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Virtex-5 Family Overview
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General Description
Using the second generation ASMBL™ (Advanced Silicon Modular Block) column-based architecture, the Virtex-5 family contains five
distinct platforms (sub-families), the most choice offered by any FPGA family. Each platform contains a different ratio of features to address
the needs of a wide variety of advanced logic designs. In addition to the most advanced, high-performance logic fabric, Virtex-5 FPGAs
contain many hard-IP system level blocks, including powerful 36-Kbit block RAM/FIFOs, second generation 25 x 18 DSP slices,
SelectIO™ technology with built-in digitally-controlled impedance, ChipSync™ source-synchronous interface blocks, system monitor
functionality, enhanced clock management tiles with integrated DCM (Digital Clock Managers) and phase-locked-loop (PLL) clock
generators, and advanced configuration options. Additional platform dependant features include power-optimized high-speed serial
transceiver blocks for enhanced serial connectivity, PCI Express® compliant integrated Endpoint blocks, tri-mode Ethernet MACs (Media
Access Controllers), and high-performance PowerPC® 440 microprocessor embedded blocks. These features allow advanced logic
designers to build the highest levels of performance and functionality into their FPGA-based systems. Built on a 65-nm state-of-the-art
copper process technology, Virtex-5 FPGAs are a programmable alternative to custom ASIC technology. Most advanced system designs
require the programmable strength of FPGAs. Virtex-5 FPGAs offer the best solution for addressing the needs of high-performance logic
designers, high-performance DSP designers, and high-performance embedded systems designers with unprecedented logic, DSP,
hard/soft microprocessor, and connectivity capabilities. The Virtex-5 LXT, SXT, TXT, and FXT platforms include advanced high-speed
serial connectivity and link/transaction layer capability.
Summary of Virtex-5 FPGA Features
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Five platforms LX, LXT, SXT, TXT, and FXT
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Virtex-5 LX: High-performance general logic applications
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Virtex-5 LXT: High-performance logic with advanced serial
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connectivity
Virtex-5 SXT: High-performance signal processing
applications with advanced serial connectivity
Virtex-5 TXT: High-performance systems with double
density advanced serial connectivity
Virtex-5 FXT: High-performance embedded systems with
advanced serial connectivity
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Advanced DSP48E slices
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25 x 18, two’s complement, multiplication
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Optional adder, subtracter, and accumulator
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Optional pipelining
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Optional bitwise logical functionality
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Dedicated cascade connections
Flexible configuration options
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SPI and Parallel FLASH interface
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Multi-bitstream support with dedicated fallback
reconfiguration logic
Cross-platform compatibility
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LXT, SXT, and FXT devices are footprint compatible in the
same package using adjustable voltage regulators
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Most advanced, high-performance, optimal-utilization,
FPGA fabric
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Real 6-input look-up table (LUT) technology
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Dual 5-LUT option
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Improved reduced-hop routing
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64-bit distributed RAM option
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SRL32/Dual SRL16 option
Powerful clock management tile (CMT) clocking
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Digital Clock Manager (DCM) blocks for zero delay
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buffering, frequency synthesis, and clock phase shifting
PLL blocks for input jitter filtering, zero delay buffering,
frequency synthesis, and phase-matched clock division
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Auto bus width detection capability
System Monitoring capability on all devices
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On-chip/Off-chip thermal monitoring
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On-chip/Off-chip power supply monitoring
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JTAG access to all monitored quantities
Integrated Endpoint blocks for PCI Express Designs
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LXT, SXT, TXT, and FXT Platforms
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Compliant with the PCI Express Base Specification 1.1
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x1, x4, or x8 lane support per block
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Works in conjunction with RocketIO™ transceivers
Tri-mode 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet MACs
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LXT, SXT, TXT, and FXT Platforms
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RocketIO transceivers can be used as PHY or connect to
external PHY using many soft MII (Media Independent
Interface) options
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36-Kbit block RAM/FIFOs
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True dual-port RAM blocks
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Enhanced optional programmable FIFO logic
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Programmable
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True dual-port widths up to x36
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Simple dual-port widths up to x72
Built-in optional error-correction circuitry
Optionally program each block as two independent 18-Kbit
blocks
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High-performance parallel SelectIO technology
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1.2 to 3.3V I/O Operation
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Source-synchronous interfacing using ChipSync™
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Digitally-controlled impedance (DCI) active termination
Flexible fine-grained I/O banking
High-speed memory interface support
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RocketIO GTP transceivers 100 Mb/s to 3.75 Gb/s
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LXT and SXT Platforms
RocketIO GTX transceivers 150 Mb/s to 6.5 Gb/s
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TXT and FXT Platforms
PowerPC 440 Microprocessors
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FXT Platform only
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RISC architecture
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7-stage pipeline
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32-Kbyte instruction and data caches included
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Optimized processor interface structure (crossbar)
65-nm copper CMOS process technology
1.0V core voltage
High signal-integrity flip-chip packaging available in standard
or Pb-free package options
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