XUP-VVP

Block Diagram

Board Specifications

FPGA

• Virtex UltraScale+
  • VU13P D2104 package
  • Core speed grade – 2
• Contact BittWare for VU9P/VU11P FPGA options

On-board Flash

• Flash memory for booting FPGA

External memory

• 2 DIMM sites, each supporting:
  • Up to 128 GBytes DDR4 x72 with ECC
  • Up to 576 Mbits dual QDR-II+ x18 (2 independent 288 Mbit banks)

Host interface

• x16 Gen3 interface direct to FPGA (optional; no power used from PCIe connector)

USB ports

• Micro USB: access to BMC, FPGA JTAG, and FPGA UART

Utility

• Connects to a breakout board for 1 PPS input and 10MHz clock input

UltraPort SlimSAS

• 2 UltraPort SlimSAS on rear edge connected to FPGA via 16x GTY transceivers
• Provides 400Gbps board-to-board bandwidth
• Can support an additional x16 or x8 PCIe interface (requires soft IP core and additional slot)

QSFP cages

• 4 QSFP28 (zQSFP) cages on front panel connected directly to FPGA via 16 transceivers
• Each supports 100GbE, 40GbE, 4x 25GbE, or 4x 10GbE and can be combined for 400GbE
• Provides 400Gbps board-to-board bandwidth

Board Management Controller

• Voltage, current, temperature monitoring
• Power sequencing and reset
• Field upgrades
• FPGA configuration and control
• Clock configuration
• I2C bus access
• USB 2.0
• Voltage overrides

Cooling

• Standard: double-width passive heatsink
• Optional: double-width liquid cooling

Electrical

• On-board power derived from 12V PCIe slot & two AUX connectors (8-pin; both must be connected)
• Power dissipation is application dependent
• 300A FPGA core power supply

Environmental

• Operating temperature 5°C to 35°C

Form factor

• 3/4-length, standard-height PCIe dual-slot board
• 10 x 4.37 inches (254 x 111.15 mm)

Development Tools

System development

• BittWorks II Toolkit – host, command, and debug tools for BittWare hardware

FPGA development

• FPGA Examples – example Vivado projects
• Xilinx Tools – Vivado® Design Suite