Virtex-4 Family Overview
DS112 (v3.1) August 30, 2010
Product Specification
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Virtex-4 Documentation
Complete and up-to-date documentation of the Virtex-4
family of FPGAs is available on the Xilinx web site. In addi-
tion to the most recent Virtex-4 Family Overview, the follow-
ing files are also available for download:
This data sheet contains the DC and Switching Characteris-
tic specifications for the Virtex-4 family.
This guide includes chapters on:
Clocking Resources
Digital Clock Manager (DCM)
Phase-Matched Clock Dividers (PMCD)
Block RAM and FIFO memory
Configurable Logic Blocks (CLBs)
SelectIO Resources
SelectIO Logic Resources
Advanced SelectIO Logic Resources
This guide describes the DSP48 slice and includes refer-
ence designs for using DSP48 math functions and various
FIR filters.
This all-encompassing configuration guide includes chap-
ters on configuration interfaces (serial and SelectMAP), bit-
stream encryption, Boundary-Scan and JTAG configuration,
and reconfiguration techniques.
This specification includes the tables for device/package
combinations and maximum I/Os, pin definitions, pinout
tables, pinout diagrams, mechanical drawings, and thermal
specifications.
This guide describes PCB guidelines for the Virtex-4 family.
It covers SelectIO signaling, RocketIO signaling, power dis-
tribution systems, PCB breakout, and parts placement.
This guide describes the RocketIO Multi-Gigabit Transceiv-
ers available in the Virtex-4 FX family.
This guide describes the Embedded Tri-Mode Ethernet
Media Access Controller available in the Virtex-4 FX family.
This guide is updated to include the PowerPC 405 proces-
sor block available in the Virtex-4 FX family.
Revision History
The following table shows the revision history for this document.
Date
Version
Revision
08/02/04
1.0
Initial Xilinx release. Printed Handbook version.
09/10/04
1.1
Typographical edits.
12/08/04
1.2
Removed System Monitor and ADC references.
Edited Ethernet MAC section.
03/26/05
1.3
Removed legacy CLB reference and typographical edits.
Edited serial transceiver sections.
In
Table 2 added FFG Pb-Free packages.
06/17/05
1.4
Added note to
Table 2 for SparseChevron pinouts.
02/10/06
1.5
Removed FCRAM-II support.
Revised the CLB numbers for XC4VFX40 devices in
Table 1.Added stepping to order information example in
Figure 1.
10/10/06
1.6
Changed maximum transceiver rate to 6.5 Gb/s.
01/23/07
2.0
Revision number jumped to 2.0 to correlate to data sheet (DS302) major revision.
Table 1: Corrected typo: XC4VFX40 number of slices = 18,624.
Table 2: Added column for FF676 package. Rewrote table footnotes.