USB104 A7: Artix-7 FPGA Development Board in PC/104 Form Factor

The first Digilent board to adhere to an industry-standard form factor, the USB104 A7 brings power and versatility to your PC/104 stackable PC. The board measures 95.89 mm x 90.17 mm and provides the standard mounting holes with standoffs included. The USB104 A7 features the industrial temperature rated Xilinx Artix-7 XC7A100T. Artix®-7 devices provide the highest performance-per-watt fabric making the USB104 A7 ideal for size, weight, and power (SWaP) constrained projects.

I/O is provided with on-board LEDs and push-buttons, and, of course, three 12-pin Pmod ports. A SYZYGY-compatible Zmod port is available as well, allowing for high-speed signal acquisition and generation. An onboard USB hub and controller conveniently interfaces the USB104 A7 with JTAG, UART, and a parallel data interface (DPTI) through a single connection. The DPTI data transfer interface provides host-to-FPGA data transfer and is easily managed with Digilent’s Adept 2 application. This ease of use and high-speed data transfer is especially useful for deployed systems.

The USB104 A7 is supported by Xilinx’s Vivado Design Suite, including the free WebPACK version. You can also leverage the Vitis Core Development Kit or Xilinx Software Development Kit to start developing for the MicroBlaze processor (supported on the Artix-7) with no prior FPGA experience.

Guides and demos are available to help you get started quickly with the USB104 A7. These can be found through the Support Materials tab.

Features

• FPGA Features
  • Logic Cells: 101,440
  • DSP Slices: 240
  • Memory: 4,860 Kbits
  • GTP 6.6Gb/s Transceivers: 8
  • I/O Pins: 300
• Memory
  • 512MB DDR3/DDR3L with 16-bit bus @ 800Mbps (1.5V) or 667Mbps (1.35V)
  • 16MB Quad-SPI Flash for storing FPGA configuration
• Power
  • Powered from a 5V external DC adapter attached to barrel jack or from USB header
  • Automatic switching between USB and external power, with external receiving preference
  • NCP380 load switch limits USB current to 2 amps and reduces in-rush current
• USB
  • USB-JTAG Programming circuitry
  • USB-UART bridge
  • Adept DPTI/DSPI data transfer interface for high speed host to FPGA data transfer
  • Onboard USB hub eliminates the need for multiple USB cable connections
• Push-buttons and LEDs
  • 2 push-buttons
  • 4 LEDs
• Expansion Connectors
  • One standard SYZYGY port (Zmod)
  • Three standard Pmod ports
• PCB adheres to PC/104 form factor and includes the standard mounting holes
  • Board is 3.775” x 3.550” (95.89 mm x 90.17 mm)

• Product Compliance:
  • HTC: 8471809000
  • ECCN: EAR99