From: Ed McGettigan on
On Nov 20, 8:44 am, Gabor <ga...(a)alacron.com> wrote:
> On Nov 20, 2:40 am, Antti <antti.luk...(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
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> > On Nov 20, 6:40 am, Ed McGettigan <ed.mcgetti...(a)xilinx.com> wrote:
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> > > On Oct 28, 5:05 pm, Ed McGettigan <ed.mcgetti...(a)xilinx.com> wrote:
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> > > > On Oct 28, 8:27 am, LucienZ <lucien.zh...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > Dear all,
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> > > > > Has anyone ordered and used the ML605 Evaluation Kit?http://www.xilinx.com/products/devkits/EK-V6-ML605-G.htm
> > > > > I noticed some attractive features like DDR3, PCIe Gen 2 and quite
> > > > > high FPGA capacity (241,152 logic cells). Before my ordering I would
> > > > > like to hear some comments.
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> > > > > Another feature of this board is the adoption of the FMC interfaces.
> > > > > This is a new face to me, but it looks quite promising. However I have
> > > > > a concern about it: if I just want to interface some simple IO devices
> > > > > (e.g. a LCD panel and some push buttons), does that mean I still have
> > > > > to do the PCB layout for them with a FMC connection (previously it
> > > > > could be solved just by some IO pin headers)?
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> > > > > I also do not quite understand the pricing, I notice that the
> > > > > XC6VLX240T-1FFG1156CES chip itself costs about $2,100, but the fledged
> > > > > ML506 Kit only takes $1,995. Is this just a marketing scheme or there
> > > > > are some other reasons?
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> > > > > Thanks very much for your time!
> > > > > Lucien
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> > > > Yes, the features do make it a pretty cool board. :-)
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> > > > The main board already has push buttons, LEDS and a LCD so you are
> > > > covered there. If you do want add on additional peripherals then yes,
> > > > you will need to design a board as it isn't practical to attach wires
> > > > to the FMC connectors.
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> > > > Xilinx will/should be releasing a FMC that is primarily intending for
> > > > simple debug and is comprised of a series of 100 mil headers that are
> > > > connected to the FMC connector.  This board could also be used for
> > > > prototyping purposes.
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> > > > Ed McGettigan
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> > > This board is now available for sale.http://www.xilinx.com/products/devkits/HW-FMC-DBG-G.htmitshouldbe
> > > sold under the HW-FMC-105-DEBUG-G part number, I'm not sure what
> > > happened along the way.
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> > > Ed McGettigan
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> > > Xilinx Inc.
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> > super!
> > 159$ for simplest connector brreakout board
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> > this is more than many lower cost FPGA boards cost.
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> > but this is Xilinx marketing.
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> > Antti
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> Have you priced out the connectors?- Hide quoted text -
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Again, with the FUD on the connector cost??

The FMC connector that is used on the board is not a significant
factor in the cost of the board. If the component cost was reduced to
$0 the end price would not have changed by very much.

Ed McGettigan
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Xilinx Inc.
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