Xilinx Spartan 6 FPGA Boards

Waxwing Carrier Board is a helpful product to evaluate and work with Waxwing Spartan 6 Mini Module. Waxwing is an easy to use FPGA module featuring Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA with high-density connectors for external IO interface. The carrier board makes it easy to access the IOs of the FPGA without the hassles of working with high-density connectors. On the carrier board, IOs are broken out into 100mil standard headers for easy access. The carrier board also provides easy access to JTAG signals on a standard Xilinx Platform Cable compatible header. Customization services are available for OEM customers. Please contact us for more details. For more details about the Waxwing Mini Module, please see the product page at www.numato.com.

Board features

• Three 2×6 pin 100mil expansion headers
• Onboard voltage regulator
• JTAG Connector for configuration
• LED for power indication

Along with the module, you may need the items in the list below for easy and fast installation.

1. Waxwing Spartan6 Mini Module.
2. DC Power supply.
3. Xilinx Platform JTAG cable

This diagram should be used as a reference only. For detailed information, see Waxwing schematics at the end of this document. The details of individual connectors are as below.

This module uses a +5V power supply to function properly, can be powered with a 5V-7.5V DC power supply and can be given through the DC jack on the board. The current requirement for this board largely depends on your application. Please consult the FPGA datasheet for more details on power requirements.

A JTAG connector provides access to FPGA’s JTAG pins. A Xilinx platform cable can be used for JTAG programming.

All 134 GPIOs available on the Waxwing Mini Module can be accessed using different 100mil headers available on this board. All differential pairs are length matched or better signal integrity. Please see the table below for more details.

Header P3

Header Pin No.	Spartan-6 (CSG324) Pin No.	Pin Description
1	VCCIN	VCCIN
2	VCCIN	VCCIN
3	VCCIN	VCCIN
4	VCCIN	VCCIN
5	PROGB	PROGB
6	INITB	INITB
7	GND	GND
8	GND	GND
9	T13	SDI
10	R13	SDO
11	R15	SCK
12	V3	CS
13	U16	IO_L2P_CMPCLK_2
14	V16	IO_L2N_CMPMOSI_2
15	T18	IO_L51N_M1DQ13_1
16	T17	IO_L51P_M1DQ12_1
17	P17	IO_L49P_M1DQ10_1
18	P18	IO_L49N_M1DQ11_1
19	V15	IO_L5N_2
20	U15	IO_L5P_2
21	M16	IO_L47P_FWE_B_M1DQ0_1
22	M18	IO_L47N_LDC_M1DQ1_1
23	V13	IO_L14N_D12_2
24	U13	IO_L14P_D11_2
25	U18	IO_L52N_M1DQ15_1
26	U17	IO_L52P_M1DQ14_1
27	V11	IO_L23N_2
28	U11	IO_L23P_2
29	GND	GND
30	GND	GND
31	GND	GND
32	GND	GND
33	P15	IO_L74P_AWAKE_1
34	P16	IO_L74N_DOUT_BUSY_1
35	N18	IO_L48N_M1DQ9_1
36	N17	IO_L48P_HDC_M1DQ8_1
37	N15	IO_L50P_M1UDQS_1
38	N16	IO_L50N_M1UDQSN_1
39	T14	IO_L12P_D1_MISO2_2
40	V14	IO_L12N_D2_MISO3_2
41	T12	IO_L19P_2
42	V12	IO_L19N_2
43	N11	IO_L15N_2
44	M11	IO_L15P_2
45	M14	IO_L53P_1
46	N14	IO_L53N_VREF_1
47	L12	IO_L40P_GCLK11_M1A5_1
48	L13	IO_L40N_GCLK10_M1A6_1
49	GND	GND
50	GND	GND
51	GND	GND
52	GND	GND
53	R10	IO_L29P_GCLK3_2
54	T10	IO_L29N_GCLK2_2
55	N10	IO_L20P_2
56	P11	IO_L20N_2
57	R11	IO_L16P_2
58	T11	IO_L16N_VREF_2
59	V8	IO_L41N_VREF_2
60	U8	IO_L41P_2
61	N8	IO_L40N_2
62	M8	IO_L40P_2
63	V7	IO_L43N_2
64	U7	IO_L43P_2
65	V6	IO_L45N_2
66	T6	IO_L45P_2
67	N7	IO_L44P_2
68	P8	IO_L44N_2
69	T5	IO_L48N_RDWR_B_VREF_2
70	R5	IO_L48P_D7_2
71	P7	IO_L47N_2
72	N6	IO_L47P_2
73	GND	GND
74	GND	GND
75	GND	GND
76	GND	GND
77	VCCIN	VCCIN
78	VCCIN	VCCIN
79	VCCIN	VCCIN
80	VCCIN	VCCIN

Header P4

Header Pin No.	Spartan-6 (CSG324) Pin No.	Pin Description
1	VCCIN	VCCIN
2	VCCIN	VCCIN
3	VCCIN	VCCIN
4	VCCIN	VCCIN
5	GND	GND
6	GND	GND
7	V9	IO_L32N_GCLK28_2
8	T9	IO_L32P_GCLK29_2
9	T8	IO_L31N_GCLK30_D15_2
10	R8	IO_L31P_GCLK31_D14_2
11	F18	IO_L35N_A10_M1A2_1
12	F17	IO_L35P_A11_M1A7_1
13	B14	IO_L62P_0
14	A14	IO_L62N_VREF_0
15	C18	IO_L29N_A22_M1A14_1
16	C17	IO_L29P_A23_M1A13_1
17	L14	IO_L61P_1
18	M13	IO_L61N_1
19	L15	IO_L42P_GCLK7_M1UDM_1
20	L16	IO_L42N_GCLK6_TRDY1_M1LDM_1
21	L17	IO_L46P_FCS_B_M1DQ2_1
22	L18	IO_L46N_FOE_B_M1DQ3_1
23	K12	IO_L34P_A13_M1WE_1
24	K13	IO_L34N_A12_M1BA2_1
25	F15	IO_L1P_A25_1
26	F16	IO_L1N_A24_VREF_1
27	G16	IO_L38P_A5_M1CLK_1
28	G18	IO_L38N_A4_M1CLKN_1
29	GND	GND
30	GND	GND
31	GND	GND
32	GND	GND
33	F14	IO_L30P_A21_M1RESET_1
34	G14	IO_L30N_A20_M1A11_1
35	H14	IO_L36N_A8_M1BA1_1
36	H13	IO_L36P_A9_M1BA0_1
37	B12	IO_L41P_0
38	A12	IO_L41N_0
39	D17	IO_L31P_A19_M1CKE_1
40	D18	IO_L31N_A18_M1A12_1
41	C15	IO_L64P_SCP5_0
42	A15	IO_L64N_SCP4_0
43	B16	IO_L66P_SCP1_0
44	A16	IO_L66N_SCP0_0
45	C13	IO_L50P_0
46	A13	IO_L50N_0
47	E16	IO_L33P_A15_M1A10_1
48	E18	IO_L33N_A14_M1A4_1
49	GND	GND
50	GND	GND
51	GND	GND
52	GND	GND
53	C9	IO_L34N_GCLK18_0
54	D9	IO_L34P_GCLK19_0
55	F13	IO_L63P_SCP7_0
56	E13	IO_L63N_SCP6_0
57	A11	IO_L39N_0
58	B11	IO_L39P_0
59	C14	IO_L65N_SCP2_0
60	D14	IO_L65P_SCP3_0
61	G9	IO_L38P_0
62	F9	IO_L38N_VREF_0
63	C10	IO_L37P_GCLK13_0
64	A10	IO_L37N_GCLK12_0
65	A9	IO_L35N_GCLK16_0
66	B9	IO_L35P_GCLK17_0
67	H16	IO_L37N_A6_M1A1_1
68	H15	IO_L37P_A7_M1A0_1
69	A7	IO_L10N_0
70	C7	IO_L10P_0
71	B8	IO_L33P_0
72	A8	IO_L33N_0
73	GND	GND
74	GND	GND
75	GND	GND
76	GND	GND
77	VCCIN	VCCIN
78	VCCIN	VCCIN
79	VCCIN	VCCIN
80	VCCIN	VCCIN

Header P5

Header Pin No.	Spartan-6 (CSG324) Pin No.	Pin Description
1	V4	IO_L63N_2
2	T4	IO_L63P_2
3	T3	IO_L62N_D6_2
4	R3	IO_L62P_D5_2
5	R7	IO_L46P_2
6	T7	IO_L46N_2
7	U5	IO_L49P_D3_2
8	V5	IO_L49N_D4_2
9	GND	GND
10	GND	GND
11	VCC3V3	VCC3V3
12	VCC3V3	VCC3V3

Header P6

Header Pin No.	Spartan-6 (CSG324) Pin No.	Pin Description
1	A4	IO_L5N_0
2	B4	IO_L5P_0
3	A5	IO_L6N_0
4	C5	IO_L6P_0
5	A3	IO_L4N_0
6	B3	IO_L4P_0
7	A2	IO_L2N_0
8	B2	IO_L2P_0
9	GND	GND
10	GND	GND
11	VCC3V3	VCC3V3
12	VCC3V3	VCC3V3

Header P7

Header Pin No.	Spartan-6 (CSG324) Pin No.	Pin Description
1	C8	IO_L11N_0
2	D8	IO_L11P_0
3	C6	IO_L3N_0
4	D6	IO_L3P_0
5	A6	IO_L8N_VREF_0
6	B6	IO_L8P_0
7	C11	IO_L36N_GCLK14_0
8	D11	IO_L36P_GCLK15_0
9	GND	GND
10	GND	GND
11	VCC3V3	VCC3V3
12	VCC3V3	VCC3V3

No Connect Pins In LX9(CSG324)

SL No.	Header No.	Pin No On The Header	Spartan-6 (CSG324)
1	P3	71	P7
2	P3	72	N6
3	P3	67	N7
4	P3	68	P8
5	P3	61	N8
6	P3	62	M8
7	P3	55	N10
8	P3	56	P11
9	P3	41	T12
10	P3	42	V12
11	P3	43	N11
12	P3	44	M11
13	P3	19	V15
14	P3	20	U15
15	P4	45	C13
16	P4	46	A13

Waxwing Spartan6 module Carrier features an onboard JTAG connector that facilitates easy reprogramming of SRAM and onboard SPI flash through JTAG programmer like “Xilinx Platform-cable usb”. Programming Waxwing using JTAG requires “Xilinx ISE iMPACT” software which is bundled with Xilinx ISE Design Suite. To program the SPI flash we need a “.mcs” file that needs to be generated from the “.bit” file. Steps for generating the “.mcs” file are as below. Programming FPGA SRAM does not require a “.mcs” file to be generated.

Generating “.mcs” file for Waxwing

Step 1: Open ISE iMPACT. Click on “Create PROM file(PROM file formatter)”. In the dialog box, select “Configure Single FPGA” in the storage device type. Then click the green arrow on the right side.

Step 2: Select 128M in Storage Device (bits).Now click on “Add Storage Device”, then the green arrow on the right side.

Step 3: Set an output file name and the output file location (the “.mcs” file will be generated at this location which will be required later for programming the FPGA), then click OK twice, then select the “.bit” file we already generated then click Open and click NO when it prompts to add another device file.

Step 4: Double click on “Generate File”. “Generate Succeeded” will be displayed as shown in fig below if the “.mcs” the file is generated successfully.

Step 1: Open ISE iMPACT. Click on “Boundary Scan” in the iMPACT flows window on the left top corner. Then right-click on the window panel on the right. Select “Initialize Chain”.

Step 2: If the device is detected properly you will get a pop-up window as shown below, Click OK. Then right-click on the SPI/BPI (next to the black arrow in the below fig.), select Add SPI/BPI Flash.

Step 3: Select the “.mcs” file we already created and click OK. Now choose appropriate options in the dialogue box appeared, then click OK.

Step 4: Click on “Flash”, Double Click on Program, select OK. If the programming is successful, a confirmation message will be displayed.

Parameter *	Value	Unit
Basic Specifications
Number of GPIOs	134 (Max)
On-board oscillator frequency (FXO-HC536R)	100	MHz
LPDDR: 166MHz	512	Mb
SPI Flash Memory (N25Q128A13ESE40E)	128	Mb
Power supply voltage (External)	5 - 7	V
FPGA Specifications
Internal supply voltage relative to GND	–0.5 to 1.32	V
Auxiliary supply voltage relative to GND	–0.5 to 3.75	V
Output drivers supply voltage relative to GND	–0.5 to 3.75	V
Hirose Connector Specifications
Number of Positions	90
Number of Rows	2
Pitch	0.4	mm
Height	1.5	mm
Mated Stacking Heights	1.5,3,4	mm
Current Rating(Amps)(Max.)	0.3	Amp
Receptacles	DF40HC(4.0)-90DS-0.4V(51) DF40HC(3.0)-90DS-0.4V(51) DF40C-90DS-0.4V(51)
Mated Header on the Module	(DF40C-90DP-0.4V(51))

Waxwing Spartan6 Mini Module Carrier Schematics