Xilinx Alveo U200 User manual
Geng Started with Alveo
Data Center Accelerator
Cards
User Guide
UG1301 (v2.2) August 19, 2022
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction.............................................................................................. 4
Chapter 2: Accelerator Card Overview............................................................... 5
Card Features...............................................................................................................................5
Minimum System Requirements...............................................................................................6
Qualified Servers......................................................................................................................... 6
Card Interfaces and Details........................................................................................................6
Passive and Active Cooling Cards..............................................................................................8
Chapter 3: Card Installation Procedures......................................................... 10
Safety Instructions.................................................................................................................... 10
Before You Begin.......................................................................................................................12
Installing the Card.....................................................................................................................12
Chapter 4: Installing the Deployment Software......................................... 18
XRT and Deployment Platform Installation Procedures on RedHat and CentOS............. 19
XRT and Deployment Package Installation Procedures on Ubuntu................................... 23
Chapter 5: Card Bring-Up and Validation........................................................27
Environment Setup................................................................................................................... 27
Running lspci............................................................................................................................. 27
Confirm Firmware Installation for DFX-1RP Platforms.........................................................28
Confirm Firmware Installation for DFX-2RP Platforms.........................................................29
Card Validation.......................................................................................................................... 31
Chapter 6: Next Steps.................................................................................................35
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting.................................................................................... 36
Appendix A: Programming the Shell Partition for DFX-2RP
Platforms...................................................................................................................... 37
Appendix B: Regulatory and Compliance Information........................... 39
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CE Directives.............................................................................................................................. 39
CE Standards..............................................................................................................................39
Compliance Markings............................................................................................................... 40
Appendix C: Additional Resources and Legal Notices............................. 41
Xilinx Resources.........................................................................................................................41
Documentation Navigator and Design Hubs.........................................................................41
References..................................................................................................................................42
Revision History.........................................................................................................................42
Please Read: Important Legal Notices................................................................................... 46
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Chapter 1
Introduction
This document provides hardware and soware installaon procedures for Xilinx® Alveo™ data
center accelerator cards U200/U250/U280 and applies to DFX-1RP and DFX-2RP plaorms and
XRT 2021.1 and greater. For DFX-1RP and DFX-2RP plaorm features and types for your Alveo
card, see Alveo Data Center Accelerator Card Plaorms User Guide (UG1120). For installaon
procedures using previous XRT versions, see v1.9 of Geng Started with Alveo Data Center
Accelerator Cards (UG1301).
The Alveo U200/U250/U280 data center accelerator cards are PCIe® Gen3 x16 compliant
featuring the Xilinx Virtex® UltraScale+™ technology. These cards accelerate compute-intensive
applicaons such as machine learning, data analycs, video processing, and more and are
available in passive and acve cooling conguraons.
Dierent system conguraons are available for running, developing, and debugging applicaons
on your Alveo accelerator cards:
•Running Applicaons: To congure a system to run accelerated applicaons, install an Alveo
card into a system as described in Chapter 3: Card Installaon Procedures along with the
required deployment soware to support running applicaons as described in Chapter 4:
Installing the Deployment Soware.
•Developing Applicaons: To develop FPGA accelerated applicaons, it is necessary to install
both the deployment soware and the development soware. Development soware
installaon, described in Chapter 6: Next Steps, consists of installing both a development
target plaorm and the Vis™ environment. This conguraon does not have an Alveo card
installed and is used for development along with debugging in emulaon modes.
•Running, Developing, and Debugging Applicaons: By installing the Alveo card along with
both the deployment and development soware on a single machine, you can congure a
system for developing and running accelerated applicaons. With the card installed,
developers can debug applicaons in both emulaon modes and on the hardware.
Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2
Accelerator Card Overview
Card Features
Features of the producon Alveo™ U200/U250/U280 data center accelerator cards are listed in
the following table.
Table 1: Alveo U200/U250/U280 Features
Card Component U200 U250 U280
FPGA UltraScale+™
XCU200-2FSGD2104E
UltraScale+
XCU250-2LFIGD2104E
UltraScale+
XCU280-L2FSVH2892E
DDR4 64 gigabyte (GB)
4x DDR4 16 GB
32 gigabyte (GB)
2x DDR4 16 GB
2400 mega-transfers per second (MT/s), on 64-bit ECC DIMM
HBM – – 8 GB, 32-pseudo channels
PCIe 16-lane PCI™ Express
PCIe Integrated Endpoint block connectivity
Gen1, 2, or 3 up to x16 Gen1, 2, or 3 up to x16
Gen4 x8
Network Interface 2x QSFP28 2x QSFP28 2x QSFP28
I2C Bus ✓✓✓
Status LEDs ✓✓✓
Power Management Power management with system management bus (SMBus) voltage, current, and
temperature monitoring
Electrical Design Power 65W with PCIe slot power only
140W with 110A max VCCINT current PCIe slot power and 6-pin PCIe AUX power cable
connected
215W with 160A max VCCINT current PCIe slot power and 8-pin PCIe AUX power cable
connected1
Configuration Options 1 gigabit (Gb) Quad Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) flash memory
Micro-USB JTAG configuration port
UART UART access through the USB port
Notes:
1. Vitis™ unified software platform based applications are only designed to run with electrical design power at 215W.
Chapter 2: Accelerator Card Overview
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Minimum System Requirements
The minimum system requirements for running the Alveo™ U200/U250/U280 Data Center
accelerator cards are listed in the following table.
Table 2: Minimum System Requirements
Component Requirement
Motherboard PCI Express® 3.0-compatible with one dual-width x16 slot.
System Power Supply 225W via PCI Express Slot connection and 8-pin PCI Express Auxiliary Power
cable.
Operating System For the latest OS support, see Xilinx Runtime for Alveo Data Center Accelerator
Cards - Master Release Notes and Known Issues.
System Memory For deployment installations, a minimum of 16 GB plus application memory
requirements is required.
For development installations, a minimum of 64 GB of system memory is
required, but 80 GB is recommended.
Internet Connection Required for downloading drivers and utilities.
Hard disk space Satisfy the minimum system requirements for your operating system.
Licensing None required for application deployment.
For the application development environment, see Vitis Unified Software
Platform Documentation: Application Acceleration Development (UG1393).
For addional specicaons and details on the acceptable environmental condions, see Alveo
U200 and U250 Data Center Accelerator Cards Data Sheet (DS962) and Alveo U280 Data Center
Accelerator Cards Data Sheet (DS963).
Qualified Servers
The Xilinx Qualied Servers Catalog provides a list of servers that Alveo cards are fully qualied.
Card Interfaces and Details
Alveo™ U200/U250/U280 cards are available in both passive and acve cooling conguraons;
see Passive and Acve Cooling Cards. The interfaces of each are idencal, except the fan
included on acve cooled cards. The card includes the following interfaces.
• A PCI Express® x16 card connector.
• A PCI Express auxiliary power connector. This 8-pin connector is shown in Figure 5 and is not
compable with an ATX12V/EPS12V power cable source.
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• Two QSFP28 interfaces. Currently these interfaces are not supported by the deployment
plaorm.
• A micro-USB connector for maintenance purposes.
• A fan for the acve cooled card conguraon.
WARNING! Hazardous moving parts. Keep away from fan blades.
ATTENTION! Pièces mobiles peuvent etre dangereuses. Éloignez-vous des lames du venlateur.
WARNUNG! Gefährliche bewegliche Teile. Halten sie sich von Lüerügeln fern.
Figure 1: Alveo Card Features
Fan
(for Active configuration only)
PCIe
Connector
Micro-USB
Interface
Network
Interface
Note: On the Alveo U280 card, the micro-USB is located on the opposite end of the card between the PCB
board and the enclosure.
Chapter 2: Accelerator Card Overview
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Passive and Active Cooling Cards
Alveo™ cards are available in both acve and passive cooling conguraons, as shown in the
following gures. The passive cooling card is designed to be installed into a data center server,
where controlled air ow provides direct cooling. The acve cooling card is designed to be
installed into a PC environment where the air ow is uncontrolled; consequently, this
conguraon includes a heat sink and fan enclosure cover to provide appropriate cooling.
For card specicaons, dimensions, list of card features, and block diagram see Alveo U200 and
U250 Data Center Accelerator Cards Data Sheet (DS962) and Alveo U280 Data Center Accelerator
Cards Data Sheet (DS963).
Figure 2: Active Cooled Card Configuration
Chapter 2: Accelerator Card Overview
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Chapter 3
Card Installation Procedures
To reduce the risk of re, electric shock, or injury, always follow basic safety precauons.
CAUTION! You must always use an ESD strap or other anstac device when handling hardware.
ATTENTION! Il est fortement recommandé d'uliser un bracelet ESD ou autres disposifs anstaques.
VORSICHT! Beim Umgang mit Hardware müssen sie immer ein Erdungs Armband oder ein anderes
anstasches Gerät verwenden.
Safety Instructions
Safety Information
To ensure your personal safety and the safety of your equipment:
• Keep your work area and the computer/server clean and clear of debris.
• Before opening the computer/system cover, unplug the power cord.
Dispositif de Sécurité
Pour assurer votre sécurité personnelle et la sécurité de votre équipement:
• Maintenez votre zone de travail et l'ordinateur/serveur propre et dégagé de débris.
• Avant d'ouvrir le capot de l'ordinateur/système, débranchez le cordon d'alimentaon.
Sicherheitsinformation
Um ihre persönliche Sicherheit und die Sicherheit ihrer Ausrüstung zu gewährleisten:
• Halten sie ihren Arbeitsbereich und den Computer / Server sauber und frei von Ablagerungen.
• Ziehen sie vor dem Önen der Computer / Systemabdeckung das Netzkabel ab.
Chapter 3: Card Installation Procedures
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