The role of XVSEC in firesim

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Muhammad Ali Akhtar

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Dec 27, 2024, 1:15:55 PM12/27/24
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Hello All,

Firesim uses xdma IP and xdma IP kernel drivers for host to card communication. However, firesim docs have instructions for xvsec installtions for OnPrem cards.

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Why do we need to install XVSEC for Firesim OnPrem? What is the purpose of XVSEC in firesim?

Abraham Gonzalez

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Jan 14, 2025, 11:58:06 AMJan 14
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The XVSEC installation instructions are for VCU118 users (mainly to program the bitstream). U250-like FPGAs use JTAG to program the bitstream. XDMA is used for all FPGAs for data communication to/from the FPGA.

We tell users to install all utilities (even if you may not use it) since our documentation tries to be a catch-all (cover all cases) that users might have.

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