Reflex CES blends Stratix FPGAs with Samtec’s FireFly optical connectivity
At the Supercomputing conference (SC19) in Denver, Colorado, USA, Samtec and Reflex CES are launching a 448Gbits per second (16 x 28Gbits per second) embedded optical development platform.
The development kit combines the Saragon Stratic 10 FPGA FMC+ with Samtec’s FireFly Micro Flyover system. It starts immediately on and its reference designs enable fast turn-around designs, shortening and securing developments for high performance computing (HPC), IP and ASIC prototyping, says Reflex CES.
Samtec’s 25/28Gbits per second FireFly FMC+ development kit provides up to 448Gbits per second full-duplex bandwidth over 16 channels from an FPGA to an industry-standard multi-mode fibre optic cable or optical loopbacks.
The FireFly optical engines can support cable lengths up to 100m. The module supports data centre, HPC and FPGA-to-FPGA protocols including Ethernet, InfiniBand, Fibre Channel and Aurora.
The optical connectivity applies beyond AI, fintech, ASIC emulation and IP development to high speed comms, mil/aero, medical vision and FPGA emulation.
The demonstration will be conducted in Booth 343 at SC19 (Supercomputing) at the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, USA from 18 – 21 November 2019.
