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.