Xilinx has been an innovator in the field of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). the company has continued to improve in its FPGA offerings. The Xilinx XCZU9EG-L2FFVC900E bears testament to that fact, as it spots improved designs and architecture from the previous models.
Electronic product manufacturers are sure to get value for money with this FPGA. In this article, we breakdown the complexities so you can understand what it has to offer.
Xilinx XCZU9EG-L2FFVC900E Family Series
Xilinx categorizes its FPGAs into series. the Xilinx XCZU9EG-L2FFVC900E belongs to the Zynq UltraScale + MPSoC series. As the name suggests, the FPGAs in the series are equipped for higher-scale applications.
According to the series’ datasheet, Zynq UltraScale – MPSoC has both DC and AC switching characteristics. These are designed to provide multiple switching capabilities to the designs.
That is not all. FPGAs in the series also have optimal performance, as adjudged by the speed grade. While the Xilinx XCZU9EG-L2FFVC900E is available in the trio of -1, -2, and -3 speed grades, it doesn’t end there. You can also access it in the -3E variant, which is the fastest, by the way.
Technical Specifications of the Xilinx XCZU9EG-L2FFVC900E FPGA
The technicality of the Xilinx XCZU9EG-L2FFVC900E is broken down in the following subheadings.
1. Logic Elements
Xilinx XCZU9EG-L2FFVC900E has a total of 599,550 Logic Element (LE). This is arguably, one of the highest number or volume of Logic Elements in a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA).
2. Mounting Style
Xilinx XCZU9EG-L2FFVC900E uses the Surface Mount Technology (SMT) for the placement of components on the IC. For emphasis, SMT is one of the popular designing technologies for circuit projects, because of the simplest and variety of options it offers.
Surface Mount Devices (SMDs) are used most of the time to make the placement of these components faster.
3. Clock Frequency
Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) use clocks. According to FPGA4Fun, an FPGA can “use multiple clocks (using multiple global lines and clock pins.”
In its Guide to FPGA Clock, HardwareBee noted that “a clock in an FPGA system is responsible for driving the FPGA design and determines how fast it can run and process data, with numbers reaching a maximum upwards of 1GHz.”
To that end, we can deduce that the clock frequency in an FPGA has a way of influencing the data processing speed.
It is for this reason that the Xilinx XCZU9EG-L2FFVC900E FPGA has a minimum clock frequency of 600 MHz and a maximum of 1.5 GHz.
4. Transceivers
Transceivers are interfaces used in interfacing the FPGA with the other high-speed parts in the system.
Xilinx XCZU9EG-L2FFVC900E has a total of 24 transceivers.
5. RAM
The memory type used by Xilinx XCZU9EG-L2FFVC900E include Distributed RAM and Embedded Block RAM. The Distributed RAM has a rating of 8.8 Mbit, while the Embedded Block RAM has 32.1 Mbit.
6. Operating Temperature
The operating temperature for Xilinx XCZU9EG-L2FFVC900E is between 0-degree Celsius (minimum) and 100-degree Celsius (maximum).
Conclusion
Xilinx XCZU9EG-L2FFVC900E is powered by 7 cores supplied by ARM Mali-400 MP2, ARM Cortex A53 and ARM Cortex R5.
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