Virtex Architecture II

Audience
Audience has some FPGA experience or has taken the Basic FPGA Architecture module.

Prerequisites
Audience needs to understand basic FPGA architecture.

What is the level of the material?
Level I - Beginner

Training Duration
1 hour

Content Description
This module focuses on using the Virtex and Virtex-E device resources. This module describes some of the applications that Virtex was designed to be used for.

Objectives
After completing this training, the student will be able to:

• Use the Virtex Select I/O, DLL, and the Virtex-E resources
• The power management capabilities of the power estimator and some recommendations for decoupling Virtex devices will also be provided.

Topics or Training Outline

• Introduction
• DLL
• Select I/O
• Thermal Management
• Comparing Virtex with Virtex-E
• Summary

References
Refer to the Virtex 2.5V Field Programmable Gate Arrays and the Virtex 1.8V Field Programmable Gate Arrays data sheets at http://www.support.xilinx.com.

Teaching Activities
Structured Discussion x
Paper exercise(s)
Lab exercise(s)
Demo
Review questions x
Test x

Instructor-led presentation of the Virtex Architecture II module.