Xilinx XC7K70T is a Kintex-7 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) designed to provide lower power usage for FPGA devices.
It provides the best performance balance between the configuration requirements and the power requirements. The board is also one of the Kintex-7 FPGAs designed to tackle some of the industry problems, including complicated design processes and delayed prototyping time.
Rest assured that the Xilinx XC7K70T FPGA provides the infrastructure with which you can cut down on the use of outdated or less-speedy components. In this article, we discuss some of the features that enable the Xilinx XC7K70T provide a fair balance between price and performance of the Kintex-7 FPGAs.
Xilinx XC7K70T FPGA Halves the Power Consumption
The power supply needed when configuring the Xilinx XC7K70T FPGA and other Kintex-7 devices is considerably lowered. According to Xilinx, the board can deliver up to 50% power reduction, when compared to the previous FPGA designs.
Here are some of the ways the power dissipation is reduced on the board:
1. Partial Reconfiguration
The Xilinx XC7K70T FPGA is subject to partial reconfiguration via the fifth-generation. It also cuts down on excessive power through the additional power reduction capabilities of the intelligent clock gating.
2. Use of HPL
Xilinx XC7K70T FPGA utilizes the High-Performance, Low-Power (HPL) approach. It helps to make a considerable shortening of the power dissipation.
The HPL also comes in handy when processing the FPGA designs. It is often compared to the 28 nm High-Performance (HP) process technology, which consumes more power than the HPL does.
3. Green-Centric Design
At the core of Xilinx XC7K70T’s power reduction is the drive to commit to “green energy” usage. This emphasizes the reason why the device utilizes the low 1.0-volt core voltage. This voltage also has the optional 0.9-volt variant, which can be used on some selected devices.
The voltage also aids in the power reduction via its requirement of lower cooling and the usage of lower system power during configurations.
Several Configuration Options
Some Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) have limited configuration options, but that is not the case with the Xilinx XC7K70T. It has several configuration options, ranging from HMAC/SHA-256 authentication and built-in SEU detection and correction.
The device also features the 256-bit AES encryption and supports commodity memories.
Improved Logic
The performance logic of the Xilinx XC7K70T is based on the real-input Lookup Table (LUT). That is the reason why the board is able to deliver a wide range of configurable logic cells that are also utilized as distributed memory.
Design Migration
Are you looking to migrate your Xilinx XC7K70T FPGA design to another board where it would be used? It would be possible because the device supports the low-cost, wire-bond and lidless flip-chip.
The chip also works alongside the high signal integrity flipchip packaging to offer a flexible migration of FPGA designs among the different supported Kintex-7 FPGAs.
Concluding Thoughts
By and large, the Xilinx XC7K70T offers seamless design migration, improved signal processing and low power usage. It is one of the best circuit boards you can use for a wide range of applications, not limited to avionics and LED devices.
