The SMT700 module uses a Xilinx Virtex 5 LXT or SXT to implement the interfaces the board provides. The FPGA can be configured either via the onboard flash, or through the Xilinx JTAG header.
The SMT700 is one of the first of a new range of Sundance cards that includes a direct connection to SLB (Sundance Local Bus) compatible mezzanine card, without the need for a Sundance TIM. This enables a variety of cards to be added to a system, for example extra Ethernet ports, video in/out, High speed ADC / DAC etc. Data from these extra cards (along with data from the SMT700's own inputs - up to 1Gb/s Ethernet, 2.5Gb/s optical links, and RSL links) can be processed via the Virtex 5, or by another linked card or module.
Xilinx Virtex 5 in an FF1136 package. Supports LX50T/LX85T/SX50T or LX110T/SX95T.
FPGA configuration from 64MByte flash using a Xilinx Coolrunner CPLD.
One 64-bit wide data bank of DDR2 memory. The bank uses 4 16-bit wide devices. Running this memory at 220MHz provides a maximum access speed of over 3.5Gbyte/s.
Sundance LVDS Bus (SLB) connector.
Front panel SATA connectors carrying Virtex5 serial interfaces.
Front panel RJ45 for gigabit Ethernet.
Front panel Fibre Optic modules carrying Virtex5 Serial interfaces.
Sundance RSL connector with 4 serial interfaces.
On-board USB interface to allow re-programming of the flash memory.
