Important: Except where noted, this user guide applies to both the U200 and U250
cards.
The AMD Alveo™
U200/U250 data center accelerator cards are peripheral component interconnect express
(
PCIe®
) Gen3 x16 compliant cards featuring the
AMD UltraScale+™
technology. These
cards accelerate compute-intensive applications such as machine learning, data
analytics, video processing, and more. The Alveo
U200/U250 data center accelerator cards are available in
passive and active cooling configurations. The following figure shows a passively cooled
Alveo U200 accelerator card.
Figure 1.
Alveo U200 Data Center
Accelerator Card (Passive Cooling)
CAUTION:
The Alveo U200/U250 accelerator card with passive
cooling is designed to be installed into a data center server, where controlled air flow
provides direct cooling. Due to the card enclosure, switches are not accessible and LEDs
are not visible (except for the triple-LED module DS3 that protrudes through the left
front end PCIe bracket). The card details in this user guide are
provided to aid understanding of the card features. If the cooling enclosure is removed
from the card and the card is powered-up, external fan cooling airflow MUST be applied
to prevent over-temperature shut-down and possible damage to the card electronics.
Removing the cooling enclosure voids the board warranty.
For additional information about airflow
requirements, see the
Alveo U200 and U250 Data Center Accelerator Cards Data
Sheet (DS962).
See Additional Resources and Legal Notices for references to
documents, files, and resources relevant to the Alveo
U200/U250 accelerator cards.