ADA-VPX3-KU1
17th July 2019

Datasheet Revision: 1.0Applications

Board Features• Radar/Sonar Beamforming• ELINT• Image/Video Processing• Digital Signal Processing• Data Encryption• Customised conduction-cooled heatplate• Air-Cooled/Conduction-Cooled Options• Separate PCI Express Bridge• XRM2 I/O Interface
FPGA Features• 3x PCI Express Gen3 x8 cores (6 for
XCKU115)

Summary
The ADA-VPX3-KU1 assembly is based on the Xilinx Kintex UltraScale range of Platform FPGAs,
bringing together the power and configurability of the ADM-XRC-KU1 FPGA module in a 3U VPX
format.
Features include PCI Express Gen2 interface, external memory, high density I/O, system monitoring
and flash boot facilities.
A comprehensive cross platform API with support for Microsoft Windows, Linux and VxWorks
provides access to the full functionality of these hardware features.
Placing the PCI Express bridge in bypass allows the creation of a Gen 2 x8 PCI Express endpoint
design directly into the target FPGA. Target FPGAs KU060 and KU115 can also support Gen3 x8 PCI
Express designs.
The conduction-cooled variant uses a single-piece heatplate, profiled to match both the carrier and
FPGA boards and provide optimal cooling performance.
Target Devices

Host Interface

Xilinx Kintex Ultrascale: XCKU060(FLVA1517)

PCI Express Gen2 x1, x2 or x4 link to separate
bridge device with 2GB/s local link to user FPGA
4 DMA Controllers
Interrupt Controller

LUTs = 221k(663k)
FFs = 663k(1326k)
DSPs = 2760(5520)
BRAM = 38.0Mb(75.9Mb)

Board Format
3U VPX (OpenVPX Compliant)

3x PCI Express Gen3 x8 cores (6 for XCKU115)
Input/Output Interfaces
Application Data Memory
4x SDRAM 2GB DDR4-2400

146x LVCMOS/LVDS I/O (programmable to 1.2

FPGA Configuration Memory

8x High-Speed Serial Links to XRM2

BPI 1GBit Flash Memory
Configured as 2x Bridge

10x High-Speed Serial Links via Pn6connector

FPGA Configuration Modes
By PCI Express Bridge on power up
By software via PCI Express Bridge
Via External JTAG connector
Deliverables
ADA-VPX3-KU1 Board
One Year Warranty
One Year Technical Support

38x LVCMOS 3.3V GPIO connections via Pn6connector (VITA 46.9 X8d+X12d+X38s
compatible pinout)
64x Multiple LVCMOS/LVDS GPIO connections
via optional PMC Pn4 connector (1.8V levels
with 2.5V compatible inputs)
Note: only available with Pn4 Build Option
selectedSupport

Environmental Specification

The ADA-VPX3-KU1 is supplied with the ADMXRCG3 Support &Development kit (SDK) along with ADB3 Driver for Windows / Linux /VxWorks.

Temperature Ranges
CoolingOption

Operating Temperatures

Storage Temperatures

MinMaxMin

AC00°C

55°C

-40°C

85°C

AC1-40°C

70°C

-55°C

100°C

CC1-40°C

70°C

-55°C

100°C

Operating Humidity : Up to 95% (non-condensing)
EMC Standards
FCC 47CFR Part 2EN55022:2010 Equipment ClassB
Conformal Coating Options
Acrylic or Polyurethane
Contact sales for specification of coatings.

Ordering Information

Order Code: ADA-VPX3-KU1/z-2(c)(a)(p)(IO)
OptionCodeKintex Ultrascale device

zKU060 = XCKU060 FPGA fitted,
KU115 = XCKU115 FPGA fitted

Pn4 Fittedpblank = not fitted,/Pn4 = Pn4 connector fitted

Coolingc

blank = air cooled commercial,/AC1 = air cooled industrial,/CC1 = conduction cooled industrial

Conformal coatingablank = no conformal coating,A = Acrylic,
P = Polyurethane

IO Option

IO

blank = One differential pair on Pn6 designated as an external clock input,/10RX = External clock input replaced by 10th data input

Address:

Description of Options

Suite L4A, 160 Dundee Street,Edinburgh, EH11 1DQ, UK
Telephone: +44 131 558 2600
Fax:
+44 131 558 2700
email:
sales@alpha-data.com
website:http://www.alpha-data.com
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Address:

611 Corporate Circle, Suite H
Golden, CO 80401
Telephone: (303) 954 8768
Fax:(866) 820 9956 - toll freeemail:
sales@alpha-data.com
website:http://www.alpha-data.com

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