GOWIN DK-START-GW1NR9 V2.1 User manual

DK-START-GW1NR9 V2.1
User Guide
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Revision History
Date
Version
Description
12/19/2019
1.0E
Initial version published.
03/17/2020
1.1E
Picture of development board updated.
04/08/2020
1.2E
The number of MIPI output updated.
08/24/2021
1.3E
The Quick Start in 2.2 A Development Board Suite removed;
The chapter 6 Quick Start added.

Contents
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Contents
Contents ...............................................................................................................i
List of Figures....................................................................................................iii
List of Tables......................................................................................................iv
1About This Guide ..........................................................................................1
1.1 Purpose .............................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Related Documents ............................................................................................................1
1.3 Terminology and Abbreviation ............................................................................................ 1
1.4 Support and Feedback .......................................................................................................2
2Development Board Introduction.................................................................3
2.1 Overview.............................................................................................................................3
2.2 A Development Board Suite................................................................................................ 4
2.3 PCB Components ............................................................................................................... 5
2.4 System Diagram .................................................................................................................5
2.5 Feature ............................................................................................................................... 6
2.6 Development Board Specification ......................................................................................7
3Development Board Circuit ..........................................................................9
3.1 FPGA Module .....................................................................................................................9
3.1.1 Overview..........................................................................................................................9
3.1.2 I/O BANK Introduction ................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Download.......................................................................................................................... 11
3.2.1 Overview........................................................................................................................ 11
3.2.2 USB Download Circuit ................................................................................................... 11
3.2.3 Download Flow ..............................................................................................................12
3.2.4 Pinout.............................................................................................................................12
3.3 Power Supply....................................................................................................................12
3.3.1 Overview........................................................................................................................ 12
3.3.2 Power System Distribution ............................................................................................ 13

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3.3.3 Pinout.............................................................................................................................14
3.4 Clock .................................................................................................................................14
3.4.1 Overview........................................................................................................................14
3.4.2 Clock ..............................................................................................................................14
3.4.3 Pinout.............................................................................................................................14
3.5 LED ...................................................................................................................................15
3.5.1 Overview........................................................................................................................15
3.5.2 LED Circuit.....................................................................................................................15
3.5.3 Pins Distribution.............................................................................................................15
3.6 Switches ...........................................................................................................................16
3.6.1 Overview........................................................................................................................16
3.6.2 Switch Circuit .................................................................................................................16
3.6.3 Pinout.............................................................................................................................16
3.7 Key.................................................................................................................................... 17
3.7.1 Overview........................................................................................................................17
3.7.2 Key Circuit .....................................................................................................................17
3.7.3 Pinout.............................................................................................................................17
3.8 GPIO .................................................................................................................................18
3.8.1 Overview........................................................................................................................18
3.8.2 GPIO Circuit...................................................................................................................18
3.8.3 Pinout.............................................................................................................................19
3.9 MIPI/LVDS ........................................................................................................................21
3.9.1 Overview........................................................................................................................21
3.9.2 MIPI/LVDS Circuit ..........................................................................................................21
3.9.3 Pinout.............................................................................................................................22
4Considerations ............................................................................................25
5Gowin Software ...........................................................................................26
6Quick Start ...................................................................................................27

List of Figures
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List of Figures
Figure 2-1 DK-START-GW1NR9 V2.1 Development Board.............................................................. 3
Figure 2-2 A Development Board Suite ............................................................................................. 4
Figure 2-3 PCB Components............................................................................................................. 5
Figure 2-4 System Diagram ............................................................................................................... 5
Figure 3-1 GW1NR series FPGA Products I/O Bank Distribution ..................................................... 10
Figure 3-2 GW1NR-9 LQ144 Package Pinout (Top View)................................................................. 10
Figure 3-3 Connection Diagram for FPGA USB Download ...............................................................11
Figure 3-4 Power System Distribution ...............................................................................................13
Figure 3-5 Clock.................................................................................................................................14
Figure 3-6 LED Circuit .......................................................................................................................15
Figure 3-7 Switch Circuit....................................................................................................................16
Figure 3-8 Key Circuit ........................................................................................................................17
Figure 3-9 GPIO Circuit .....................................................................................................................18
Figure 3-10 LVDS Circuit ................................................................................................................... 21

List of Tables
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List of Tables
Table 1-1 Abbreviation and Terminology............................................................................................2
Table 2-1 Development Board Specification ...................................................................................... 7
Table 3-1 GW1NR-9 FPGA Resources List .......................................................................................9
Table 3-2 FPGA I/O Pinout................................................................................................................. 11
Table 3-3 FPGA Download Pinout ..................................................................................................... 12
Table 3-4 FPGA Power Pinout ...........................................................................................................14
Table 3-5 FPGA Clock and Reset Pinout ........................................................................................... 14
Table 3-6 LED Pinout .........................................................................................................................15
Table 3-7 Switch Circuit Pinout ..........................................................................................................16
Table 3-8 Key Circuit Pinout............................................................................................................... 17
Table 3-9 J14 GPIO Pinout ................................................................................................................ 19
Table 3-10 J13 GPIO Pinout ..............................................................................................................19
Table 3-11 J15 FPGA Pinout (IDES16:1 Supported) ......................................................................... 22
Table 3-12 J16 FPGA Pinout (OSER16:1 Supported) .......................................................................23
Table 3-13 J18 FPGA Pinout (OSER16:1 Supported) .......................................................................24

1 About This Guide
1.1 Purpose
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1About This Guide
1.1 Purpose
The DK-START-GW1NR9 V2.1 user manual consists of the following
four parts:
1. A brief introduction to the features and hardware resources of the
development board;
2. An introduction to the function, circuit, and pinout of each module;
3. Considerations for the use of the development board;
4. An introduction to the usage of the FPGA development software.
1.2 Related Documents
The user manuals are available on the GOWINSEMI Website. You can
find the related documents at www.gowinsemi.com
1. DS117, GW1NR Series FPGA Products Data Sheet
2. UG119, GW1NR Series of FPGA Products Package and Pinout Manual
3. UG801, GW1NR-9 Pinout Manual
4. UG290, Gowin FPGA Products Programming and Configuration
Manual
5. SUG100, Gowin Software User Guide
1.3 Terminology and Abbreviation
The terminology and abbreviation used in this manual are as shown in
Table 1-1 below.

1 About This Guide
1.4 Support and Feedback
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Table 1-1 Abbreviation and Terminology
Terminology and Abbreviation
Meaning
FPGA
Field Programmable Gate Array
SIP
System in Package
SDRAM
Synchronous Dynamic RAM
PSRAM
Pseudo static random access memory
CFU
Configurable Function Unit
CLS
Configurable Logic Slice
CRU
Configurable Routing Unit
LUT4
Four-input Look-up Tables
LUT5
Five-input Look-up Tables
LUT6
Six-input Look-up Tables
LUT7
Seven-input Look-up Tables
LUT8
Eight-input Look-up Tables
REG
Register
ALU
Arithmetic Logic Unit
IOB
Input / Output Block
S-SRAM
Shadow SRAM
B-SRAM
Block Static Random Access Memory
SP
Single Port
SDP
Semi Dual Port
DP
Dual Port
DSP
Digital Signal Processing
DQCE
Dynamic Quadrant Clock Enable
DCS
Dynamic Clock Selector
PLL
Phase-locked Loop
DLL
Delay-locked Loop
LQ144
LQFP144 package
1.4 Support and Feedback
Gowin Semiconductor provides customers with comprehensive
technical support. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions,
please feel free to contact us directly by the following ways.
Website: www.gowinsemi.com
E-mail: [email protected]

2 Development Board Introduction
2.1 Overview
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2Development Board Introduction
2.1 Overview
Figure 2-1 DK-START-GW1NR9 V2.1 Development Board
The development board adopts the GW1NR-9 device, which is
embedded with PSRAM of 64Mbit, user flash memory and other resources.
The GW1NR series of FPGA products are the first generation of the Gowin
LittleBee® family and it is a SIP chip. Based on GW1N, GW1NR series
integrates abundant PSRAM. At the same time, it has the characteristics of
low power consumption, instant-start, low cost, non-volatility, high security,
rich packages, convenient and flexible usage, etc., which can effectively
reduce the learning cost and help users quickly enter the design and
development field of programmable logic devices.
The development board offers abundant external interfaces, including
MIPI/LVDS interfaces, GPIO interfaces, etc. There are also sliding switch,
button switch, LED, clock, reset and other resources for developers or fans
to learn to use.