Xilinx UltraScale+ Low-Profile PCIe Board with Dual QSFP and DDR4
Features
2x 100GbE via 2 QSFP28
Up to 32 GBytes DDR4
Precision clocking and timing options
Overview
BittWare’s XUP-PL4 is a low-profile PCIe x16 card based on the Xilinx Virtex UltraScale+ FPGA. The UltraScale+ devices deliver high-performance, high-bandwidth, and reduced latency for systems demanding massive data flow and packet processing. The board offers up to 32 GBytes of memory, sophisticated clocking and timing options, and two front panel QSFP cages, each supporting up to 100 Gbps (4x25) - including 100GbE.
The XUP-PL4 also incorporates a Board Management Controller (BMC) for advanced system monitoring, which greatly simplifies platform integration and management. All of these features combine to make the XUP-PL4 ideal for a wide range of data center applications, including network processing and security, acceleration, storage, broadcast, and SigInt.
Board Specifications
FPGA
Virtex UltraScale+
VU3P in C1517 package
Core speed grade – 2
Contact BittWare for VU3P FPGA options
On-board memory
Flash memory for booting FPGA
Two banks of up to 16 GB DDR4 (x72)
Host interface
x16 Gen3 interface direct to FPGA
Utility header
Micro USB for BMC access and programming Flash
Timestamping (optional)
1 PPS input/output
Reference clock input/output
QSFP cages
2 QSFP28 (zQSFP) cages on front panel connected directly to FPGA via 8 transceivers
Each supports 100GbE, 40GbE, 4x 25GbE, or 4x 10GbE and can be combined for 400GbE
Board Management Controller
Voltage, current, temperature monitoring
Power sequencing and reset