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Texas Instruments reference designs for power solutions in Xilinx MPSoC, SoC, and FPGA applications
Farnell element14 offers support to customers of Xilinx®'s Zynq® UltraScale+™ MPSoC range, with the release of two Texas Instruments reference designs to facilitate the development of power solutions for customers using these devices to create innovative applications.
Each reference design, which offers customers an easy way to prototype their designs before fully understanding their power requirements, is a scalable power supply designed to power Xilinx's Zynq UltraScale+ programmable field-gate array (FPGA)-based multiprocessor system-on-a-chip (MPSoC) range. The designs are powered from a standard DC power supply and deliver power to all lanes of the Xilinx chipsets and DDR memory via a well-defined strip connection between the socket and the Samtec terminals.
The integrated power supply reference design for Xilinx's Zynq UltraScale+ ZU2CG–ZU5EV MPSoCs is scalable for use with the ZU2CG–ZU3EG devices. Furthermore, the integrated power supply reference design for Xilinx's Artix®-7 and Spartan®-7 FPGAs and Zynq®-7000 SoCs is highly scalable for use with the Spartan-7 FPGA, the more complex Artix-7 FPGA with multigigabit transceivers, and even the Zynq-7000 SoC with a dual-core ARM® Cortex®-A9 processor.
Because both reference designs share the same concept and prototype PCB, customers can use the same power design across Xilinx's entire Zynq UltraScale+ range and cost-optimized portfolio. Power solutions for devices of this type typically require custom power management integrated circuits or the use of numerous discrete power regulators to power the FPGA platforms. The new solution results in a scalable design that includes a configurable power management integrated circuit (PMIC) and individually selected discrete components.
The solution size is optimized for each assembly variant, and the basic power supply components are selected based on the Xilinx product. At the start of prototyping, Texas Instruments reference designs can be used to explore power supply possibilities. For the final design, the smallest possible power supply solution can be implemented.
The result is an elegant and scalable solution that allows designers to use both Xilinx's Zynq UltraScale+ range and Xilinx's cost-optimized products (Artix-7, Spartan-7, and Zynq-7000) to create a reusable power platform. A typical application example would be a power solution for customers designing an industrial robot using a ZU+ as the main computer and multiple Spartan-7 chipsets for axis motor control. This solution powers both chipsets.
Simon Meadmore, Global Head of Semiconductors and SBCs at Premier Farnell and Farnell element14, said, “As the distributor of choice, Farnell element14 strives to offer customers ways to accelerate their design process, saving them time and money in bringing their products to market. These new Texas Instruments reference designs offer customers a way to prototype their designs even before understanding their full power requirements, and they can be custom-used across all Xilinx solutions, from their Zynq UltraScale+ range to their cost-optimized portfolio. We are able to offer these reference designs to our customers thanks to the excellent relationships we have built with leading manufacturers and suppliers worldwide, bringing together the best available solutions to deliver real advantages to our customers.”.
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