PicoEVB is an affordable development board which can be used to evaluate and prototype PCI express designs using Xilinx Artix 7 FPGA on Windows or Linux hosts. The board is designed around the Artix 7 (XC7A50T).
PicoEVB is a complete development system in a M.2 (NGFF) 2230 footprint. The JTAG cable and all necessary power supplies are built in. It will work in the following slots:
- M.2 2230 Key A
- M.2 2230 Key E
- M.2 2280 Key M via an adapter like this one
- Full length mini PCIe via an adapter like this one
- PCIe x1, x4, x8, or x16 slot via an adapter like this one
- PCI Express connection to the host via M.2 edge slot
- Built-in JTAG cable works with Vivado and Labtools
- Analog and digital IO
Feature | Specification |
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FPGA | Xilinx Artix XC7A50T-2CSG325C |
Form Factor | M.2 (NGFF), keyed for A and E slots |
Dimensions | 22x30x3.8 mm |
Host Interface | PCIe x1 gen 2 (5 Gb/s) |
Host Tools | Vivado 2017.3 preferred |
MGT Loopback | Yes |
Built-in JTAG | Yes |
External I/O configurations via I/O connector |
(digital+ differential analog) 4+0 2+1 0+2 |
External I/O via PCIe connector | 4x 3.3V digital I/O (configurable) |
External MGT connection | 1x MGT via U.FL connectors |
External clock ref | 1x clkin via U.FL connectors |
User-controllable LEDs | 3 |
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** Note: This page applies to PicoEVB Rev D. For previous revs, select the rev from tags **