Virtex-5 FPGA Development Kit for PCI Express - Xilinx

Xilinx announced the availability of the Virtex-5 FPGA Development Kit for PCI Express. The solution includes a development kit and protocol pack files that accelerate development time for PCIe applications in video and broadcast, networking, communications, storage, industrial, aerospace and military markets.

About Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs
Virtex-5 family represents the fifth generation in the award-winning Virtex series of FPGAs. The Virtex-5 FPGA family offers an optimized balance of high-performance, low-power and capabilities on four platforms: LX for high-performance logic, LXT for high-performance logic with low-power serial connectivity, SXT for high-performance DSP and memory-intensive applications with low-power serial connectivity, and FXT for embedded processing with highest speed serial connectivity.

Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs has with built-in endpoint blocks for PCI Express and RocketIO GTP transceivers. This features enable integrated solution that has passed the PCI-SIG Compliance.

With this Virtex-5 FPGAs Development Kit, Xilinx enables engineers to quickly get a PCI Express design up and running within an hour. Each development kit includes all components needed to complete a Virtex-5 FPGA based PCI Express design:

• Virtex-5, XC5VLX50T-1FF1136 FPGA plus built-in block for PCI Express & RocketIO GTP transceivers
• 8-lane PCI Express add-in card (ML555)
• IP cores to develop 1-8-lane PCIe endpoint+PHY in the FPGA
• Platform USB FPGA download cable
• Windows driver toolkit from Jungo Ltd.
• Windows-based GUI
• Technical documentation
• Reference Designs and Software
• Quickstart guide in English and many other anguages
• Resource CD

Price of Xilinx Virtex-5 LXT FPGA Development kit for PCI Express is US$2,200.

Source: Virtex-5 FPGA Development Kit for PCIe - Xilinx