
DS080 (v1.4) January 3, 2002
Advance Product Specification
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Features
System-Level Features:
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High-capacity pre-engineered configuration
solution for FPGAs
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Chipset configuration solution:
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ACE
Controller
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Configuration manager
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ACE Flash
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High-capacity CompactFlash
storage device
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Non-volatile system solution
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Flexible configuration interfaces
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System configuration rates of up to 30 Mb/s
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Board space requirement as low as 25 cm
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ACE Flash (Xilinx-supplied Flash Cards):
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Densities of 128 Mbits and 256 Mbits
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CompactFlash Type I form factor
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PC Card ATA protocol compatible
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Noiseless and low CMOS power
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Automatic error correction and write retry capabilities
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Multiple partitions
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Program/erase over full commercial/industrial
temperature range
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Removable storage device
Excellent quality and reliability
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MTBF >1,000,000 hours
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Minimum 10,000 insertions
ACE Controller:
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CompactFlash interface supports ACE Flash
cards, standard third-party CompactFlash (Type I
or Type II) cards, and IBM Microdrives with up to
8 Gbit capacity
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Configuration of a target FPGA chain through
IEEE 1149.1 JTAG with a throughput up to
16.7 Mbits/sec
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Interfaces include CompactFlash, JTAG, and MPU
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MPU interface is compatible with microprocessor/
microcontroller bus interfaces, such as the IBM
PPC405, and Siemens 80C166
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IEEE 1149.1 Boundary-Scan Standard Compliant
(JTAG)
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FAT12/16 file system
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Compact 144-pin TQFP package
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Low power
General Description
Xilinx developed the System Advanced Configuration Envi-
ronment (System ACE) family to address the need for a
space-efficient, pre-engineered, high-density configuration
solution for systems with multiple FPGAs. System ACE
technology is a ground-breaking in-system programmable
configuration solution that provides substantial savings in
development effort and cost per bit over traditional PROM
and embedded solutions for high-capacity FPGA systems.
The System ACE family combines Xilinx expertise in config-
uration control with industry expertise in commodity memo-
ries. The first member of the System ACE family uses
CompactFlash.
As shown in
Figure 1
, the System ACE CompactFlash solu-
tion is a chipset, consisting of a controller device (ACE Con-
troller) and a CompactFlash storage device (ACE Flash).
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System ACE
CompactFlash Solution
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Figure 1:
System ACE Chipset
Interface to FPGA Target Chain
from CompactFlash, MPU,
or Test JTAG Port
ACE Flash
CompactFlash Storage Device
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128 Mbits or 256 Mbits
System ACE
Controller Device