Reconfigurable Computing Out of the Box
The RDX Development kit comes with everything you need to get started on reconfigurable computing right out of the box. Unlike other products, the RDX comes with IP cores for PCI-e, Ethernet and DDR memory which could take months to develop on your own. The RDX development kit allows you to focus your efforts on your application and not on basic infrastructure. It also comes with the RDX C++ API, an easy-to-use, host-based interface for communicating with the on-board RDX-11 reconfigurable hardware.
Applications
- Classroom instruction
- Bioinformatics
- Encryption/Decryption
- Compression/Decompression
- Ethernet Signal Processing
Stone Ridge Technology’s turnkey RDX Development Kit comes with everything you need to get started right out of the box, saving you from spending days, weeks or months developing your own IP cores, drivers and APIs.
Each Stone Ridge Development Kit includes:
- Sleek, stackable Linux host computer
- 1 RDX-11 reconfigurable PCI-e board
- C++ API from host to FPGA board
- IP cores for PCI-e, Ethernet and DDR memory
- Working reference designs
Host Hardware:
RDX-11 PCI-e FPGA board featuring:
- 3 Xilinx User FPGAs
- 2GB DDR RAM
- 4 1G Ethernet ports
- Intel core-2 duo 2.8 GHz, 4GB system memory, micro-ATX form
Reconfigurable Hardware:
- 1 RDX-11 Reconfigurable PCI-e board
Firmware:
- PCI-e bridge
- Ethernet processing
- DDR memory
Software:
- Linux CentOS
- RDX C++ API
- ImpulseC (option)

The RDX Development kit comes with 1 RDX-11 PCI-e add-in board
FPGAs
One Xilinx Virtex-5 LX50T PCIe Bridge FPGA
Two Xilinx Virtex-5 Processing FPGA's LX50, LX85, LX110 or LX155
Format
- Full-length PCI-e card
Interface
- 8-lane PCI-e 1.1
Ethernet
- 4 Port PHY 1 Gbps
Memory
- Bridge FPGA: 72-Mbit, 250 MHz QDR-II SRAM
- User FPGA 1: Two DDR2 SDRAM slots
- User FPGA 2: Two DDR2 SDRAM slots
Programming
- Bridge FPGA: JTAG or PROM
- User FPGA 1: PCI-e or JTAG
- User FPGA 2: PCI-e or JTAG


