PMC MIO[42:43] UART0

VEK280 Evaluation Board User Guide (UG1612)

Document ID
UG1612
Release Date
2024-01-31
Revision
1.1 English

[Figure 1, callout 9]

This is the primary Versal device PS-side UART interface. MIO42 (RX_IN) and MIO43 (TX_OUT) are connected to FTDI FT4232HL U20 USB-to-Quad-UART bridge port BD through TI SN74AVC4T245 level-shifters U18 and U271. The FT4232HL U20 port assignments are listed in the following table.

Table 1. FT4232HL Port Assignments
FT4232HL U34 Versal Device U1
Port AD JTAG VEK280 JTAG chain
Port BD UART0 PS_UART0 (MIO 42-43)
Port CD UART1 PL_UART1 bank 401
Port DD UART2 U20 system controller UART

The FT4232HL UART interface connections are shown in the following figure.

Figure 1. FT4232HL UART Connections

For more information on the FT4232HL, see the Future Technology Devices International Ltd. website.

Note: The FTDI configuration image can be programmed with the Vivado tools. See the Programming FTDI Devices for Vivado Hardware Manager Support section in the Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Programming and Debugging (UG908). Alternatively, a JTAG-SMT2 or similar from Digilent is recommended.

The detailed device connections for the feature described in this section are documented in the VEK280 board XDC file, referenced in Xilinx Design Constraints.