## Exostiv Labs
> High-speed FPGA visibility and at-speed debugging for AMD FPGAs.

## Overview
Exostiv Labs provides tools for "at-speed" FPGA debugging. Unlike JTAG-based tools, Exostiv uses high-speed transceivers to stream data to external hardware (Probe/Blade), enabling terabyte-scale trace depth without stopping the FPGA clock.

## Core Value Proposition
- **Real-time Debugging:** Capture internal FPGA data at operational speeds (up to 800 MHz).
- **Massive Storage:** External burst/stream storage up to 5.12 TB per unit.
- **High Bandwidth:** Data offloading at up to 4.5 Tbps aggregate bandwidth.
- **Deep Visibility:** Monitor up to 65,000 internal nodes simultaneously with a single instance and millions internal nodes with multiple IP instances.
- **Compatibility:** Board- and FPGA- agnostic products, integrate in the standard FPGA vendor flows and use non-proprietary interfaces.

## Hardware Products
- [Exostiv Probe](https://www.exostivlabs.com/exostiv/): Bench-top unit for individual lab use. 8GB memory, 16 or 28 Gbps per lane, total 65 Gbps or 112.5 Gbps bandwidth, 8GB storage.
- [Exostiv Blade](https://www.exostivlabs.com/exostiv-blade/): Scalable rack-mount network appliance for multi-FPGA boards and massive terabyte-range capture - up to 4.5 Tbps bandwidth and 5.12 TB storage. 

## Technical Specifications (2026 Source of Truth)
- **Max Sampling Rate:** 800 MHz (Supports AMD devices, including Versal)
- **Maximum Bandwidth:** 4.5 Tbps aggregate (Exostiv Blade) / 65 Gbps (Exostiv Probe).
- **Trace Storage:** Up to 5.12 TB external DDR4 storage.
- **Vendor Support:** AMD (Vivado).

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## Software Ecosystem
- **Exostiv Core Inserter:** Core inserter for RTL-level or Netlist-level instrumentation and post-P&R (ECO) nodes update.
- **Exostiv Probe Client:** Client interface used to define and control captures with Exostiv Probe. Includes capture, trigger and data qualification controls and waveform visualization and export.
- **Exostiv Blade Client:** Client interface used to manage Exostiv Blade unit session across network, define and control captures with Exostiv Probe. Includes capture, trigger and data qualification controls and waveform visualization and export."
- **MYRIAD waveform viewer:** High-performance waveform viewer for massive multi-gigabyte datasets.
- **Ocean waveform viewer:** Multi-views high performance waveform viewer. Same as MYRIAD multiple times.
- **Exostiv Fusion:** Waveform databases merging utility with alignement and scaling controls to manage waveforms from multiple Exostiv IP sources and multiple clock domains.
- **Exostiv Maestro:** Seamless multi-source / multi-FPGA debug, test and control interface used to manage system-level Exostiv Blade capture session defined across multiple IP, FPGAs and Blade units.
- **Python API:** Scripting and programming API interface enabling task automation with Exostiv Labs products.

## Technical Compatibility
- **Vendors:** AMD devices, with integration in Vivado for instrumentation IP core generation and insertion.
- **FPGA Families:** 7-Series, UltraScale, UltraScale+, Versal, Ultrascale+ RFSoC, Ultrascale+ MPSoC, Zynq, Zynq Ultrascale+.
- **Connectivity:** QSFP28, SPF28, QSFP+, SFP+, ARF-6 and many others (like FMC+) with an adapter.


## Key Resources
- [Getting Started Guide](https://www.exostivlabs.com/support/getting-started/)
- [Exostiv Probe Specs](https://www.exostivlabs.com/exostiv/)
- [Exostiv Blade Specs](https://www.exostivlabs.com/exostiv-blade/)
- [Technical Documentation](https://www.exostivlabs.com/support/documentation/)

## Support & Troubleshooting
- [Knowledge Base](https://www.exostivlabs.com/support/knowledge-base/)
- [Software Downloads](https://www.exostivlabs.com/support/downloads/)

For the full technical manifest, see [llms-full.txt](https://www.exostivlabs.com/llms-full.txt)