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7 years ago

Using HLS to target the FPGA from the Host(PowerPC)

Hi all,

I have a software running on the Power PC and I need to offload some mathematical tasks to the FPGA. I would like to know what are the appropriate tools for the software developer to use.

  • Should I use Open cl pragmas in the software running on the host to just offload some functions to the FPGA?
  • Separate the mathematical tasks and develop it using HLS to target the FPGA? If so, how can I interface it with the PowerPC through Serial Rapid IO?
  • Can I program in C using HLS to target the FPGA?

Host: PowerPC

Interface: Serial Rapid IO

FPGA: Arria 10 devkit

Thanks in advance!

Kindly help me in finding the right tool to get started with the implementation.

Thanks,

Nivetha

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