OpenNIC on NetFPGA-SUME

[m-liess]

Hi everybody,
at the moment I don't have access to any Xilinx Alveo boards and I was wondering if it was possible to run OpenNIC on the NetFPGA-SUME? Or rather if it is possible to modify the design to work on the SUME... and if this even makes sense?
I'm thankful for every bit of help!
Best,
Marco

[cneely-amd]

Hi @m-liess,

Unfortunately, the AMD-Xilinx device families aren't the same and they contain very different hardened IP.

NetFPGA-SUME contains a much older Virtex-7 series device.
OpenNIC is written for Alveo boards that contain Virtex UltraScale+ devices, and it requires both the CMAC and QDMA IP.

In terms of open source project that is like a bridge between these designs, the NetFPGA PLUS is a port of NetFPGA SUME for 2x100Gbps to run on top of OpenNIC shell. https://netfpga.org/

Best regards,
--Chris