Part Audit Review

I’ll audit the part metadata, source the official AMD package/pinout documentation if needed, update the Datasheet property, then cross-check all 256 symbol pins and footprint pads and report any mismatches.
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Part Audit Report Scope and disposition
Audited the published part project XC7A50T-1FTG256C (Part UID 705ae7d9-b982-4d06-8722-6dff2d32acfd) without changing its symbol or footprint. The existing project property named exactly Datasheet URL was already populated, so no property mutation was required.
Authoritative sources
  1. AMD/Xilinx device/package pinout file (device-specific, 256 entries):
  2. AMD DS180, 7 Series FPGAs Data Sheet: Overview (the current Datasheet URL property):
Audit complete. All 256 symbol terminals map correctly to the 256 FTG256 footprint pads and official AMD pinout; package dimensions and core device specifications match.
  • Existing official AMD Datasheet URL was already set, so no update was needed.
  • Flagged issues: all terminal descriptions are missing; several JTAG, configuration, and analog pins use overly broad Bi-Directional types; package metadata says generic 256-BGA rather than FTG256.
  • Possible 3D-model height discrepancy requires direct STEP measurement to confirm.
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Part Audit Report
Scope and disposition
Audited the published part project XC7A50T-1FTG256C (Part UID 705ae7d9-b982-4d06-8722-6dff2d32acfd) without changing its symbol or footprint. The existing project property named exactly Datasheet URL was already populated, so no property mutation was required.
Authoritative sources
  1. AMD/Xilinx device/package pinout file (device-specific, 256 entries):
  2. AMD DS180, 7 Series FPGAs Data Sheet: Overview (the current Datasheet URL property):
  3. AMD PK053, FT256/FTG256 package drawing:
Metadata and claims

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ItemProject value / claimOfficial cross-checkStatus
MPNXC7A50T-1FTG256COrdering code resolves to XC7A50T, -1 speed, FTG256, commercialMatch
ManufacturerXilinxLegacy manufacturer name; current vendor is AMDAcceptable legacy value; AMD preferred for new metadata
Part typeIntegrated CircuitsArtix-7 FPGABroad but not false
Package/case256-BGAFTG256, 256-ball fine-pitch thin BGAIncomplete specificity; should ideally say FTG256
DescriptionArtix-7, 52,160 logic cells, 120 DSP, 2.7 Mb BRAM, 17×17 mm, 1.0 mm pitch, -1, commercialDS180: 52,160 logic cells, 120 DSP48E1, 2,700 Kb BRAM; FTG256 17×17 mm, 1.0 mm; -1C supportedMatch (use 2,700 Kb, not binary MiB)
TemperatureCommercial 0°C to +85°CDS180 specifies junction temperature Tj = 0°C to +85°CMatch; description should explicitly say junction temperature
I/O claimNot separately storedDS180: FTG256 has 170 HR I/O and 0 GTPInformational omission
Datasheet URLDS180 official AMD URLOfficial and relevantPresent; preserved unchanged
Symbol terminal audit
Method
The complete 256-terminal symbol table was enumerated and keyed by physical ball identifier (Pin Number). It was compared ball-for-ball against all 256 entries in AMD's xc7a50tftg256pkg.txt. Duplicate ball IDs, missing official balls, extra symbol balls, and ball/name mismatches were checked.
Mapping result
  • Symbol terminals: 256
  • Official package-pinout entries: 256
  • Missing balls: 0
  • Extra balls: 0
  • Duplicate physical ball identifiers: 0
  • Ball-to-pin-name mismatches: 0
The symbol uses the correct JEDEC BGA row sequence: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, T (I, O, Q, and S omitted), columns 1–16.
Names, descriptions, and electrical types
All terminal designators/names match the official device-specific pinout file. However, terminal descriptions are absent across the symbol; the official pin function is encoded only in the terminal name. Pin grouping/orientation/order metadata is also absent, though explicit custom-symbol coordinates are present.
The project assigns every user/configuration/analog signal terminal Pin Type = Bi-Directional. That is reasonable for general HR I/O but over-broad for dedicated inputs, outputs, and analog pins. Power and ground terminals are consistently Power In.

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SeverityAffected ballsCurrentEvidence-based issue / recommended semantic type
MediumL7 TCK_0; N7 TDI_0; M7 TMS_0Bi-DirectionalDedicated JTAG inputs; should be Input
MediumN8 TDO_0Bi-DirectionalDedicated JTAG data output; should be Output/Tri-State as supported by the EDA type system
MediumM9 M0_0; M10 M1_0; M11 M2_0Bi-DirectionalConfiguration mode straps; inputs
MediumL9 PROGRAM_B_0; E7 CFGBVS_0Bi-DirectionalDedicated configuration control/strap inputs
MediumH8 VP_0; J7 VN_0; J8 VREFP_0; H7 VREFN_0; K8 DXP_0; K7 DXN_0Bi-DirectionalDedicated analog/XADC or temperature-sense terminals; should be analog input/passive semantics, not digital bidirectional
Low / mode-dependentE8 CCLK_0; H10 DONE_0; K10 INIT_B_0Bi-DirectionalDirection/drive behavior depends on configuration mode; current generic type is defensible but descriptions are needed to prevent misuse
DocumentationAll 256 terminalsNo pin descriptionsAdd official functional descriptions in a future controlled symbol revision; no audit-time edit made
General HR I/O terminals, including dual-purpose configuration functions embedded in I/O names, remain appropriately represented as bidirectional.
Footprint and pad mapping audit
Imported footprint geometry
Asset: BGA256C100P16X16_1700X1700X155.kicad_mod
  • 256 circular SMD copper pads.
  • Complete 16×16 array, labels A1 through T16 using the proper omitted-row sequence.
  • Pad centers span X/Y = -7.5 mm to +7.5 mm at exactly 1.0 mm pitch.
  • Copper pad diameter: 0.50 mm.
  • Solder-mask margin: +0.102 mm (nominal mask opening about 0.704 mm).
  • Fabrication and silkscreen body outline: 17.0 × 17.0 mm.
  • Courtyard: 19.0 × 19.0 mm.
  • Pin-1 marker is adjacent to A1.
  • STEP model asset is present.
Official package geometry comparison
PK053 identifies FTG256 as 17.0 × 17.0 mm nominal, 16×16 balls, 1.0 mm pitch, nominal package ball diameter approximately 0.60 mm, and maximum package height approximately 1.40 mm. The footprint's 0.50 mm feature is the PCB land diameter, not the package ball diameter; it therefore must not be compared as if it were the physical solder-ball diameter. The 0.50 mm land is plausible for a 1.0 mm-pitch BGA, but the project does not record a cited AMD PCB-land-pattern recommendation or assembly-process justification.
The footprint filename suffix X155 suggests a 1.55 mm model/package-height convention, while PK053 reports approximately 1.40 mm maximum package height. The actual STEP model height was not dimensionally extracted by the available structured layout reader, so this is a model-height naming concern, not a confirmed geometry failure.
Pad mapping result
Every one of the 256 footprint pad labels maps to exactly one symbol Pin Number, and the label set equals the official 256-ball set. No missing, extra, duplicate, or wrongly mapped footprint pads were found.

Table


CategoryAffected padsResult
Missing / extra / duplicate pad IDsNonePass
Symbol-to-pad mapping mismatchNonePass
Array pitch / extentsAllPass: 1.0 mm; 15.0 mm center span
Body outlineAllPass: 17.0 × 17.0 mm
Land diameterAll 2560.50 mm; plausible, but no project citation to AMD/assembler land-pattern guidance
Model height metadataWhole packageReview recommended: footprint name says X155; official drawing is about 1.40 mm max
Overall conclusion
The part is ball-map complete and internally consistent: all 256 official ball identifiers and names match, all 256 pads exist, and symbol-to-footprint mapping is one-to-one. Package planform and pitch match FTG256. The principal quality gaps are semantic/documentation rather than mapping errors: dedicated JTAG/configuration/analog terminals are typed too generically as bidirectional; all pin descriptions are absent; package metadata says only 256-BGA; and the footprint/model naming hints at a possible height discrepancy requiring direct STEP measurement. No symbol or footprint changes were made, per audit-only scope.
Property change log
  • No change made.
  • Existing exact property: Datasheet URL
  • Existing value preserved: https://docs.amd.com/v/u/en-US/ds180_7Series_Overview
  • Scope and disposition

  • Authoritative sources

  • Metadata and claims

  • Symbol terminal audit

  • Method

  • Mapping result

  • Names, descriptions, and electrical types

  • Footprint and pad mapping audit

  • Imported footprint geometry

  • Official package geometry comparison

  • Pad mapping result

  • Overall conclusion

  • Property change log

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AMD XC7A50T-1FTG256C Artix-7 FPGA, 52,160 logic cells, 120 DSP slices, 2.7 Mb block RAM, -1 speed grade, FTG256 17x17 mm BGA, commercial temperature grade FTG256, 256-ball fine-pitch thin BGA, 17x17 mm, 1.0 mm pitch -1

Properties

XC7A50T-1FTG256C

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Integrated Circuits

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256-BGA

parametric-v1

Pricing & Availability

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$10,922.7055

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