Novoforge™ G1
Novoforge™ is a hands-on development kit for sysadmins, engineers, and homelabbers. Built for experimentation, it provides the building blocks of the Novodisq ecosystem in a convenient form-factor for professionals and enthusiasts alike.
NOVODISQ M.2 TO E3.L ADAPTER
Product Code
ADAPTER-M2-E3L
Interface
PCIe Gen5x4
Form Factor
SFF-TA-1008 – Enterprise and Datacenter Standard Form Factor (E3)
Delivery
Sold as bare PCBs. STL files are provided for 3D printing E3.L enclosures.
Novoforge G1
Product Code
FORGE-AMD-G1
Adaptive SoC
AMD Versal AI Edge G2 (2VE3558)
Operating Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu LTS, SUSE Linux Enterprise
Data Platforms
Ceph, MinIO, DAOS (Planned)
CPU
8x ARM64 Cortex-A78AE Cores @ 1.8-2.2GHz
RAM
2x DDR5 SODIMMs supporting 128GB w/o ECC or 96GB w/ Unbuffered ECC @ 5600 MT/s. (note: RAM not listed on the QVL has extremely limited support)
Additional Interfaces
1x DisplayPort™ 1.4 over USB-C™, GNSS, AMD HSDP, 1x PCIe Gen4x4 over Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8643), 40-pin HAT breakout board, PMOD breakout board, mikroBUS breakout board
Networking
2x 10 GbE SFP+, 16x 2.5GbE RJ45 w/ PoE++ (800W total),
Switch Features
Managed L2 Switch with L3 Forwarding, IEEE 802.1 TSN
Video Codecs
H.264/H.265/AVC/JPEG, 2x Streams @ 4K/60Hz
AI/ML Compute
96 AIE-MLv2 Tiles, 123 TOPS (INT8 Dense), 246 TOPS (INT8 Sparse)
FPGA Compute Resources
225K LUTs, 700 DSP Engines (the base system requires FPGA resources)
Storage
128GB UFS (Soldered), up-to 8x Novodisq 8TB E3.L SSDs for 64TB total capacity (Expandable).
Device Security
TPM2, Secure Boot, Full Memory Encryption, Full Disk Encryption
Management
BMC with WebUI, SSH, Redfish, SNMP, Ansible
Power
Average: 80W, Max: 200W. Values exclude PoE and SFP power. Power profiles can be tuned.
Power Supply
1100W 110–240V AC or +/-48V DC, hot-swap 1+1 PSU. AC input prioritized when using a combination of AC and DC inputs.
Dimensions
440mm x 300mm x 44.5mm (19” 1U)
Notes:
Technical specifications are based on prototype hardware and are provided for informational purposes only. Final product specifications are subject to change without notice. Performance metrics and feature availability may vary depending on final hardware configurations and production optimizations.
Compact Infrastructure, Real Capability.
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