RTG4 Development Kits
Overview
The RTG4-DEV-KIT provides space customers with an evaluation and development platform for applications such as data transmission, serialconnectivity, bus interface and high speed designs using RTG4 Radiation-Tolerant High-Density High-Performance FPGAs.
Kit Contents
Quantity | Description |
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1 |
RTG4 Development Board with one RT4G150 FPGA |
1 |
USB A male to micro-B male Cable, three feet long 28/28AWG USB 2.0 |
1 |
USB A to mini-B cable |
1 |
12 V, 5 A AC power adapter |
1 |
Quickstart Card |
Please Note: a Libero SoC Design Software Platinum license is required to use the RT4G150 device which must be
purchased and is not included with the kit.

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Hardware Features
The RTG4 Development Kit board includes the following features:
- Two 1GB DDR3 synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM)
- 2GB SPI flash memory
- PCI Express Gen 1 x1 interface
- PCIe x4 edge connector
- One pair SMA connectors for testing of the full-duplex SERDES channel
- Two FMC connectors with HPC/LPC pinout for expansion
- RJ45 interface for 10/100/1000 Ethernet
- USB micro-AB connector
- Headers for SPI, GPIOs
- FTDI programmer interface to program the external SPI flash
- JTAG programming interface
- RVI header for application programming and debug
- Flashpro programming header
- Embedded trace macro (ETM) cell header for debug
- Dual in-line package (DIP) switches for user application
- Push-button switches and LEDs for demo purposes
- Current measurement test points
RTG4 Dev Kit Ordering Information
Part Number | Description |
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RTG4-DEV-KIT |
RTG4 Standard speed silicon in 1657-pin, Ceramic Ball Grid Array (CBGA) package |
RTG4-DEV-KIT-1 |
RTG4 "-1" silicon, 15 % faster than standard speed. 1657-pin Ceramic Ball Grid Array (CBGA) package |
RTG4-DEV-KIT-CG |
RTG4 Standard speed silicon in 1657-pin Ceramic Column Grid Array (CCGA) package |
RTG4-DEV-KIT-CG-1 |
RTG4 "-1" silicon, 15 % faster than standard Speed. 1657-pin Ceramic Column Grid Array (CCGA) package |
There are four versions of RTG4 development kits listed in the table above. Differences in the kit versions are determined by package type of the RTG4 PROTO FPGAs on the board, either Ceramic Ball Grid Array (CBGA) or Ceramic Column Grid Array (CCGA). The RTG4 PROTO devices in CCGA package use the same package as space flight models. The RTG4 PROTO devices in CBGA package is only intended for design prototyping and evaluation. CBGAs are not intended for environmental testing, flight testing, or space flight.
The CBGA kits are available with standard speed and -1 speed devices. The CCGA kits are also available with standard speed and -1 speed devices. Please note that Libero SoC design software for RTG4 FPGAs does not make a distinction between CBGA and CCGA packages, or between PROTO and space flight devices. User can select CCGA1657 package even when designing with CBGA1657 as a prototyping vehicle.
Resources
Hardware User's Guides
UG0617: RTG4 FPGA Development Kit User Guide
Dev Kit - Board References
QG0650: RTG4 ES Development Kit Quickstart Guide
RTG4 Development Kit Board References
RTG4 ES Development Kit Release Notes
SpaceWire Pin Mapping from RTG4 ES/MS Silicon to PROTO/Flight Silicon for RTG4 Development Kit
Guides
DG0622: RTG4 FPGA PCIe Data Plane Demo using Two Channel Fabric DMA - Libero v11.8 Demo Guide
DG0624: RTG4 FPGA SERDES EPCS Protocol Design - Libero SoC v11.8 Demo Guide
DG0625: Interfacing RTG4 FPGA with External DDR3 Memory Through FDDR - Libero SoC v11.8 SP2 Demo Guide
DG0630: RTG4 FPGA DSP FIR Filter - Libero SoC v11.7 Demo Guide
Application Note
AC444: Implementing SpaceWire Clock and Data Recovery in RTG4 FPGA Application Note
ASIC, SoC and FPGA
PDN1675: Last Time Buy for RTG4 ES FPGA Development Kits
Tutorial
LG0623: RTG4 FPGA Fabric - Libero SoC v11.8 SP2 Lab Guide
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