The Multimedia Board (No longer supported as of EDK 10.1)

Board Documentation and Information

High-level specs on the Multimedia board we are using

Multimedia Board Examples from Xilinx

These examples are good places to find code that has been used to exercise many of the features on the board.

Multimedia Board User Guide

This is the manual for the board describing the features and pinouts.

Errata: Table 1-14: ZBT RAM BANK3

(original)
MEMORY_BANK3_ADDR4    AF4

(should be)
MEMORY_BANK3_ADDR4    AF3

Multimedia Board Schematics

The schematics for the Multimedia board.

Multimedia Board File

This file describes some of the connections used on the board. It should be installed in the right place so that you can use the Base System Builder with this board. This version has come with the installation since EDK 6.3i, but you should be able to use it for the other versions if you want to use the Base System Builder feature.

The path to the file is:

%XILINX_EDK%\board\Xilinx\boards\Xilinx_Multimedia\data\Xilinx_Multimedia_v2_2_0.xbd

or

$XILINX_EDK/board/Xilinx/boards/Xilinx_Multimedia/data/Xilinx_Multimedia_v2_2_0.xbd

Resets

One thing that has caused much grief is the Reset signal. In 6.1i, it came from the Done programming signal and was active low. Starting in 6.2i, the Board File connected it to Switch 0 and made it active high. If you don't know about this and your circuit isn't doing anything. Check this switch. It should be Up (ON) for the processor to run. Toggle it down and up to reset the processor (most times). The switch is not debounced.

Datasheets

ZBT memory	TC55VD1636FF
ZBT memory	K7N163601A	Vendor link
Video encoder	ADV7194	Vendor link
Video decoder	ADV7185	Vendor link
Audio codec	LM4549	Vendor link - newer version LM4549A

Example Designs

Collected here are example designs and contributions related to the Multimedia board. You should also look at the Tutorial Modules section for other examples.

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Description	Version	Files
A web server. Fully functional, verified under EDK 6.3i. If no DHCP server is available on the network, assign IP address manually, and comment out the DHCP code. To change the maximum IP packet size make change to the appropriate constant. Contains all the hardware implementation files. It took 1 hour to place and route so this might save you some time.	EDK6.3i	webserver.tar.gz, 12.1MB