Setting Up a KC705 Board for Point-to-Point Ethernet Hardware Co-Simulation - 2020.2 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Model-Based DSP Design Using System Generator (UG897)

Document ID
UG897
Release Date
2020-11-18
Version
2020.2 English

The following procedure describes how to install the hardware required to run an KC705 board Point-to-Point Ethernet hardware co-simulation.

For detailed information about the KC705 board, see the KC705 Evaluation Board for the Kintex®-7 FPGA User Guide (UG810).

Note: Point-to-Point Ethernet Hardware Co-Simulation requires full-duplex Ethernet operation, including the use of Auto-Negotiation. If you are performing Point-to-Point Ethernet Hardware Co-Simulation through a Network Interface Card (NIC) or a USB-to-Ethernet adapter, the connection will only operate under the following conditions:
  • The NIC or USB-to-Ethernet adapter must be connected directly to the board.
  • The NIC or USB-to-Ethernet adapter must support the IEEE 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet standard.
  • The NIC or USB-to-Ethernet adapter must support full-duplex Ethernet operation using Auto-Negotiation. Setting the speed directly without Auto-Negotiation will cause the Point-to-Point Ethernet connection to fail.

Assemble the Required Hardware

  • Xilinx KC705 board
  • Power Supply for the board
  • Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) for the host PC.
  • Ethernet RJ45 Male/Male Cable. (May be a Network or Crossover cable.)
  • Digilent USB Cable or the Platform USB Cable to download the bitstream.

Set Up the KC705 Board

Figure 1. KC705 Board Ethernet Connections

To set up the KC705 board for Point-to-Point Ethernet hardware co-simulation:

  1. Position the KC705 board as shown above.
  2. Make sure the power switch, located in the upper-right corner of the board, is in the OFF position.
  3. Connect the power cable to the right. Plug in the power supply to AC power.
  4. Connect the Digilent USB cable to the top left and the other end to the host PC.
  5. Connect the Ethernet cable to the KC705 board to the lower left and the other end to the host PC.
  6. Turn the KC705 board Power switch ON.