BittWare S5PE-F | Altera Stratix V GX/GS FPGA | 16GB | VITA 57 FMC | PCIe x8 Gen3
BittWare’s S5-PCIe-F (S5PE-F) is a PCIe x8 card based on the high-bandwidth, power-efficient Intel Stratix V GX/GS FPGA. Designed for high-end applications, the Stratix V provides a high level of system integration and flexibility for I/O, routing, and processing. The S5PE-F is a flexible and efficient solution for high-performance network and signal processing, signal processing, and data acquisition.
The board provides up to 16 GB of DDR3 SDRAM with optional error-correcting codes (ECC) as well as options for up to 1 GByte RLDRAM3 and up to 72 MBytes QDRII+. Providing additional flexibility is an optional VITA 57 FMC site for enhancing the board’s I/O and processing capabilities, making it ideal for analog I/O and processing. The S5PE-F also features a Board Management Controller (BMC) for advanced system monitoring, which greatly simplifies platform management.
The Intel Stratix V FPGA is optimized for high-performance, high-bandwidth applications with integrated transceivers (up to 14.1 Gbps) supporting backplanes and optical modules. It supports 1.6 Tbps of serial switching capability and up to 3,926 18 x 18 variable precision multipliers. The Stratix V also provides PCI Express x8 via a hard IP block and supports configuration by PCI Express using the existing PCI Express link in your application. For additional flexibility, the Stratix V supports transceiver and core reconfiguration on-the-fly while other portions of the design are running. The FPGA is supported by BittWare’s FPGA Development Kit, which provides board support IP and integration.
Intel Stratix V GX/GS PCIe Board with VITA 57 FMC Site
Configuration via Protocol (CvP) Supported
High density Intel Stratix V GX/GS
PCIe x8 interface supporting Gen1, Gen2, or Gen3
VITA 57 FMC site for I/O with full High Pin Count support
Four SATA connectors, up to 6 Gbps each
Timestamping support
Memory options:
up to 16 GBytes of DDR3 SDRAM with ECC
up to 1 GByte RLDRAM3
up to 72 MBytes QDRII+
Board Management Controller for Intelligent Platform Management
Utility I/O includes: USB 2.0, RS-232, and JTAG
High-Speed Networking and I/O
The S5PE-F provides a variety of interfaces for high-speed serial I/O as well as debug support. Four SerDes lanes are available via four SATA connectors to connect external storage devices with the FPGA or provide direct board-to-board communication. The x8 PCIe interface provides 8 SerDes lanes to the Stratix V FPGA. USB 2.0, RS-232, and JTAG interfaces are available for debug and programming support. The board also supports timestamping with provision for a 1 PPS and reference clock input as well as RS-232 for connection to GPS or other time sources.
Memory
The S5PE-F features an extremely flexible memory configuration, with two SODIMM sites that support DDR3 SDRAM, RLDRAM3, and QDRII+. Memory card options include the following: up to 8 GBytes of DDR3 with optional error-correcting codes (ECC); up to 36 MBytes QDRII+ (2 banks x18); or up to 512 MBytes RLDRAM3 (2 banks x18). RLDRAM3 is a high-performance memory targeted for systems requiring high bandwidth and low latency. The board also provides Flash memory for storing multiple FPGA images.
This board’s advanced system monitoring subsystem features a Board Management Controller (BMC), which accepts Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) messaging protocol commands.
The BMC features include control of power and resets, monitoring of board sensors, FPGA boot loader, voltage overrides, configuration of programmable clocks, access to I2C bus components, field upgrades, and IPMI messaging.
Access to the BMC is via PCIe or USB. BittWare’s BittWorks II Toolkit also provides utilities and libraries for communicating with the BMC components at a higher, more abstract level, allowing developers to remotely monitor the state of the board.
BittWorks II Toolkit
BittWare offers complete software support for this card with its BittWorks II software tools. The BittWorks II Toolkit serves as the main interface between the BittWare board and the host system. The Toolkit includes drivers, libraries, utilities, and example projects for accessing, integrating, and developing applications for the BittWare board.
FPGA Development Kit
BittWare’s FPGA DevKit provides FPGA board support IP and integration for BittWare’s Altera FPGA-based boards. The FDK includes FPGA components that provide preconfigured physical interfaces, infrastructure, and examples, drastically cutting development time and easily integrating into existing FPGA development environments.
Working example projects are available for each board which illustrate how to move data between the board’s different interfaces. Supported interfaces include DDR4, DDR3, DDR2, QDR2/+, PCIe, 10GbE, LVDS, SerDes, and Double Data Rate I/O. All example projects are available on BittWare’s Developer Site.
BittWare Firmware and Financial Solutions Partners
BittWare offers firmware for the Stratix V FPGA on the S5 family PCIe boards, targeted specifically for high frequency trading applications. BittWare’s FPGA Development Kit provides a solid base for your financial application, including the following:
10GigE MAC
PCIe multi-channel DMA engines
DDR3 SDRAM and QDRII/II+ controllers
BittWare has also partnered with several companies to offer solutions for financial acceleration:
Algo-Logic: Market feed handler and low latency gateway libraries
Argon Design: Design services specializing in multimedia and FPGA-based high performance trading
Atomic Rules: Custom IP development, example UDP, precision timestamping, PCIe, networking
Enyx: UOE, TOE, book building IP, order management IP, Market Feed Handler
InDeLabs: Market Data Feed Handler and custom services
Intilop: Ultra low latency TOE, UOE, and MAC
LeWiz: Ultra low latency, multi-session TOE IP cores
PolyBus: Infiniband link layer and transport layer
Tamba Networks: Ultra low latency Ethernet and Interlaken cores
Hardware accelerator diagram: BittWare S5PCIe-F with VITA 57 FMC site for I/O with full High Pin Count support.
S5PCIe-F is a full-length / standard-height PCIe slot card with Intel Stratix V GX/GS FPGA.BwMonitor is a part of the BittWorks II Toolkit: provides live board power and temperature display of BittWare hardware.
