FPGA Acceleration of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)
White Paper FPGA Acceleration of Convolutional Neural Networks Overview Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have been shown to be extremely effective at complex image recognition problems.
FPGA Server
TeraBox 200DE
2U Short-Depth Edge FPGA Server
Ideal for harsh environments
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Overview
The Terabox 200DE enables world-class FPGA acceleration to be deployed in the more challenging, harsh environments demanded of edge applications. The 200DE is NEBS compliant, 2U short-depth server with an extended operating temperature range based on the new DELL PowerEdge™ XE2420. It can be populated with a range of BittWare accelerator products featuring the latest FPGAs from Achronix, Intel and Xilinx to support the increasingly complex demands of highly specialized workloads.
Key Features
Harsh Environment
Extended temperature range 5C to 40C
2U
2S short-depth server
3-Year
Single comprehensive warranty
Purchase Directly From Dell
Customers can purchase the TeraBox 200DE with FPGA accelerators pre-integrated directly from Dell Technologies via the Dell OEM program. The system includes Dell certification – a single comprehensive warranty covers server and BittWare FPGA accelerator cards. Dell can supply and support custom configurations.
System Management
For system management, BittWare’s FPGA cards are equipped with a Board Management Controller (BMC), which accepts IPMI 2.0 commands. Use it along with BittWare’s BittWorks II Toolkit to program the FPGA over USB, monitor card power and temperature, and re-program the onboard clocks. You’ll also be able to set points to shut down the card when it gets too hot, access JTAG, or access the software tools remotely.
The TeraBox Advantage
Choosing a TeraBox FPGA server means knowing you are getting a pre-configured and tested solution. This includes setup and installation of your FPGA cards and associated hardware, your choice of operating system, and development tools. Your TeraBox arrives ready for use—giving your team more time for development and deployment.
Data Sheet and Specifications
Example System Configuration
The TeraBox 200DE supports many of BittWare’s Achronix, Intel and Xilinx FPGA-based PCIe cards. The table below lists system totals when populated with four cards*:
| FPGA | Cards in Server | Memory | I/O | Processing | |
| S7t-VG6 | Speedster7t | 2 | 4 banks GDDR6 (up to 8 GBytes) | 450 Gbits/sec 6x 100/50/40/25/10 GbE | 692K 6-input lookup tables (LUTs) 375 Mbits embedded RAM |
| 520N-MX | Stratix 10 MX | 2 | 2 banks DDR4 (up to 256 Gbytes) 2 banks QDRII+ (up to 1152 Mbits) 16 GBytes HBM2 | 250 Gbits/sec 4x 100/50/40/25/10 GbE | 2.1 million system logic elements 3,960 DSP blocks |
| XUP-P3R | UltraScale+ VU9P | 2 | 4 banks DDR4 (up to 512 Gbytes) 4 banks QDRII+ (up to 2304 Mbits) | 250 Gbits/sec 4x 100/50/40/25/10 GbE Clock output, 1PPS output, trigger input/output | 2.5 million system logic cells Up to 6,840 DSP slices |
Server Configurations
Low
- 48GB DDR4
- (2) 960GB SSD
- (2) Xeon Silver 4216 Processors
Medium
- 96GB DDR4
- (2) 960GB SSD
- (2) Xeon Gold 6234 Processors
High
- 192GB DDR4
- (2) 960GB SSD
- (2) Xeon Gold 6252 Processors
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