CHAMP-FX2

The CHAMP-FX2 is Curtiss-Wright's next-generation FPGA-based computing platform. Utilizing a 6U VPX-REDI form factor, the CHAMP-FX2 harnesses the tremendous computing power of two Xilinx Virtex™-5 FPGAs, combined with the high-performance floating-point capabilities of the Freescale 8641D dual-core PowerPC™ processor and the exceptional performance and flexibility of a Serial RapidIO switching fabric to deliver unprecedented computational densities. With multiple large DDR2 SDRAM and fast QDR-II+ SRAM blocks (>13 Gbytes/sec total FPGA memory bandwidth) and several on-board and off-board RocketIO™ serial ports, the two FPGA nodes provide a balanced mix of processing capabilities with memory, inter-FPGA, and off-board bandwidths.

Specifications

• 6U VPX-REDI
• Two Xilinx Virtex-5 Platform FPGAs (LX110T or LX220T)
• 512 Mbytes or 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM per FPGA in two banks (1-2 Gbyte total on-board), 4.4 GBytes/sec peak bandwidth per FPGA 
• 36 Mbytes QDR-II+ SRAM per FPGA in four banks (72 Mbytes total on-board), 8.8 GBytes/sec peak bandwidth per FPGA
• 4-lane RocketIO connection between the two FPGAs
• 1 GHz 8641D dual-core 8641 processor with 512 Mbytes of DDR2 SDRAM in two banks 
• XMC mezzanine site
• On-board Serial RapidIO switch with 4-lane connectivity to the PowerPC and each FPGA and four 4-lane ports to the backplane
• Two 4-lane RocketIO ports to the backplane (one for each FPGA)
• 512 Mbytes Flash for PowerPC or FPGA code or user files 
• Support for ChipScope Pro and JTAG processor debug interfaces
• Continuum FXtools developer's kit offers Continuum Firmware and BSP, FX2-specific software libraries, BIT, highly-optimized IP blocks, reference designs, and a scriptable simulation testbench
• Serial RapidIO Endpoint block available
• Low and high temperature-qualified IP blocks
• Continuum IPC middleware and Continuum Vector algorithm libraries available
• Air-cooled and conduction-cooled versions
• Priority Signature Support available.  See the Technical Support Factsheet for details

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