Recommended Documents and Tools

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In order to write your own FPGA logic, the table below lists the recommended Xilinx Vivado tools and documents. Xilinx tools are not provided by Mellanox, please contact your Xilinx representative for details and purchasing information.

Xilinx Vivado Tools and Documents

Document Name / Tool	Location
VIVADO Tool Datasheet	https://www.xilinx.com/content/dam/xilinx/support/documentation/sw_manuals/xilinx2018_3/ug910-vivado-getting-started.pdf
VIVADO Release Notes	https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/sw_manuals/xilinx2018_3/ug973-vivado-release-notes-install-license.pdf
VIVADO Programming and Debugging	https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/ sw_manuals/xilinx2018_3/ug908-vivado-programming-debugging.pdf
Xilinx Ultrascale Plus Documentation	https://www.xilinx.com/products/silicon-devices/fpga/kintex-ultrascale-plus.html#documentation
Xilinx Ultrascale Overview	https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/data_sheets/ds890-ultrascale-overview.pdf
Ultrascale Packaging and Pinout	https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/user_guides/ug575-ultrascale-pkg-pinout.pdf

Mellanox Related Documents

Please refer to these Mellanox documents for supplemental information.

Document Name / Tool	Location
Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT) User Manual Document no. 2204UG	User Manual describing the set of MFT firmware management tools for a single node at https://docs.mellanox.com/category/mft. MFT software download at http://www.mellanox.com/page/management_tools.
Product Release Notes	Release Notes for the Mellanox Innova-2 Flex Open Adapter Card, including software and bundle.
Performance Tuning Guidelines for Mellanox Network Adapters	Community post describing important tuning parameters and settings that can improve performance for Mellanox drivers. https://support.mellanox.com/s/article/performance-tuning-for-mellanox-adapters
IEEE Std 802.3 Specification	IEEE Ethernet specification at http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802
PCI Express® Base Specification and Errata for the PCI Express Base Specification	Describes the PCI Express® architecture, interconnect attributes, fabric management, and the programming interface required to design and build systems and peripherals that are compliant with the PCI Express Specification. http://pcisig.com/specifications
ConnectX-5 Firmware Release Notes	For a list of firmware changes and new features in ConnectX-5, please ask your Mellanox representative for the latest ConnectX-5 Firmware Release Notes.
List of Supported Cables	List of Supported Cables in the release notes and http://www.mellanox.com/products/interconnect/cables-configurator.php.