250-U2

Block Diagram

Board Specifications

FPGA

• Xilinx Kintex UltraScale+
  • KU15P in an FFVA1156 package
  • Core speed grade – 2
• Contact BittWare for KU11P FPGA option

On-board DDR4 SDRAM

• One bank of DDR4 SDRAM x 72 bits
• 8GB bank (16GB version also available)
• Transfer Rate: 2400 MT/s

Host interface

• U.2 Connector
• Compliant to SFF-8639

Datacenter deployment

• On-board NVMe compliant SMBUs controller (Spec. 1.0a)
• Field flash update via software or SMBus
• SMBus FPGA flash control: anti-bricking, fallback, and multiboot
• SMBus access to unique board data and temperature sensor

Back panel features

• User LEDs accessible
• Reset switch to restore factory settings

Development features (behind back panel)

• JTAG connector for access to the FPGA, flash, and debug tools
• GPIO connector
• MicroSD connector

Power supply monitoring & reporting

• Voltage monitoring
• Temperature monitoring
• Fault condition reporting to FPGA

Cooling

• U.2 drive case optimized for cooling with passive heatsink

Electrical

• Hot swapping tolerant
• On-card power derived from U.2 supplies
• Power dissipation is application dependent
• Typical FPGA power consumption ~20W
• Card designed to deliver up to 25W power consumption

Environmental

• Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C
• Cooling: air convection

Form factor

• U.2 compliant 2.5” Drive Form Factor
• Height: 15mm

Development Tools

FPGA development

• BIST – Built-In Self-Test for CentOS 7 provided with source code (pinout, gateware, PCIe driver and host test application)

Application development

• Xilinx Tools – Vivado Design Suite HLx Editions: HDL and C/C++ with HLS

Deliverables

• 250-U2 FPGA board
• Built-In Self-Test (BIST)
• Eideticom NoLoad pre-installed (optional)
• 1-year access to online Developer Site
• 1-year hardware warranty
• Contact BittWare for extended warranty and support options