Dear all,

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.

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)?

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?

Thanks very much for your time!
Lucien

Yes, the features do make it a pretty cool board. :-)

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.

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.

Yes, the features do make it a pretty cool board. :-)

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.

Thanks Ed!

Maybe I would like to interface a color LCD and two CMOS image
sensors, which are not very demanding for the IO performance. Without
testing I do not want to make a custom PCB first...

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.

This is what I would like to see for fast prototyping some simple IO
devices . Do you already have such a plan? And when could such a
daughter board be available?

On Oct 28, 6:43 pm, LucienZ <lucien.zh... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Yes, the features do make it a pretty cool board. :-)

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.

This is what I would like to see for fast prototyping some simple IO
devices . Do you already have such a plan? And when could such a
daughter board be available?

I have been concerned about the hobbyist/academic/small-shop use of
the FMC interface. I'm hoping that we can find the time to put
together some basic LPC and HPC 6 layer PCB examples using the free
tools from low cost, quick turn PCB fabricators like PCB123. These
could then be used as the basis for a quick custom FMC board.

On Oct 28, 8:27 am, LucienZ <lucien.zh... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:





Dear all,

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.

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)?

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?

Thanks very much for your time!
Lucien

Yes, the features do make it a pretty cool board. :-)

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.

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.

Ed McGettigan
--
Xilinx Inc.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

On Oct 28, 5:05 pm, Ed McGettigan <ed.mcgetti... at (no spam) xilinx.com> wrote:





On Oct 28, 8:27 am, LucienZ <lucien.zh... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:

Dear all,

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.

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)?

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?

Thanks very much for your time!
Lucien

Yes, the features do make it a pretty cool board. :-)

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.

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.

Ed McGettigan
--
Xilinx Inc.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

This board is now available for sale.http://www.xilinx.com/products/devkits/HW-FMC-DBG-G.htmit should be
sold under the HW-FMC-105-DEBUG-G part number, I'm not sure what
happened along the way.

Ed McGettigan
--
Xilinx Inc.

On Oct 28, 5:05 pm, Ed McGettigan <ed.mcgetti... at (no spam) xilinx.com> wrote:



On Oct 28, 8:27 am, LucienZ <lucien.zh... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:

Dear all,

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.

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)?

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?

Thanks very much for your time!
Lucien

Yes, the features do make it a pretty cool board. :-)

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.

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.

Ed McGettigan
--
Xilinx Inc.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

This board is now available for sale.http://www.xilinx.com/products/devkits/HW-FMC-DBG-G.htmit should be
sold under the HW-FMC-105-DEBUG-G part number, I'm not sure what
happened along the way.

Ed McGettigan
--
Xilinx Inc.

On Nov 20, 6:40 am, Ed McGettigan <ed.mcgetti... at (no spam) xilinx.com> wrote:



On Oct 28, 5:05 pm, Ed McGettigan <ed.mcgetti... at (no spam) xilinx.com> wrote:

On Oct 28, 8:27 am, LucienZ <lucien.zh... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:

Dear all,

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.

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)?

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?

Thanks very much for your time!
Lucien

Yes, the features do make it a pretty cool board. :-)

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.

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.

Ed McGettigan
--
Xilinx Inc.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

This board is now available for sale.http://www.xilinx.com/products/devkits/HW-FMC-DBG-G.htmitshould be
sold under the HW-FMC-105-DEBUG-G part number, I'm not sure what
happened along the way.

Ed McGettigan
--
Xilinx Inc.

super!
159$ for simplest connector brreakout board

this is more than many lower cost FPGA boards cost.

but this is Xilinx marketing.

Antti

On Nov 20, 6:40 am, Ed McGettigan <ed.mcgetti... at (no spam) xilinx.com> wrote:





On Oct 28, 5:05 pm, Ed McGettigan <ed.mcgetti... at (no spam) xilinx.com> wrote:

On Oct 28, 8:27 am, LucienZ <lucien.zh... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:

Dear all,

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.

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)?

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?

Thanks very much for your time!
Lucien

Yes, the features do make it a pretty cool board. :-)

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.

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.

Ed McGettigan
--
Xilinx Inc.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

This board is now available for sale.http://www.xilinx.com/products/devkits/HW-FMC-DBG-G.htmitshould be
sold under the HW-FMC-105-DEBUG-G part number, I'm not sure what
happened along the way.

Ed McGettigan
--
Xilinx Inc.

super!
159$ for simplest connector brreakout board

this is more than many lower cost FPGA boards cost.

but this is Xilinx marketing.

Antti- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

On Nov 20, 2:40 am, Antti <antti.luk... at (no spam) googlemail.com> wrote:





On Nov 20, 6:40 am, Ed McGettigan <ed.mcgetti... at (no spam) xilinx.com> wrote:

On Oct 28, 5:05 pm, Ed McGettigan <ed.mcgetti... at (no spam) xilinx.com> wrote:

On Oct 28, 8:27 am, LucienZ <lucien.zh... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:

Dear all,

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.

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)?

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?

Thanks very much for your time!
Lucien

Yes, the features do make it a pretty cool board. :-)

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.

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.

Ed McGettigan
--
Xilinx Inc.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

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.

Ed McGettigan
--
Xilinx Inc.

super!
159$ for simplest connector brreakout board

this is more than many lower cost FPGA boards cost.

but this is Xilinx marketing.

Antti

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