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I. Core Product Information for AMD EK-U1-KCU116-G-J Evaluation Kit

The AMD Kintex™ UltraScale+™ FPGA KCU116 Evaluation Kit (EK-U1-KCU116-G-J) is a professional evaluation platform designed for the Kintex UltraScale+ series FPGAs. Designed on the FinFET process node, it achieves an optimal balance of price, performance, and power consumption. As a core tool for product development in high-end industrial, communications, and networking fields, it enables comprehensive evaluation of Kintex UltraScale+ FPGA core features—particularly for testing and validating 28Gb/s high-speed transceiver performance—providing full hardware support for product prototyping and solution verification.

EK-U1-KCU116-G-J Evaluation Kit Core Hardware Configuration

Core Device: Kintex UltraScale+ XCKU5P-2FFVB676E FPGA, featuring 475K system logic cells, 1824 DSP slices, 34.9Mb on-chip memory, 16 32.75Gb/s GTY transceivers, and 304 I/O pins;

High-Speed Memory: 1GB 32-bit DDR4 module memory (1333MHz/2666Mb/s), 64MB quad-channel SPI flash, MicroSD card slot, dual QSPI flash providing 2x1Gb non-volatile storage;

Communication Interfaces: 4 zSFP+ interfaces (supporting 28Gb/s GTY evaluation), 4 SMA interfaces, RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet connector (supporting 10/100/1000Mb/s SGMII communication), UART-to-USB bridge compatible with PCIe® Gen3 x8, supporting PCIe Gen4 for third-party/custom IPs;

Clock Modules: 2 Si570 clock chips (User/GT), SI5328 jitter-attenuated precision clock, 2 SMA MGT input clocks ensuring high-speed signal synchronization;

Expansion & Display: FMC-HPC expansion connector (4 GTY transceivers, 23 differential pairs), 2 PMOD headers (male/female), HDMI™ video output, 8 GPIO user LEDs;

Control and Configuration: On-board USB-JTAG configuration circuit, 5 command buttons, 4 DIP switches, PMBUS and system controller for convenient hardware debugging and configuration.

EK-U1-KCU116-G-J Standard Kit Components

Complete set includes KCU116 development board, 28Gb/s SFP28 electrical loopback module, AMD Vivado Design Suite Design Edition single-user license (XCKU5P model only, includes 1-year update service), Ethernet cable, Micro USB cable, Mini USB cable, 12V wall adapter, and multiple power cords. Additionally, it includes complimentary IP resources such as a Memory Interface Generator (MIG) and PCIe DMA subsystem, providing a one-stop solution for R&D design needs.

EK-U1-KCU116-G-J Evaluation Kit Application Scenarios

This evaluation kit is widely applicable for R&D and validation of high-speed communication, industrial control, networking equipment, and data center-related products. It enables various prototype verification tasks including FPGA high-speed transceiver performance testing, PCIe Gen3/Gen4 protocol validation, DDR4 high-speed memory interface development, and HD video output solution design. It is an essential tool for high-end FPGA application development.

Development Board Features

Equipped with KCU116 evaluation board