Implementing an SDI Interface in 7 Series Devices - Implementing an SDI Interface in 7 Series Devices - XAPP1249

Implementing SMPTE SDI Interfaces with 7 Series GTX Transceivers (XAPP1249)

Document ID
XAPP1249
Release Date
2026-06-02
Revision
1.3 English
To implement an UHD-SDI interface in a 7 series GTX FPGA, perform the following steps:
  1. Generate a GTX wrapper, a GTX common wrapper, and a CPLL railing module using the 7 Series FPGAs Transceivers Wizard.
  2. Generate the SMPTE UHD-SDI core.
  3. Instance the UHD-SDI wrapper from this application note into the application. The UHD-SDI wrapper instances and interconnects the GTX wrapper, the UHD-SDI core, and the SDI control logic. The GTX common wrapper must be instantiated separately and connected to all UHD-SDI wrappers in the same GTX Quad.
  4. Apply proper timing constraints to the UHD-SDI interfaces.