connectivity systems, including a 40Gb/s targeted reference design featuring PCI Express Gen 3, a DMA IP core from Northwest Logic, 10GBase-R, AXI, and a Virtual FIFO memory controller interfacing to external DDR3 memory . To control and monitor this design, the kit includes a connectivity GUI built on Fedora Live OS which includes all the software drivers .

Condition Note: This unit is untested and sold as-is. This is a complete development kit including the VC709 evaluation board, power supply, cables, and four 10Gb Ethernet transceiver modules.

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Key Specifications

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Key Features & Benefits

40Gb/s Connectivity Platform

• Designed for high-bandwidth applications using Virtex-7 VX690T FPGAs

• Includes pre-verified reference designs for 10GBase-R, PCIe Gen3, and DMA 

Advanced Memory Interface

• 2 x 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM memory (8GB total) up to 933MHz / 1866Mbps 

• Virtual FIFO memory controller for efficient data buffering

High-Speed Serial Connectivity

• PCIe Gen3 x8 edge connector for host communication 

• 4 SFP/SFP+ cages for 10G Ethernet optical links 

• SMA pairs for external clock inputs

• 10 GTH transceivers routed to FMC connector 

FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) Interface

• FMC-HPC connector (partially populated)

• 10 GTH transceivers, 160 single-ended or 80 differential user-defined signals 

• Expand I/O for custom daughter cards

Comprehensive Development Tools

• Vivado Design Suite (device-locked for XC7VX690T, 1-year updates) 

• Connectivity GUI built on Fedora Live OS with all software drivers 

• Pre-verified IP including Northwest Logic PCIe DMA core, 10G Ethernet PCS/PMA, AXI Interconnect, and Virtual FIFO Controller 

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Applications

• High-Performance Computing: PCIe Gen3 x8 accelerator cards

• Networking: 10G/40G Ethernet switch and router development

• Telecommunications: 40Gb/s backplane and line card prototyping

• Data Center: Accelerator development for cloud and enterprise applications

• Radar and Signal Processing: High-bandwidth digital signal processing

• Aerospace and Defense: High-reliability embedded processing

• Research & Development: Advanced FPGA prototyping and algorithm development