Description
AXAU15 is a Mid range cost-optimized PCIE3.0 x4 Card with 16nm architecture XCAU15P FPGA, 1x HPC FMC, 12.5Gb/s GTH Transceivers, enabling exceptional performance/watt, rich expandability with the FMC and 2x 40-pin Expansion Ports. Ideal for machine vision, networking, 4K broadcast, and a range of Industrial IoT and edge markets.
The SOM model used is ACAU15.
FPGA Specification
| SOM | ACAU15 |
| FPGA | XCAU15P-2FFVB676I |
| System Logic Cells (K) | 170 |
| CLB Flip-Flops (K) | 156 |
| CLB LUTs (K) | 78 |
| Dist. RAM (Mb) | 2.5 |
| Total Block RAM (Mb) | 5.1 |
| 36K Block RAM Blocks | 144 |
| Clock Management Tiles (CMTs) | 3 |
| DSP Slices | 576 |
| PCI Express® | 1x Gen4x4 |
| AMS - System Monitor | 1 |
| Max. Single-Ended HD I/Os | 72 |
| Max. Single-Ended HP I/Os | 156 |
| GTH Transceivers | 12x, Maximum 12.5 Gb/s |
| Chip Level | Industrial Grade |
| Speed Grade | -2 |
| Working Temperature | -40℃ ~ +85℃ |
Board Features
| DDR4 | 1 Piece of 1G DDR4, 1GB total, 16 bit bus width, 2400Mbps |
| QSPI Flash | 1 Piece of 32MB, for user data storage |
| FMC | 1x HPC (*) |
| PCI Express 3.0 | x4 lane, for communication with PC |
| USB UART | for Serial Communication with PC/Devices |
| Gigabit Ethernet | 1x 10/100/1000M Ethernet with RJ-45 |
| Crystal Oscillator | 1x 200MHz Differential Crystal for the FPGA and DDR4; 1x 156.25MHz Differential Crystal, Reference Clock for the GTH Transceivers |
| 40-pin Expansion Port | 2x 40-pin Expansion Port (2.54mm / 0.1 inch pitch), fit with ALINX Binocular Camera Module, TFT LCD Screen, Camera, AD/DA, etc. Includes: 1x 5V, 2x 3.3V, 3x GND, 34x I/O. |
| JTAG | 10-pin 0.1-inch (2.54mm) Standard JTAG port for Program Debug and Download |
| EEPROM | 1x 24LC04 with IIC |
| SD Card Slot | 1 micro SD Card Slot, supports SD Mode and SPI Mode |
| LED | Carrier: 6 LEDs, 1 Power, 1 DONE, 2 User, 2 UART (TX/RX) |
| Push-Buttons | 3x: 1 Power On/Off, 2 User |
Power Supply
Voltage Input: +12 V DC, Barrel plug 2.1 x 5.5mm
Current Input: Max. Current 3 A
What's Included
| FPGA Board | 1 | DC Fan (installed) | 1 |
| Mini USB Cable | 1 | Programming Cable | 1 set |
| 12V Power Adapter | 1 | PCI Bracket | 1 |
Dimensions
| Dimension | 376mm x 213mm (Carrier Board) 55mm x 45mm (SOM) |
| PCB | 10 Layer (Carrier Board) 14 Layer (SOM) Independent GND and Power Layers |
Resources & Downloads
AXAU15 Recommended by xilinx.com
Full documentation including Schematics, Demo projects (if applicable) will be provided by CodeRobin.





