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ML505/6/7 and XUPV5 Boards

Overview of the ML505/6/7 and XUPV5 Virtex-5 development boards and their hardware features

October 18, 20081 minute

Hardware Details

The ML505 Evaluation Platform from Xilinx is a development board for the Virtex-5 FPGA. It contains many useful hardware features including:

  • Xilinx Virtex-5 XC5VLX50T FPGA
  • 10/100/1000 tri-speed Ethernet PHY
  • USB host and peripheral controllers
  • Programmable system clock generator
  • Stereo AC97 codec with line in, line out, headphone, microphone, and SPDIF digital audio jacks
  • PS/2 (2) – Keyboard, Mouse
  • RS-232 port
  • 16x2 character LCD
  • Video Input
  • Video (DVI/VGA) Output
  • DIP Switch (8), LEDs (8), and Pushbuttons (5)
  • PCI Express® Edge Connector (x1 Endpoint)
  • SFP (1000Base-X)

Variations

The ML505 has been made in four variations that use the same printed-circuit-board (PCB) but a different version Virtex-5. The table below lists the different boards and the Virtex-5 it is loaded with:

Board

Virtex-5 Version

Package

Speed Grade

ML505

XC5VLX50T

FFG1136

-1C

ML506

XC5VSX50T

FFG1136

-1C

ML507

XC5VFX70T

FFG1136

-1C

XUPV5

XC5VLX110T

FFG1136

-1C

For more information, please refer to the ML505/ML506/ML507 Evaluation Platform User Guide.

How to buy it

  1. The ML505/ML506/ML507 can be purchased from Xilinx for the price of US$1,195.
  2. The best deal for universities, offered by the Xilinx University Program, is a version of the board known as the XUPV5 (or ML509). It can be purchased from Digilent at only US$750. Click the Digilent link for more information.