Zipcores FMC-BRK Mezzanine Card

Zipcores FMC-BRK Mezzanine Card is a versatile FMC breakout-board and prototyping platform that conforms to the ANSI/VITA 57.1 FMC™ mezzanine standard. The FMC-BRK Mezzanine Card is compatible with a wide range of baseboards and FMC-compliant systems. These include boards from Xilinx^®, Intel^®, Avnet^®, and Digilent^®.

The Zipcores FMC-BRK Mezzanine Card provides passive connectivity to all 160 signals on the FMC (LPC) connector via 4x standard 0.100″ pitch (2.54mm) headers. This includes 34x differential LVDS pairs (LA00:33) or 68x single-ended signals. The Card’s differential pairs are balanced for track length and impedance-matched for 100Ω LVDS termination. Additionally, the FMC’s ground pins are also connected to an independent ground plane to offer the best possible signal integrity and noise immunity.

The Mezzanine Card is ideal for developing high-speed LVDS and other high-speed differential interfaces such as those required in displays, cameras, image sensors, ADCs, DACs, and general-purpose serial connectivity.

Features

Standard ANSI/VITA 57.1 FMC™ LPC connector
Also compatible with FMC HPC (but only LPC pins used)
4 x headers provide passive connectivity to all 160 pins on the FMC connector (rows C, D, G and H)
All pin and through-hole spacings are standard 0.100″ pitch or 2.54mm
Access to 34x differential pairs (LA00:34), 68 x single- ended signals or a mixture of either
Access to 2x GTP transceiver pairs including GTP clock
Access to 2x user-clock differential pairs
Access to the l²C, JTAG, and FMC state flags
Access to the VADJ, 3.3V, and 12V FMC power supplies
All differential pairs routed with the same track lengths
All differential signals impedance-matched for LVDS 100Q termination

Dimensions approx 10cm x 6.7cm
Separate VADJ, 3.3V, 12V and GND through-hole vias
Separate power pins de-coupled to ground with 100nF capacitors
Separate PCB ground-plane for improved signal integrity and noise immunity
Features large 22x 12 prototyping area for custom circuitry and user-defined functions
8x user LEDs with 332Q series resistors
4x user push-buttons with RC de-bouncing circuit
100MHz low-jitter single-ended clock oscillator
2x M3 mounting holes for securing the FMC connector
2x M3 mounting holes for supporting standoff legs
Compatible with a wide range of FMC base-boards and FMC-compliant systems

Applications

High-speed LVDS connectivity
Other differential signal connectivity
Wide (single-ended) parallel connectivity
Fully custom FMC-card circuit design

General prototyping on FMC-compatible evaluation boards
High-speed interfaces where signal integrity is critical
Examples include image sensors, cameras, displays, ADCs, and DACs

Zipcores FMC-BRK Mezzanine Card

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