NanoBoard 3000 - User IO Headers

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Modified by Admin on Nov 6, 2013

The NanoBoard 3000 includes two I/O headers that allow user-defined hardware to be interfaced to the User FPGA. These 20-pin headers – designated UH1 and UH2 – cater for a total of 36 User FPGA I/O signals, 18 wired to each.

Connect to off-board hardware through use of the NanoBoard's dedicated User I/O headers.

Each header also supplies power (pin 1) and ground (pin 20) signals. The power supply level is user-selectable via an associated configurable jumper header – designated JP1 and JP2 respectively. Table 1 summarizes the effect of jumper placement on these headers.

Table 1. JP1/JP2 header jumper placement.

Jumper Position	Description
1-2	Put a jumper on these pins to provide the motherboard's 5V supply.
3-4	Put a jumper on these pins to provide the motherboard's 3.3V supply.

Take care to place only a single jumper on each of headers JP1 and JP2 – to select either 3.3V or 5V in each case. DO NOT put jumpers in both positions for a header simultaneously. The result will be elevation of the 3.3V line to 5V, causing damage to devices expecting a 3.3V supply.

The 36 I/O signals are also made available to the motherboard's prototyping area.

Location on Board

The two headers, labeled 'User Header A' (designated UH1) and 'User Header B' (designated UH2) respectively, are located on the component side of the board, above the prototyping area.

The two configurable jumper headers (JP1 and JP2) are also located on the component side, directly to the left of their respective user headers (UH1 and UH2).

Schematic Reference

The User I/O headers can be found on Sheet 50 (CON_USER_20WBOXHDRRAMx2.SchDoc, entitled 36-Way User I/O Headers) of the motherboard schematics.

Circuitry for the User I/O Headers on the NanoBoard 3000.

Design Interface Component

Table 2 summarizes the available design interface components that can be placed from the FPGA NB3000 Port-Plugin.IntLib, to access and use the two I/O headers.

Table 2. User header port-plugin components.

Component Symbol	Component Name	Description
	`USER_HEADER_A`	Place this component to access and use `User Header A`.
	`USER_HEADER_B`	Place this component to access and use `User Header B`.