Accelerator Functional Unit Developer’s Guide for Intel® FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card

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Date 7/20/2020
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Document Table of Contents x
1. About this Document 2. Introduction 3. Getting Started with Platform Configuration 4. The Accelerator Functional Unit (AFU) 5. Developing AFUs with the OPAE SDK 6. AFU In-System Debug 7. Accelerator Functional Unit Developer's Guide for Intel® FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card Archives 8. Document Revision History for Accelerator Functional Unit Developer's Guide for Intel® FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card
1. About this Document x
1.1. Intended Audience 1.2. Conventions 1.3. Acronym List for Accelerator Functional Unit Developer’s Guide 1.4. Acceleration Glossary 1.5. Related Documentation
2. Introduction x
2.1. Getting Started with AFU Development 2.2. Base Knowledge and Skills Prerequisites
2.1. Getting Started with AFU Development x
2.1.1. Development Environment References 2.1.2. FPGA Tools and IP Requirements
4. The Accelerator Functional Unit (AFU) x
4.1. AFU Design Components 4.2. Basic Building Blocks
5. Developing AFUs with the OPAE SDK x
5.1. Overview of the OPAE SDK 5.2. Overview of the OPAE Platform for AFUs 5.3. OPAE SDK Design Flow for AFU Development
5.2. Overview of the OPAE Platform for AFUs x
5.2.1. Platform Device Classes 5.2.2. The Platform Interface Manager (PIM)
5.2.1. Platform Device Classes x
5.2.1.1. The clocks Device Class 5.2.1.2. The cci-p Device Class 5.2.1.3. The power Device Class 5.2.1.4. The error Device Class 5.2.1.5. The hssi Device Class 5.2.1.6. The local-memory Device Class
5.2.2. The Platform Interface Manager (PIM) x
5.2.2.1. Interface Transforms 5.2.2.2. Pipelining 5.2.2.3. Clock Crossing
5.3. OPAE SDK Design Flow for AFU Development x
5.3.1. Overview of the Design Flow 5.3.2. Design Flow Details
5.3.1. Overview of the Design Flow x
5.3.1.1. Minimal Flow Example 5.3.1.2. General Flow Example
5.3.1.1. Minimal Flow Example x
5.3.1.1.1. Specify the Platform Configuration 5.3.1.1.2. Design the AFU 5.3.1.1.3. Specify the Build Configuration 5.3.1.1.4. Generate the AF Build Environment 5.3.1.1.5. Generate the AF
5.3.1.2. General Flow Example x
5.3.1.2.1. Generate the ASE Build Environment 5.3.1.2.2. Verify the AFU with ASE
5.3.2. Design Flow Details x
5.3.2.1. Specify the Platform Configuration 5.3.2.2. Design the AFU 5.3.2.3. AFU Design Guidelines 5.3.2.4. Partial Reconfiguration Design Guidelines 5.3.2.5. Specify the Build Configuration 5.3.2.6. Generate the ASE Build Environment 5.3.2.7. Verify the AFU with ASE 5.3.2.8. Generate the AF Build Environment 5.3.2.9. Generate the AF
5.3.2.1. Specify the Platform Configuration x
5.3.2.1.1. Specify the AFU's UUID 5.3.2.1.2. Request a Top-level Interface 5.3.2.1.3. Extend a Top-level Interface 5.3.2.1.4. Request Device Interface Pipelining 5.3.2.1.5. Request Device Interface Clock-crossing 5.3.2.1.6. Specify a Requested Device as Optional 5.3.2.1.7. Specify AFU User Clock Timing
5.3.2.2. Design the AFU x
5.3.2.2.1. Start with a Top-level Module Template 5.3.2.2.2. Including the Platform Device Interface Definitions 5.3.2.2.3. Using the AFU UUID Header File 5.3.2.2.4. Clock Abstraction for the cci-p Device Interface 5.3.2.2.5. Generating an AF Build Environment for Source Development
5.3.2.3. AFU Design Guidelines x
5.3.2.3.1. General Guidelines 5.3.2.3.2. Utilizing Clock Resources 5.3.2.3.3. Interfacing with the FPGA Interface Manager (FIM)
6. AFU In-System Debug x
6.1. Remote Signal Tap Setup and Use
6.1. Remote Signal Tap Setup and Use x
6.1.1. Instrumenting the AFU Design for Signal Tap 6.1.2. Enable Remote Debug and Signal Tap 6.1.3. Generate the Remote Debug Enabled AF 6.1.4. Prepare the Remote Debug Host 6.1.5. Running a Remote Debug Session 6.1.6. Remote Debug Guidelines 6.1.7. Troubleshooting Remote Debug Connections
6.1.5. Running a Remote Debug Session x
6.1.5.1. Connect to the AFU Target 6.1.5.2. Using Signal Tap with a Remote Target Connection 6.1.5.3. Stimulating the Target AFU for In-System Debug 6.1.5.4. Disconnect from the AFU Target
6.1.5.3. Stimulating the Target AFU for In-System Debug x
6.1.5.3.1. Accessing the AFU in Shared Mode
1. About this Document
2. Introduction
3. Getting Started with Platform Configuration
4. The Accelerator Functional Unit (AFU)
5. Developing AFUs with the OPAE SDK
6. AFU In-System Debug
7. Accelerator Functional Unit Developer's Guide for Intel® FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card Archives
8. Document Revision History for Accelerator Functional Unit Developer's Guide for Intel® FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card

1.5. Related Documentation

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Item Description
Intel Acceleration Stack Quick Start Guide for Intel Programmable Acceleration Card with Intel Arria 10 GX FPGA

This document describes the Acceleration Stack and provides instructions for hardware and software installation and setup required for development with the stack.

Intel Acceleration Stack Quick Start Guide for Intel FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card D5005

This document describes the Acceleration Stack and provides instructions for hardware and software installation and setup required for development with the stack.

Acceleration Stack for Intel Xeon CPU with FPGAs Core Cache Interface (CCI-P) Reference Manual

This document describes the CCI-P protocol and requirements placed on AFUs.

Networking Interface for Open Programmable Acceleration Engine: Intel Programmable Acceleration Card with Intel Arria 10 GX FPGA

This document describes the HSSI device interface offered by the Intel PAC with Intel Arria 10 GX FPGA hardware platform and the OPAE tools and driver features that support the network port feature.

Networking Interface for Open Programmable Acceleration Engine: Intel FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card D5005 This document describes the HSSI device interface offered by the Intel® FPGA PAC D5005 platform and the OPAE tools and driver features that support the network port feature.
Intel Accelerator Functional Unit Simulation Environment User Guide

This document provides instructions on how to use the Intel® Accelerator Functional Unit Simulation Environment.

Open Programmable Acceleration Engine (OPAE) Tools Guide

This user guide documents the utilities provided in the Open Programmable Acceleration Engine (OPAE) software component of the Acceleration Stack.

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