Altera Stratix V PCI Express Networking Card

 


 

 

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The HTG-S510 series are powered by Altera Stratix V GXAx FPGA devices with different densities and resources in KF40-F1517 package. Designed  for high performance networking applications (i.e configurable/customizable 40Gbps NIC, 40Gbps network analyzer, etc.), these platforms provide access to two QSFP+ (40Gbps each) IEEE802.3ba compliant Ethernet ports, two SFP+ (10Gbps each) ports, 8-lane PCI Express Gen 3 (64Gbps), one high-speed mezzanine connector, two DDR3 SO-DIMMs (up to 8GB),  and three independent QDRII memory components (144Mb each).

Functionality of the HTG-S510 platforms are extended by one Vita57 compliant FMC (FPGA Mezzanine Connector) port providing access to 80 LVDS I/Os and 8 additional Serial Transceivers. HiTech Global offers wide range of FMC modules supporting these platforms for debugging, serial/parallel port expansion, AD/DA, and even FPGA density enhancement. In addition, number of these platforms can be connected together in series through the FMC ports in either PCI Express or Stand-Alone mode.

Supported by 10G / 40G Ethernet, PCI Express Gen3, DDR3, and QDR-II reference designs along with PCI Express Linux/Windows drivers, the HTG-S510 minimizes engineering efforts for complex design integration and verification.

Supported Stratix V Devices:
 

Features 5SGXA5 5SGXA7 5SGXA9 5SGXAB 5SGSD5
Logic Elements (K) 425 622 840 1,052 462
Registers (K) 642 939 1,268 1,588 696
14.1-Gbps Transceivers 36 36 36 36 36
PCI Express Hard IP Blocks 1 or 4 1 or 4 1 or 4 1 or 4 1
Fractional PLLs 28 28 28 28 24
M20K memory blocks 2,304 2,560 1,600 2,016 1,950
Embedded Memory (MBits) 45 50 31 39 40
Variable Precision Multipliers (18×18) 512 512 1,000 1,500 2,966
Variable Precision Multipliers (27×27) 256 256 500 750 1,483
DDR3 SDRAM ×72 DIMM Interfaces 6 6 6 6 4
40G/100G PCS hard IP blocks Yes Yes No No No
User I/Os, Full-Duplex LVDS, 14.1-Gbps Transceivers
KF40-F1517 696, 174, 36 696, 174, 36 696, 174, 36 696, 174, 36 700, 175, 36

The Extensible Framework (EFW) provides a verified set of productivity solutions, including module targeted physical interface components, device drivers and APIs for the HTG-S510 platform. The EFW eliminates the tedious and time consuming phase of module bring-up by providing module targeted and hardware verified physical interfaces for the HTG-S510. Additionally, the framework allows the user to simulate, integrate and test Ethernet and DMA cores (licensed separately) with the cost-free time limited synthesizable binaries and simulation libraries. 

Following figure shows the elements and interfaces of the S5-PCIe framework.

The base framework provides all the design files, device drivers and API to accesses the memory mapped registers inside the Stratix V FPGA. It enables instantiation  and control of custom logic blocks through the GUI application.

The EFW implements the capability to program and erase the P30 parallel flash memory on the HTG-S510  platforms through the PCIe interface at very high speeds. Integrating the remote upgrade unit allows any user design to be field upgradeable through PCI Express.
 

The Frame work includes module targeted  and hardware verified RTL blocks for:
 

-x8 Gen2 and x8 Gen3 PCIe hard IP block with PCIe application interface and arbiter

-Avalon-MM master/arbiter for distributed control and configuration of various EFW blocks

-Two 1600 Mbps DDR3 controllers

-Three 320 MHz QDRII+ controllers  

-Remote flash upgrade unit with standard host interface for in-system field upgrade of the FPGA image through the PCIe interface 

-I2C controllers

-Reconfiguration block for run-time control and configuration of the GX transceivers

-Time limited (15min) synthesizable binaries and full simulation libraries for hardware verified Ethernet solutions up to 40Gbps:

o  40Gbps Ethernet using the direct QSFP+ interface

o  10Gbps Low Latency Ethernet using the SFP+ interface

-Time limited (15min) synthesizable binaries and full simulation libraries for  hardware verified Multi-channel (4) scatter-gather block DMA controller

-All modules with Altera’s Avalon-ST streaming interface for data path and Avalon-MM interface for control, configuration and memory interface

-Top level RTL interface wrapper for custom user design block for easy implementation of user logic

-Linux device drivers and API for PCIe interface

-A single unified GUI for entire EFW with scripting support

 

► Hardware Key Features:

Altera Stratix V 5SGXA5, 5SGXA7, 5SGXA9, 5SGXAB, or 5SGSD5
x8 PCI Express Gen 3 edge connector (Root is also supported through
   HTG-FMC-PCIE module)
x2 QSFP+ IEEE802.3ba compliant Ethernet ports (40Gbps each)
x2 SFP+ Ports (10Gbps each)
x2 DDR3 SODIMMs (up to 16GB)
x3 144Mb QDR-II SRAMs
x1 high-speed Mezzanine connector (10 x 14.1Gbps)
x1 FMC Connector (80 LVDS and 8 serial transceivers)
PCI Express or Stand-Alone mode operation
9.5" x 4.25"

►Ordering information
Part Numbers:
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HTG-S5-PCIE-A5
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HTG-S5-PCIE-A7
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HTG-S5-PCIE-A9
-HTG-S5-PCIE-AB
-HTG-S5-PCIE-D5

Availability:
Q2CY2012  , orderable now

Kit Content:
- HTG-S510 Board
- Hardware Setup Guide
- CD ROM with User Manual, Schematics (in searchable pdf format) , frame work demo files, PCI Express Gen 3 design , DDR3 and QDRII memory controllers
Accessories & Tools

FMC daughter card with  one QSFP+ and two SFP+ connectors with default clocks for CPRI/OBSAI (other clocks can also be supported)
Part Number:
HTG-FMC-SFP-OC
Price:$895


FMC daughter card with two CX4/Infiniband connectors providing access to two 10Gig ports



Part Number:
 HTG-FMC-X2CX4
Price: $595


FMC daughter card with x8 PCI Express Root interface




Part Number:
 HTG-FMC-PCIE-RC
Price: $695

FMC daughter card with 8 SMA ports and pin headers providing access to 33 LVDS/66 Single-ended IOs
Part Number:
HTG-FMC-SMA-LVDS
Price: $725

FMC to FMC Cable

Part #: FMC-TO-FMC-9 (9" length)
 FMC-TO-FMC-5
(5" length)
Quad SFP+

Part Number: HTG-FMC-X4SFP

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