User Guide

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual

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Table of Contents

Limited Lifetime Warranty......................................................................................................... 2

Copyright Notice ........................................................................................................................ 2

Trademark Acknowledgment ..................................................................................................... 2

Customer Support Overview ...................................................................................................... 3

Contact Information........................................................................................................... 3

Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... 4

List of Tables.............................................................................................................................. 5

List of Figures ............................................................................................................................ 5

Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 6

Features.............................................................................................................................. 6

Hardware Description and Configuration................................................................................... 8

Jumpers and Switches........................................................................................................ 8

Slot Selection (RSW1) .............................................................................................. 8

FPGA Configuration Settings (J1) ............................................................................ 8

Connector Pinouts.............................................................................................................. 9

PCI-104 Header (P1)................................................................................................. 9

JTAG Programming Header (P2).............................................................................. 9

SPI Flash Programming Header (P3) ........................................................................ 9

RS-485 Headers (P5, P6)......................................................................................... 10

External Power Connector (P8)............................................................................... 10

GPIO Header (P7)................................................................................................... 11

Hardware Installation ............................................................................................................... 12

Standalone Operation....................................................................................................... 12

Software Installation................................................................................................................. 12

FPGA Development Environment................................................................................... 12

Drivers and Application Examples .................................................................................. 12

FPGA Configuration ................................................................................................................ 13

Launch Impact ................................................................................................................. 13

Programming the FPGA .................................................................................................. 16

Generating a PROM (MCS) File ..................................................................................... 17

Configuring the FPGA with the SPI Flash....................................................................... 20

Configuring the FPGA / SPI flash Association ....................................................... 20

Programming the Flash ........................................................................................... 22

Reference Design ..................................................................................................................... 24

Functionality .................................................................................................................... 24

Memory Map ................................................................................................................... 24

Implementation ................................................................................................................ 25

Specifications ........................................................................................................................... 26