Intel® FPGA RTE for OpenCL™ Standard Edition: Getting Started Guide

ID 683550
Date 9/24/2018
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3.9. Uninstalling the FPGA Board

To uninstall an FPGA board for Linux, invoke the uninstall utility command, uninstall the Custom Platform, and unset the relevant environment variables. You must uninstall the existing FPGA board if you migrate your OpenCL™ application to another FPGA board that belongs to a different Custom Platform.

To uninstall your FPGA board, perform the following tasks:

  1. Disconnect the board from your machine by following the instructions provided by your board vendor.
  2. Invoke the aocl uninstall <path_to_customplatform> utility command to remove the current host computer drivers (for example, PCIe® drivers). The Intel® FPGA RTE for OpenCL™ uses these drivers to communicate with the FPGA board.
  3. Uninstall the Custom Platform.
  4. Unset the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.
  5. Unset the AOCL_BOARD_PACKAGE_ROOT environment variable.