Chapter 1: Introduction - Xilinx Alveo U200 Getting Started

Introduction
This document provides hardware and software installation procedures for the U250 and the
following two-stage Dynamic Function eXchange (DFX-2RP) Xilinx
accelerator card platform, initially supported by 2020.2 XRT. For more information, see
Function Exchange
• xilinx_u250_gen3x16_xdma_3_1_202020_1
Installation procedures for the U200 and U280, as well as all other platforms on the U250 Alveo
data center accelerator cards, must follow the instructions in v1.5 of Getting Started with Alveo
Data Center Accelerator Cards (UG1301).
The Alveo U200/U250/U280 data center accelerator cards are PCIe
featuring the Xilinx Virtex
applications such as machine learning, data analytics, video processing, and more. The Alveo
U200/U250/U280 data center accelerator cards are available in passive and active cooling
configurations.
Different system configurations are available for running, developing, and debugging applications
on your Alveo accelerator cards:
• Running Applications: To configure a system to run accelerated applications, install an Alveo
card into a system as described in
required deployment software to support running applications as described in
Installing the Deployment
• Developing Applications: To develop FPGA accelerated applications, it is necessary to install
both the deployment software and the development software. Development software
installation, described in
target platform and the Vitis™ environment. This configuration does not have an Alveo card
installed and is used for development along with debugging in emulation modes.
• Running, Developing, and Debugging Applications: By installing the Alveo card along with
both the deployment and development software on a single machine, you can configure a
system for developing and running accelerated applications. With the card installed,
developers can debug applications in both emulation modes and on the hardware.
UG1301 (v1.8) February 5, 2021
Getting Started with Alveo Accelerator Cards
for more information on DFX platforms.
® UltraScale+™ technology. These cards accelerate compute-intensive
Chapter 3: Card Installation Procedures
Software.
Chapter 6: Next
®
Steps, consists of installing both a development
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