EXOSTIV
Massive FPGA Capture.
Monitor FPGA internal signals.
Visualize design operating at speed.
Benefits:
- Lower total engineering costs
- Allows at speed analysis of complex FPGA design placed in real environment
- Overcomes incomplete or flawed simulation-only approaches
- Adapts to any prototyping board
- Huge cost savings: no FPGA bugs in production
Exostiv Probes
Probe | EP28000 | |
Front panel connectors | QSFP28, Samtec ARF-6 | QSFP28, Samtec ARF-6 |
Number of transceivers | 4 | 4 |
Max. data rate per transceiver | 16.25 Gbps | 28.125 |
Total available bandwidth | 65 Gbps | 112.5 Gbps |
Capture memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Software environment | Environment v2 (DARK) – Exostiv Core Inserter – Exostiv Probe Client – Myriad, Ocean, Fusion | Environment v2 (DARK) – Exostiv Core Inserter – Exostiv Probe Client – Myriad, Ocean, Fusion |
Availability | Full production | Full production |
Connectivity
Download connecting guide (PDF).
Exostiv Probe EP16000 connects to FPGA chips transceivers, supporting up to 4 transceivers at 16.25 Gbps each (up to 65 Gbps per connector). EP28000 uses up to 4 transceivers at 28.125 Gbps each (up to 112.5 Gbps per connector).
Exostiv Probe front panel provides 2 type connector types:
– QSFP28, compatible connectivity such as QSFP+, SFP28 or SFP+ with adapters are supported.
– SAMTEC ARF-6. This solution offers a small footprint connectivity solution for boards where space is limited. Cable reference part number: ARC6-08-xx.x-LU-LD-2-1.
Exostiv – Technical specifications
Devices and Platforms
Supported FPGA devices* | AMD devices families: AMD Versal™ Adaptive SoCs, AMD UItrascale™+, AMD Ultrascale™, AMD Virtex™ 7, AMD Zynq™, AMD Kintex™ 7, AMD Artix™ 7 | |
Exostiv Probe connectivity | QSFP28, QSFP+, SFP28, SFP+, Samtec ARF-6 | Other connectors with adapter. |
PC connectivity | USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 | |
PC requirements | min. 8GB RAM available | |
OS Support | Windows, Linux | Win 64 versions 10 and 11. |
Features
Probe memory | 8 GB |
Connectivity | QSFP28, QSFP+ with standard cable SFP28, SFP+ with standard cable with splitter |
Number of transceivers | 1 to 4 |
Max. data rate per channel | 16.25 Gbps with EP16000 28.125 Gbps with EP28000 |
Max. sampling rate in FPGA | 800 MHz |
Max. nr of observable nodes | 32,768 with standard IP 65,536 with ext. width IP |
Max. nr of capture units / clock domains | 16 with standard IP 1 with ext. width IP |
Max. nr of FPGA nodes per capture unit | 2,048 with standard IP |
Min. FPGA memory per capture unit | 1 block RAM |
Data Groups multiplexing | Up to 16 groups per capture unit (standard IP) |
Triggering capabilities | Standard IP: Data qualification Concurrent triggering of 1 to 16 capture units.
Simple trigger capabilities – contact us for details. |
Capture modes | Stream to probe or burst to probe |
Synthesis / Implementation | Exostiv Core Inserter (Applies to AMD devices) Requires AMD Vivado™ 2019.2 to 2026.1 |
Insertion flow | (Applies to AMD devices) After synthesis (netlist level) Updates after P&R (ECO flow) |
Data visualization | With MYRIAD waveform viewer |
Data export | .vcd, .csv (text) and binary formats |
