Supported PCI Express Standards: Versions 1.1 and 2.0

OS Support: Windows and Linux

Bus Interface: PCI Express

Xilinx® solutions for PCI Express® enable designers to meet the most demanding bandwidth, power, and cost requirements for developing systems compliant with the widely adopted serial interconnect standard.

These solutions are enabled by the Xilinx integrated blocks for PCI Express in both the high performance Virtex® and low-cost Spartan® FPGA series. In the latest generation Virtex-6 and Spartan-6 devices, configurable PCIe blocks are implemented with built-in high-speed serial transceivers to save valuable logic resources and power, while delivering cost-effective features, performance, and programmability.

PCI Express designs can be up and running right out-of-the-box with Xilinx connectivity development kits. As part of the Xilinx Connectivity Targeted Design Platform, these flexible, scalable kits provide hardware, software tools, IP, customizable reference designs, and PCI Express form-factor cards to jumpstart development, integration, and debug of system interfaces for a wide range of chip-to-chip, backplane, and box-to-box applications.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Virtex-6 FPGA PCI Express blocks support x1, x2, x4 and x8 Gen1 (2.5Gbps) and Gen2 (5Gbps) interfaces
• Virtex-6 FPGA GTX transceivers enable up to 6.5Gbps with industry’s best signal integrity and eight programmable levels of Transmit Pre-emphasis and four programmable levels of Receive Equalization
• Spartan-6 FPGA PCI Express block supports x1 Gen1 (2.5Gbps) interfaces with less than half the power of previous generations
• Spartan-6 FPGA GTP transceivers enable up to 3.125Gbps with programmable Transmit Preemphasis and Receive Equalization

TECHNICAL SPECS

• Virtex-6 FPGA and Spartan-6 FPGA Connectivity Kits
• Virtex-5 FPGA Development Kit for PCI Express
• Spartan-3 FPGA PCI Express Starter Kit

AVAILABILITY

Virtex-5 FPGA and Spartan-3 FPGA PCI Express kits available now.

For availability of Virtex-6 FPGA and Spartan-6 FPGA Connectivity kits, visit: www.xilinx.com/kits.

APPLICATION AREAS

Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Broadcast, Consumer Electronics, Wired and Wireless Communications, as well as Industrial, Scientific and Medical Instrumentation

Contact Information

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