Features

• PCIe low profile (half-length, half-height) form factor (6.6" x 2.46")
• Available with single-slot and double-slot passive and active cooling configurations
• Agilex device support from lowest density 006 through 027 high density FPGAs (027/022, 023/019, 014/012, 008/006)
• 16x PCIe Gen4 (256Gbps) host interface
• Up to 400Gbps network interface via a single QSFP-DD network interface
  (Only available on NC220)
• 3 banks of 72-bit DDR4 memory (12GB/24GB total)
• Up to 75W card load with edge power and up to 100W card load with 6-pin PCIe power connector
• Integrated USB Blaster II, Agilex debug and module monitor interfaces through a single micro-USB connector on PCIe bracket
• SMB PPS input for external synchronization
  (Only available on NC220)
• Extensive power, voltage and temperature telemetry with SMBus based access for host server board management controller (BMC)

Target Applications

• Designed for Data Center workloads and scale out architectures
• Machine learning, network, compute and edge AI acceleration
• Bump-in-Wire networking and high-performance computing

Interfaces

• x16 Gen4 PCIe card edge Interface
  • Backwards compatible with Gen3
  • Supports bifurcation as two x8 Gen4/Gen3
  • Gen2 and Gen1 supported via link down-training
• QSFP-DD network interface port with hard IP support for:
  (Only available on NC220)
  • PAM4: 1x 400G
  • PAM4: 2x 200G
  • PAM4: 4x 100G
  • PAM4: 8x 50G
  • NRZ: 1x 200G
  • NRZ: 2x 100G
  • NRZ: 2x 50G/40G
  • NRZ: 8x 25G/10G

• Unified micro-USB 2.0 interface with on-board USB hub for:
  • Integrated USB Blaster II
  • UART interface to HPS or FPGA fabric (DIP switch selectable)
  • UART interface to module control CPLD for card monitor and remote board control
• SMB PPS input for external synchronization
  (Only available on NC220)

Memory, Storage and Configuration Interfaces

• Three 72-Bit DDR4 interfaces, 4GB or 8GB component memory per bank
• One DDR4 port routed to HPS accessible banks
• x8 AVST configuration interface from module control CPLD
• Dual 2Gbit QSPI flash memories for FPGA configuration and BMC controller connected to the module control CPLD
• 128Mbyte HyperRAM for BMC controller

On-board Development and Debug Support

• Integrated USB Blaster II
• UART access to the FPGA and module control CPLD
• Temperature, voltage and current monitoring sensors to module control CPLD
• Module input power measurement for profiling and verification in target servers/environment
• Automatic over-temp FPGA de-configuration
• Support for server Board management controller (BMC) with MTCP protocol support via SMBus through integrated module control CPLD processor
• Tri-color module status LED at PCIe bracket edge
• Multiple on-board diagnostic and status LEDs

Power and Heatsink Options

• PCIe edge power with support for 6-Pin microFIT connector power input
• Options for single-slot passive half-height and full-height heat sinks
• 75W with PCIe edge power
• 100W with 6-Pin microFIT connector power