VCU129 evaluation kit

The VCU129 board incorporates the Virtex® UltraScale+™ 58G PAM4 VU29P FPGA that integrates PAM4 transceivers to enable next-generation networking platforms.The VCU129 evaluation kit demonstrates Xilinx’s SerDes technology leadership and takes advantage of the cost-effective thermal design of Xilinx’s lidless packaging methodology.VCU129 features multiple common high-speed interconnects, onboard memories, and PCIe® Gen 3 interface. The VCU129 evaluation kit is built for designing a broad range of connectivity with high processing capability for 5G infrastructure, data center, and test & measurement applications.

• High-speed interconnects for real-world evaluation
• Multiple 56G interfaces including SFP56, OSFP, QSFPDD, BullsEye Gen2, and SMK
• Multiple 28G interfaces including SFP28 and QSFP28
• Onboard peripheral & memory for broad applications
• 288MB RLDRAM3 memory and 16GB DDR4 DIMM
• PCIe® Gen3 x8
• 10/100/1000Mb/s Ethernet
• Power efficient & high performance transceivers
• Full utilization of all GTM transceivers in 56G mode with FEC
• Superior cooling requirement with low power consumption