Clearspeed Advance Accelerator Board
This is the first generation Advance board, based on two CSX600 processors that promise a combined performance capability of 50 GFlops.
This is the first generation Advance board, based on two CSX600 processors that promise a combined performance capability of 50 GFlops.
The Advance board loaded up with 4 1 GB DDR2 modules as it has been shipping since Q4 of last year.
The Advance board loaded up with 4 1 GB DDR2 modules as it has been shipping since Q4 of last year.
Close-up of the board: One of the CSX600 processors as well as the Xilinx Virtex-2 Pro FPGA - a processor that can be reprogrammed after the implementation on the board.
Close-up of the board : One of the CSX600 processors as well as the Xilinx Virtex-2 Pro FPGA - a processor that can be reprogrammed after the implementation on the board.
Yours for about $7000: The new board is shorter due a higher integration: 4 GB of DDR2 memory are now build onto the PCI-X board ...
Yours for about $7000 : The new board is shorter due a higher integration : 4 GB of DDR2 memory are now build onto the PCI-X board ...
... and there are also some hardware upgrades such as a new version of the Xilinx FPGA (Virtex-4).
... and there are also some hardware upgrades such as a new version of the Xilinx FPGA (Virtex-4).
CSX600 processor design with a 96-core MTAP.
CSX600 processor design with a 96-core MTAP.
Interconnects of the processor on the Advance board.
Interconnects of the processor on the Advance board.
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Diagram of how applications interact with the accelerator board.
Diagram of how applications interact with the accelerator board.
Clearspeed also delivers a comprehensive software suite to tailor applications to the capabilities of the board. This screenshot shows the debugger.
Clearspeed also delivers a comprehensive software suite to tailor applications to the capabilities of the board. This screenshot shows the debugger.
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