Board Features

• Video interfaces for interconnection to video standard equipment
• Allow the demonstration of SD/HD/3G-SDI, DisplayPort and PCI Express (x4) interfaces using SERDES channels
• High speed Mezzanine connector connected to SERDES channels for future expansion
• Allows the demonstration of LVDS video standards – ChannelLink and CameraLink
• Allows control of SERDES PCS registers using the Serial Client Interface (ORCAstra)
• Allows the demonstration of receiving TMDS signals using the DVI interface
• On-board Boot Flash with Serial SPI Flash memory device
• Shows interoperation with high performance DDR2 memory components
• Driver-based “run-time” device configuration capability via an ORCAstra or RS232 interface
• SMAs for external high-speed clock / PLL inputs
• Switches, LEDs and LCD display header for demo purposes
• Mictor connector for using Logic Analyzer in the debugging phase
• Input connection for lab-power supply
• Power connections and power sources
• ispVM™ programming support
• On-board and external reference clock sources
• Various high-speed layout structures
• User-defined input and output points
• Performance monitoring via test headers, LEDs and switches