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Zipcores FMC-HPC Mezzanine Card

Zipcores FMC-HPC Mezzanine Card provides a versatile FMC breakout board and prototyping platform that conforms to the ANSI/VITA 57.1 FMC™ mezzanine standard. Zipcores FMC-HPC supports a wide range of baseboards and FMC-compliant systems, including evaluation boards from AMD (Xilinx), Altera (Intel), Microchip (Microsemi), Avnet, and Digilent. The card routes all 400 signals from the FMC (HPC) connector through 10 standard 0.100" (2.54mm) pitch headers, ensuring passive connectivity. The card balances differential pairs for track length and matches impedance for 100Ω LVDS termination. Additionally, the mezzanine card ties the FMC ground pins to an independent ground plane to maximize signal integrity and minimize noise interference.

Features

  • Standard ANSI/VITA 57.1 FMC™ HPC connector
  • Compatible with the latest FMC+ connectors featured on emerging evaluation boards
  • 10x headers provide passive connectivity to every pin on the HPC connector (rows A to K)
  • All pin and through-hole spacings are standard 0.100” pitch or 2.54mm
  • Access to 34x differential pairs LA (00:33), 68x single-ended signals, or a mixture of both
  • Access to 24x differential pairs HA (00:23), 48x single-ended signals, or a mixture of both
  • Access to 22x differential pairs HB (00:21), 44x single-ended signals, or a mixture of both
  • Access to all 10x MGT transceiver pairs DP (0:9) (C2M and M2C) including both MGT clocks
  • Support for massive serial bandwidth of at least 3Gbps+ for each MGT transceiver
  • Access to all 4x user-clock differential pairs
  • Access to the I2C, JTAG, and special-purpose signals
  • Access to the VADJ, 3.3V and 12V FMC power supplies
  • All differential pairs routed with the same track lengths
  • All differential signals impedance-matched for LVDS 100Ω termination
  • Separate VADJ, 3.3V, 12V and GND through-hole vias
  • Separate power pins decoupled to ground with 100nF capacitors
  • Separate PCB ground plane for improved signal integrity and noise immunity
  • Features a large 24 x 22 prototyping area for custom circuitry and user-defined functions
  • 8x user LEDs with 332Ω series resistors
  • 4x user push-buttons with RC de-bouncing circuit
  • 100MHz low-jitter single-ended clock oscillator
  • 2x M3 mounting holes for securing the FMC connector
  • 4x M3 mounting holes for supporting standoff 'legs' or spacers
  • Example RTL source code provided for easy board bring-up
  • Compatible with a wide range of FMC base-boards from many manufacturers
  • 170mm x 68mm dimensions 

Applications

  • High-speed LVDS connectivity
  • Wide (single-ended) parallel connectivity
  • Very-high bandwidth serial links of 3Gbps+ per channel
  • Fully custom FMC-card circuit design
  • General prototyping on FMC-compatible evaluation boards
  • High-speed interfaces where signal integrity is critical
  • Examples include image sensors, cameras, displays, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), and digital-to-analog converters (DACs)

Overview

Location Circuit - Zipcores FMC-HPC Mezzanine Card
Published: 2025-12-08 | Updated: 2025-12-22