Hi Could someone just confirm for me that I can connect the config block to 3.3V in a Virtex 4 device. I have checked the data sheet and it seems to indicate this. I just want to check as I have been using Virtex 2 Pro devices which need to be 2.5V. Jon
Virtex 4 Config
Started by ●June 13, 2007
Reply by ●June 13, 20072007-06-13
Maxascent, It is unclear on what you mean by powering the "configuration block" to 3.3V. You can power Vcco_0 (aka Vcco_config) to 3.3V. Be sure to read the V4 Configuration UG (see pg 15) on the requirements for all the dedicated configuration input pins and other requirements based on your configuration mode. http://direct.xilinx.com/bvdocs/userguides/ug071.pdf -David "maxascent" <maxascent@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:vKednZYqqrRLZPLb4p2dnAA@giganews.com...> > Hi > > Could someone just confirm for me that I can connect the config block to > 3.3V in a Virtex 4 device. I have checked the data sheet and it seems to > indicate this. I just want to check as I have been using Virtex 2 Pro > devices which need to be 2.5V. > > Jon
Reply by ●June 15, 20072007-06-15
Just had a look at some of the Xilinx development boards e.g. ML405 and they seem to have Vcco_0 connected to 3.3V but have the pullups on done, init_b connected to 2.5V. Is it possible to have them pulled up to 3.3V instead? The documentation seems a bit vague about what supply you need to use. Jon
Reply by ●June 15, 20072007-06-15
Jon, I found where we have some info on mixed voltage environments in the config section of the Virtex-II UG http://direct.xilinx.com/bvdocs/userguides/ug002.pdf (see pg 281) While this is not a V4 Users Guide and your issue is not specific to the JTAG pins, the information is applicable to your device. The main point to keep in mind is that the Vih-min for LVCMOS33 is 2.0V. At 2.5V on the pull-ups for DONE and INIT, you exceed this by ~500mV and are OK (assuming no SI issues in the PCB). This may explain the mixed voltages on the ML405. If you have Vcco_0 at 3.3V the configuration pins are expecting LVCMOS33 levels, thus there is no problem with having the pull-up Vcc to DONE and INIT at 3.3V. -David "maxascent" <maxascent@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:urGdndaP-d9ZDO_b4p2dnA@giganews.com...> Just had a look at some of the Xilinx development boards e.g. ML405 and > they seem to have Vcco_0 connected to 3.3V but have the pullups on done, > init_b connected to 2.5V. Is it possible to have them pulled up to 3.3V > instead? The documentation seems a bit vague about what supply you need to > use. > > Jon > >
Reply by ●June 16, 20072007-06-16