Bittware IA-720i |Intel I-Series Agilex Hyperflex |PCIe 5.0 + CXL | 200G networking |MAC, PCS, FEC, 2x M.2

The Bittware IA-720i is a compact card with the power of the Intel Agilex 7 I-Series FPGA, which is optimized for applications that are bandwidth intensive and require high performance processor interfaces.

2nd-Generation HyperFlex Architecture achieves 40 percent higher performance, or up to 40 percent lower total power, compared with Stratix 10 FPGAs.

200G Networking and Data Storage allows configurable networking and on-card data storage support for the most demanding bandwidth requirements.

PCIe Gen5 and CXL Support enables data transfer speeds 2x faster than Gen4, and high-speed interface between CPUs and workload accelerators.

The Bittware IA-720i supports hard Ethernet media access control (MAC), physical coding sublayer (PCS), and forward error correction (FEC) for a range of speeds. Two M.2 slots support enterprise SSDs for data storage.

PCIe Gen5 provides greater performance to developers of PC interconnect, graphics adapters, and chip-level communications. And Compute Express Link (CXL) support enables high-speed, low-latency interface to CPUs.

Enterprise-class for Deployment

The IA-720i is built on BittWare’s enterprise-class foundation stones: existing products and processes that are already proven through extensive validation. When it’s time to ramp to production, this means a faster turnaround and utilizing the same hardware you have been using for development.

Flexible IO and Storage

With QSFP56 cages and SSD slots, the IA-720i offers a range of flexibility to meet your application needs:

Two QSFP56s provide up to 2x 200G with hard IP for 200/100/50/25/10 GbE links.
Two M.2 slots support enterprise SSDs for data storage. The SSD slots are connected to PCIe hard IP.

Supporting CXL

CXL (Compute Express Link) is an industry-supported cache-coherent interconnect between processors, memory expansion, and accelerators. CXL technology maintains memory coherency between the CPU memory space and memory on attached devices, which allows resource sharing with lower latency, reduced software stack complexity, and lower overall system cost.

* CXL requires licensing that is sold separately from the card

Board Specifications

FPGA: Intel Agilex 7 I-Series AGI023
AGI023: Core speed grade -1: XCVR speed grade -1 for CXL (CXL IP is licensed and purchased separately)
FPGA includes ARM HPS
Dedicated 72-bit DDR4
Dedicated Flash memory for booting ARM
On-Board flash: 2Gbit Flash memory for booting FPGA
External memory: 2x 72-bit DDR4 banks, up to 32GB each (64GB total)
M.2 SSD Slots
2x slots for NVMe PCIe M.2 22110 SSDs
Host interface: x16 Gen5 interface direct to FPGA, connected to PCIe hard IP
CXL support (CXL IP is licensed and purchased separately)
QSFP-DD cages: QSFP56 cages supporting a total of 2x 200/100/50/25/10GbE
Multi-rate hard MAC supports all combinations
Jitter cleaner for network recovered clocking
GPIO: 4x GPIO
External clocking: 1 PPS and 10MHz ref clk inputs (in-board)
USB: USB access to BMC, USB-UART

Board Management Controller

Power sequencing and reset
Voltage, current, temperature monitoring
- Protection shut-down
Clock configuration
Low bandwidth BMC-FPGA comms with SPI link
USB 2.0
PLDM support
Card-level security
- BMC Root of Trust
- BMC and FPGA secure boot
- BMC and FPGA secure upgrade
- Key management
RTC with battery backup

Cooling

Standard: single-width passive heatsink

Electrical

On-board power derived from PCIe slot and external power connector
Power dissipation is application dependent
Max power consumption 150W

Environmental

Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C

Quality

Manufactured to IPC-A-610 Class 2
RoHS compliant
CE, FCC, UKCA & ICES approvals

Form factor

Standard-height, 3/4-length, single-slot PCIe card
Size: 111.15mm x 254.00mm (4.376in x 10.000in)

Development Tools

System development: BittWare SDK including PCIe driver, libraries, and board monitoring utilities.
Application development: Intel High-Level Synthesis (C/C++) and Quartus Prime Pro (HDL, Verilog, VHDL, etc.).

Product Data

Specifications: BittWare IA-720i PCIe FPGA Card. Agilex FPGA card with PCIe Gen5 x16. Datasheet

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BittWare IA-720i Intel Agilex 7 I-Series AGI023 PCIe Gen5 x16 FPGA card with 2x slots for NVMe PCIe M.2 22110 SSDs and QSFP56 cages supporting a total of 2x 200/100/50/25/10GbE. — BittWare IA-720i Agilex 7 PCIe Gen5 x16 FPGA Card with 2x slots for NVMe PCIe M.2 22110 SSDs.

BittWare IA-720i Intel Agilex 7 I-Series AGI023 PCIe Gen5 x16 FPGA card with Core speed grade -1: XCVR speed grade -1 for CXL, and 1 PPS and 10MHz ref clk inputs of External clocking. — BittWare IA-720i Agilex I-Series AGI023 Card: Core speed grade -1: XCVR speed grade -1 for CXL.

BittWare IA-720i Intel Agilex 7 I-Series AGI023 PCIe Gen5 x16 FPGA card accelerator diagram showing key hardware feature: Agilex M-series FPGA with M.2 slots supporting 22110 SSDs, up to 2.3M LEs, PCIe Gen5x16 interface, 2x banks DDR4, USB for BMC and FPGA UART, Board Management Controller with advanced security features. — Hardware accelerator diagram: BittWare IA-720i Agilex 7 PCIe Gen5 x16 FPGA Card.