Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of Tutorials/Edge Computing/Alveo Getting Started

Timestamp:

Dec 6, 2019, 3:40:30 AM (4 years ago)

Author:

prasanthi

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Tutorials/Edge Computing/Alveo Getting Started

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 ==== Check Alveo ====
-* lspci
+* Check if the card is successfully installed and the if the firmware matches with the shell installed on the host. Run lspci command as shown below. If the card is successfully installed, two physical functions should be found per each card, one for management and one for user. 
 {{{
 root@node1-6:~# sudo lspci -vd 10ee:
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 }}}
+The above output shows only the management function. In that case, the firmware on the FPGA needs to be updated as follows. xilinx_u200_xdma_201830_2 is the deployment shell installed on the alveo_deployment.ndz image.
+{{{
+root@node1-6:~# sudo /opt/xilinx/xrt/bin/xbmgmt flash --update --shell xilinx_u200_xdma_201830_2
+         Status: shell needs updating
+         Current shell: xilinx_u200_GOLDEN_5
+         Shell to be flashed: xilinx_u200_xdma_201830_2
+Are you sure you wish to proceed? [y/n]: y
+
+Updating SC firmware on card[0000:d8:00.0]
+INFO: found 4 sections
+.....................................
+INFO: Loading new firmware on SC
+
+Updating shell on card[0000:d8:00.0]
+INFO: ***Found 700 ELA Records
+Idcode byte[0] ff
+Idcode byte[1] 20
+Idcode byte[2] bb
+Idcode byte[3] 21
+Idcode byte[4] 10
+Enabled bitstream guard. Bitstream will not be loaded until flashing is finished.
+Erasing flash...................................
+Programming flash...................................
+Cleared bitstream guard. Bitstream now active.
+Successfully flashed Card[0000:d8:00.0]
+
+1 Card(s) flashed successfully.
+Cold reboot machine to load the new image on card(s).
+
+}}}
 * xbutil