Xilinx VC707 User manual

April 2015
VC707 Restoring Flash
Contents
XTP208

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Revision History
Date Version Description
04/30/14 12.0 Recompiled for 2015.1.
11/24/14 11.0 Recompiled for 2014.4.
10/08/14 10.0 Recompiled for 2014.3.
06/09/14 7.0 Recompiled for 2014.2. AR54939 fixed.
04/16/14 6.0 Recompiled for 2014.1.
12/18/13 5.0 Recompiled for 2013.4.
10/23/13 4.0 Recompiled for 2013.3. Added AR54939.
06/19/13 3.0 Recompiled for 2013.2. AR55531 fixed.
04/03/13 2.0 Recompiled for 2013.1.
02/22/13 1.1 Added AR53420.
12/18/12 1.0 Initial version for 2012.4.

Overview
Xilinx VC707 Board
Software Requirements
VC707 Setup
Restoring VC707 G18 BPI Flash
References
Note: This presentation applies to the VC707

VC707 Restoring Flash Contents Description
Description
–The ISE iMPACT tool is used to restore the onboard non-volatile memories
with the contents for the G18 Linear BPI Flash
Reference Design Source and Applications
–BPI Slot #1 MultiBoot XTP219
–BPI Slot #2 MIG XTP206
–BPI Slot #3 IBERT XTP210
–BPI Slot #4 BIST XTP205
Files for Flash Restoration
–VC707 Restoring Flash Design Files (2015.1 C)
–Available through http://www.xilinx.com/vc707
Note: Presentation applies to the VC707

Xilinx VC707 Board

Vivado Software Requirements
Xilinx Vivado Design Suite 2015.1, Design Edition
Note: Presentation applies to the VC707

Restoring VC707 G18 BPI Flash

VC707 Setup
Connect a USB Type-A to Micro-B cable to the USB
JTAG (Digilent) connector on the VC707 board
–Connect this cable to your PC
–Power on the VC707 board

Restoring VC707 G18 BPI Flash
Unzip the VC707 Restoring Flash Design Files (2015.1 C) ZIP file to
your C:\ drive
–Available through http://www.xilinx.com/vc707
Note: Presentation applies to the VC707

Mode Switch Setup
Set SW11 to 00010 (1 = on, Position 1 →Position 5, left to right)
–This enables Master BPI configuration from the Linear Flash
•Flash A25, A24 = 00
•FPGA mode pins M[2:0] = 010
Note: Presentation applies to the VC707

Restoring VC707 G18 BPI Flash
Set SW2 to 00000000 (1 = on, Position 1 →Position 8)
–Some SW2 settings can cause the MultiBoot design to interfere with iMPACT

Restoring VC707 G18 BPI Flash
Open a Vivado Tcl Shell:
Start →All Programs →Xilinx Design Tools →Vivado 2015.1 →
Vivado 2015.1 Tcl Shell
Note: Presentation applies to the VC707

Restoring VC707 G18 BPI Flash
In the Vivado Tcl Shell type:
cd C:/vc707_restore_flash
source vc707_program_bpi.tcl
Note: Takes about 6 minutes

Restoring VC707 G18 BPI Flash
After Restoring the flash, four designs are loaded in Flash
–BPI Slot #1 MultiBoot
•See XTP219
–BPI Slot #2 MIG
•See XTP206 - VC707 MIG Tutorial
–BPI Slot #3 IBERT
•See XTP210 - VC707 GTX IBERT Tutorial
–BPI Slot #4 BIST
•See XTP205 - VC707 BIST Tutorial
Note: Presentation applies to the VC707

References

References
7 Series Configuration
–7 Series FPGAs Configuration User Guide
•http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/user_guides/ug470_7Series_Config.pdf
Vivado Release Notes
–Vivado Design Suite User Guide - Release Notes – UG973
•http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/sw_manuals/xilinx2015_1/
ug973-vivado-release-notes-install-license.pdf
–Vivado Design Suite 2015.x - Vivado Known Issues
•http://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/63538.html

Documentation

Documentation
Virtex-7
– Virtex-7 FPGA Family
•http://www.xilinx.com/products/silicon-devices/fpga/virtex-7/index.htm
–Design Advisory Master Answer Record for Virtex-7 FPGAs
•http://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/42944.htm
VC707 Documentation
– Virtex-7 FPGA VC707 Evaluation Kit
•http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards-and-kits/ek-v7-vc707-g.html
–VC707 Getting Started Guide – UG848
•http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/boards_and_kits/
vc707/ug848-VC707-getting-started-guide.pdf
–VC707 User Guide – UG885
•http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/boards_and_kits/
vc707/ug885_VC707_Eval_Bd.pdf