Multiple new applications based on algorithms are deployed in nearly all areas. While CPU Clusters are traditional used for high computing purposes, FPGA Cluster with the given advantages are a very demanding alternative. To be able to use the FPGA Cluster the application has to be parallelized.

Major advantages of the FPGA Cluster:

• much faster computing speed
• low power dissipation
• low capital of cost

Impulse CoDeveloper

Impulse CoDeveloper

Impulse CoDeveloper™ is a C to FPGA synthesizer and convert the C language bases algorithm into the FPGA technology used in the FPGA cluster. Impulse CoDeveloper™ includes the Impulse C™ software-to-hardware compiler, interactive parallel optimizer, and platform support packages supporting a wide range ofFPGA-based systems. Impulse tools are compatible with all popular FPGA platforms.

Pico Computing FPGA Boards & FPGA Cluster

Pico Computing offers for high performance computing of algorithm two classes of cost efficient FPGA based platforms.


EX-Serie PCI Express (fits into a host computer)

EX-500 PCI Backplane

PICO EX-500 PCI Backplane

• Up to 12 Xilinx FPGAs per board
• Accepts Pico M-501 or M-502 FPGA modules
• x16 Gen 2 PCI Express Interface

M-502

PICO M-501

• Virtex-6 LX195T or LX240T FPGA
• 256MB DDR2
• x8 PCI Express Host Interface
• JTAG for Debugging
• Up to six M-501 modules per boar

EX-500 mit M-502

PICO M-502

• Coming soon!
• Dual Spartan-6 LX150 FPGAs
• 512MB DDR3
• x4 PCI Express Host Interface
• JTAG for Debugging
• Up to six M-502 modules per board

SC-Serie (FPGA Supercluster, eigenständig oder im LAN nutzbar)

SC 3 Cluster

PICO SC-3 E-16 SuperCluster

• Up to 77 E-16LX50 Cards
• Up to 3.5 Million Logic Cells
• 4U Rack Mount Chassis
• Dual Intel Quad Core Xeon Processor
• 8GB RAM
• Dual Hard Drives
• DVD-RW
• Linux

SC-4

PICO SC-4 EX-300 SuperCluster

• Up to 7 EX-300 Boards
• Up to 8.3 Million Logic Cells
• 4U Rack Mount Chassis
• Dual Intel Quad Core Xeon Processor
• 8GB RAM
• Dual Hard Drives
• DVD-RW
• Linux

SC-5 Cluster

PICO SC-5 EX-500 SuperClusters

• Up to 36 Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGAs (M-501 modules)
• Up to 72 Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGAs (M-502 modules)
• Up to 10.6 Million Logic Cells in one 4U server
• Dual Intel Quad Core Xeon Processor
• 8GB RAM
• Dual Hard Drives
• DVD-RW
• Linux

Wir bieten EDA Werkzeuge (Impulse) und Dienstleistungen (Schulung, Projektunterstützung) um Ihre Algorithmen zu parallelisieren und für die Pico Boards und Cluster nutzbar zu machen.

FPGA High Performance Computing Applications

• Medical imaging
• Advanced radar processing
• 3D image rendering
• National security
• Video transcoding
• Battlefield analysis
• Biomedical computing
• Scientific computing
• Financial modeling and analytics
• Earth sciences