Digilent Genesys 2
FPGA DevelopmentKintex-7 FPGA development board with 10.3 Gbps GTX transceivers, FMC HPC connector, and high-speed multimedia I/O for advanced prototyping. Local stock and support across India, GSAS.
FPGA
Xilinx Kintex-7 XC7K325T
Logic
326K cells, 840 DSP slices
Memory
1 GB DDR3 @ 1800 MT/s
Transceivers
10 GTX @ 10.3 Gbps
Video
DisplayPort, HDMI, VGA
Expansion
FMC HPC, 5 Pmod
Overview
About Genesys 2
The Digilent Genesys 2 is a high-performance FPGA development board built on the Xilinx Kintex-7 XC7K325T-2FFG900C, a mid-range FPGA offering 326K logic cells, 16 Mbit block RAM, 840 DSP slices, ten multi-gigabit GTX transceivers capable of 10.3 Gbps each, and ten clock management tiles. This combination of logic density, DSP capability, and high-speed serial I/O makes the Genesys 2 the standard choice for advanced FPGA prototyping, high-speed communications, and signal processing applications that exceed the capacity of Artix-7 class devices.
Genesys 2 Specifications
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| FPGA | Xilinx Kintex-7 XC7K325T-2FFG900C |
| Logic Cells | 326K (50,950 slices) |
| Block RAM | 16 Mbit |
| DSP Slices | 840 |
| GTX Transceivers | 10 lanes @ up to 10.3 Gbps |
| Clock Management | 10 tiles (each with PLL) |
| DDR3 | 1 GB, 32-bit @ 1800 MT/s |
| Flash | On-board serial flash |
| Storage | microSD slot |
| DisplayPort | 2x four-lane connectors |
| HDMI | Source + sink connectors |
| VGA | 16-bit output |
| OLED Display | 128x32 pixel |
| Audio | 4x 3.5 mm jacks |
| Ethernet | Gigabit (10/100/1000) |
| USB | 2.0 Host/Device/OTG + HID + MSD |
| FMC | HPC 400-pin (fully populated, with GTX) |
| Pmod Ports | 5 + XADC |
| On-chip ADC | XADC |
The fully populated FMC HPC connector with GTX transceiver lanes enables direct connection to high-speed daughter cards for applications such as multi-gigabit serial links, high-speed data acquisition, and custom communication protocols. Dual four-lane DisplayPort connectors, HDMI source and sink, and 16-bit VGA provide comprehensive video I/O for display and video processing development. The on-board 128x32 OLED, audio codec with four 3.5 mm jacks, Gigabit Ethernet, and USB 2.0 interfaces round out a feature set designed for complex system prototyping.
Watch the Genesys 2 introduction
For R&D teams prototyping high-speed serial interfaces, video processing pipelines, or DSP-intensive algorithms that demand Kintex-7 class performance and transceiver bandwidth, the Genesys 2 delivers production-grade I/O on a ready-to-use development platform. The board ships with a Vivado Design Suite Enterprise Edition voucher. GSAS Micro Systems provides the Genesys 2 with FMC daughter card pairing guidance and support for high-performance FPGA development across India.
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