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<h1>NetFPGA CML</h1>

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<p>The NetFPGA-1G-CML is an FPGA-based PCI Express board with Gigabit Ethernet I/O, an x4 gen2 PCIe adapter card incorporating Xilinx’s Kintex-7 325T FPGA. It is ideal for the development of highly complex, low bandwidth applications.</p>

<p>Features list:</p>

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<li>Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Logic <ul>

<li><a href="http://www.xilinx.com/products/silicon-devices/fpga/kintex-7/" >Xilinx Kintex-7 325T</a></li>

<li>326,080 logic cells</li>

<li>16,020 Kbit block RAM</li>

<li>up to 4,000 Kbit distributed RAM</li>

<li>Fully programmable by the user</li>

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<li>Gigabit Ethernet networking ports <ul>

<li>Four 10/100/1000 Ethernet PHYs with RGMII</li>

<li>Wire-speed processing on all ports at all time using FPGA logic</li>

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<li>Quad Data Rate Static Random Access Memory (QDRII+ SRAM) <ul>

<li>Suitable for storing and forwarding table data</li>

<li>450MHz Quad data rate (1.8 Giga transactions every second), synchronous with the logic</li>

<li>36 MBit (4.5 MBytes) QDRII+ memory</li>

<li><a href="http://www.cypress.com/?mpn=CY7C2263KV18-450BZXI" >Cypress: CY7C2263KV18</a></li>

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<li>Double-Date Rate Random Access Memory (DDR3 DRAM) <ul>

<li>Suitable for packet buffering</li>

<li>x8 DDR3 on-board device</li>

<li>800MHz clock (1600MT/s)</li>

<li>12.8 Gbps peak memory throughput</li>

<li>Capacity: 512MByte</li>

<li>Micron: MT41K512M8</li>

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<li>PCI Express Gen. 2 <ul>

<li>Second generation PCI Express interface, 5Gbps/lane</li>

<li>4 lanes (x4)</li>

<li>Hard IP</li>

<li>Provides CPU access to memory-mapped registers and memory on the NetFPGA hardware</li>

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<li>Storage<ul>

<li>SD-card slot</li>

<li>1Gbit FLASH</li>

</ul></li>

<li>Expansion Interfaces <ul>

<li>Fully compliant VITA-57 FMC HPC connector, including 4 high-speed serial links (GTX)</li>

<li>Two Digilent PMOD expansion connectors</li>

</ul></li>

<li>Additional Features <ul>

<li>32-bit PIC microcontroller</li>

<li>USB microcontroller</li>

<li>Real Time clock</li>

<li>Crypto-authentication chip</li>

<li>User LEDs & Push Buttons</li>

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<li>Standard PCIe Form Factor <ul>

<li>Standard PCIe card</li>

<li>3/4 length, full height</li>

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<li>Flexible, Open-source code</li>

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<p>To see the NetFPGA-1G-CML repository and Wiki you will need to <a href="{% link CML-reg-form.html %}" >register</a>.</p>

<h3>Reference Projects</h3>

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<td>Ethernet Interface Loopback Test</td>

<td>CML / University of Cambridge</td>

<td><a href="https://github.com/NetFPGA/NetFPGA-public/wiki/NetFPGA-1G-CML-Ethernet-Interface-Loopback-Test" >Wiki</a></td>

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<td>Reference NIC</td>

<td>CML / University of Cambridge</td>

<td><a href="https://github.com/NetFPGA/NetFPGA-public/wiki/NetFPGA-1G-CML-Reference-NIC" >Wiki</a></td>

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<td>Reference Flash</td>

<td>CML / University of Cambridge</td>

<td><a href="https://github.com/NetFPGA/NetFPGA-public/wiki/NetFPGA-1G-CML-Reference-Flash" >Wiki</a></td>

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<td>Learning CAM Switch</td>

<td>CML / University of Cambridge</td>

<td><a href="https://github.com/NetFPGA/NetFPGA-public/wiki/NetFPGA-1G-CML-Learning-CAM-Switch" >Wiki</a></td>

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<td>Learning Switch (Lite)</td>

<td>CML / University of Cambridge</td>

<td><a href="https://github.com/NetFPGA/NetFPGA-public/wiki/NetFPGA-1G-CML-Learning-Switch-Lite" >Wiki</a></td>

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<td>Reference Router</td>

<td>CML / University of Cambridge</td>

<td><a href="https://github.com/NetFPGA/NetFPGA-public/wiki/NetFPGA-1G-CML-Reference-Router" >Wiki</a></td>

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<p class="FAQ">Where can I buy a NetFPGA 1G CML Platform?</p>

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<li>Check <a href="http://store.digilentinc.com/netfpga-1g-cml-kintex-7-fpga-development-board/" >here</a>.</li>

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<p class="FAQ">It seems that my board is broken, what should I do?</p>

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<li>Contact your <a href="http://www.digilentinc.com/contact.cfm" >suppliers</a>.</li>

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<p class="FAQ">What if I have Hardware problems with my board?</p>

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<li>Contact your <a href="http://www.digilentinc.com/contact.cfm" >suppliers</a>.</li>

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<p class="FAQ">What if I have Software problems with my board?</p>

<ul>

<li>Contact your <a href="https://cmlab.biz" >suppliers</a>.</li>

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<p class="FAQ">You can exchange your ideas and questions with the NetFPGA CML community <a href="https://lists.cam.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/cl-netfpga-cml-beta" >here</a>.</p>

<p class="FAQ">How can I get involved with the NetFPGA project?</p>

<ul>

<li>Register with the <a href="https://lists.cam.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/cl-netfpga-cml-announce" >netfpga-cml-annouce mailing list</a> to receive NetFPGA project announcements.</li>

<li>Become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/NetFPGA/29922917839" >fan on Facebook</a>.</li>

<li>Become a <a href="https://twitter.com/netfpga" >fan on Twitter</a>.</li>

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<p class="FAQ">How can I obtain the gateware and software package?</p>

<li><a href="{% link CML-reg-form.html %}">Registration</a></li>

<li><a href="https://github.com/NetFPGA/NetFPGA-public/wiki/Licensing" >NetFPGA-1G-CML license</a></li>

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<p class="FAQ">Once you have used the NetFPGA, we hope that you will contribute to the project.</p>

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<p class="FAQ">You can find our Wiki <a href="https://github.com/NetFPGA/netfpga/wiki" >here</a>.</p>

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