XpressGX5-LPA4QE-Gen3

Tech spec

Form Factor

• Low Profile PCIe
• Half height, half length
• Single slot width
• 6.59 x 2.71 inches

FPGA processing

• 5SGXEA4K2F40C2N 28-nm FPGA
• 420000 Logic Elements
• 634000 registers
• 512 18x18 multipliers
• 256 27x27 DSP blocks

DDR3 SDRAM memory

• 2 banks, 72-bit
• 2 x 4GB @ 1600 MT/s

Non-volatile memory

• 512MB NOR Flash (32-bit)
• 2x1KB I2C EEPROM

Clock sources (MHz)

• 50, 100, 200, 644.53125 or I2C PLL output

Host interface

• Physical: PCI Express 3.0 x 8 (8-lane)
• Logical: x1, x2, x4, x8 at Gen3, Gen2, Gen1 speed.

Backplate interface

Two QSFP+ interfaces which use FPGA transceivers allowing 8 x 10Gbs links:

• Up to 8 1G/10G Ethernet or any high-speed link via QSF+ to SFP+ splitter cable
• Or up to two 40Gbs links
• Other protocols as supported by the QSFP+ modules

PPS interface

• Allows time stamping over micro BNC

General purpose I/Os

• 8 x user LEDs
• 4 x FPGA configuration LEDs
• 1 x reset button
• 1 x FPGA configuration reload button
• 1 x FPGA image boot selector
• 3 x user switches

Quality and compliance

• ISO9001 production facility
• RoHS, REACH
• IEC 60950-1 / CB scheme

FPGA configuration

• JTAG (USB-blaster)
• CPLD & Flash Engine
• Support for 2 bitstreams
• Bitstream updates via Host software through PCIe
• Golden bitstream recovery
• FPGA partial configuration via host (PRC)
• Auto recovery from bad user bitstream

Electrical and power

• Power derived from PCIe slot 3.3V and 12V
• A7: 35W Typical / 50W typical/max
• A4: 30W/40W typical/max.

Monitoring

• Power / voltage monitoring
• Temperature monitoring

Cooling

• Single-width active heatsink (embedded fan) standard
• Passive heatsink optional

Environmental

• Cooling: Air convection
• Operating temperature: 0°C to 70°C
• Storage temperature: -20°C to 80°C
• Relative humidity: 45 to 95% (non-condensing)

Deliverables

Deliverables :

• XpressGX5-LPA4QE-Gen3 board
• Full and half height brackets
• 1 year warranty on hardware

Ordering information

XpressGX5-LPA4QE-Gen3 : PCIe 3.0, Altera Stratix®V GX, EA4K2F40C2N