When local storage becomes the problem!

Your FPGA-based embedded system is doing more than ever—ingesting sensors, running AI, logging high-rate data. But the SSDs bolted inside the box are starting to cost you: more power, more heat, tighter space, tougher maintenance. What if your FPGA-based system could act local while storing remotely—over the same 10G/25G Ethernet link you already have?

That’s the idea behind remote-attached storage with NVMe/TCP: keep compute at the edge, move capacity and media to the rack, and talk to it at line rate via Ethernet. With the fully offload NVMe Over TCP protocol running in FPGA hardware, you get the low latency and efficiency that CPU-bound or Software-based solutions can’t match.

Benefits of Full Hardware Offload with NVMeTCP IP Core

Power & thermal relief Shifting media out of the enclosure reduces on-board power draw and eases cooling design.

Scale without redesigns Grow performance and capacity on the storage side; your embedded design stays lean.

Deterministic performance Hardware offload of NVMe/TCP on FPGA removes software TCP/NVMe overheads and CPU jitter.

Design Gateway’s NVMeTCP IP Core approach

At the heart is Design Gateway’s NVMe/TCP IP core for AMD and Intel (Altera) FPGAs. It lets your FPGA system initiate NVMe/TCP sessions to a remote NVMe/TCP target over 10G or 25G Ethernet—so your embedded device reads/writes like a local NVMe drive, without carrying the media. Contact us

What you get?

• Effortless Integration: Our NVMe/TCP IP Core fully offloads NVMe-oF and TCP/IP processing in pure hardware. With support for Avalon-Stream and AXI-Stream interfaces, it makes data transfer straightforward and allows you to focus on building your application’s core functionality.
• Enhanced Power Efficiency: By offloading storage to remote NVMeTCP servers, your system can operate with significantly lower power consumption, reducing the need for complex cooling solutions.
• Uncompromised Performance & Capacity: With storage performance and capacity dependent on the remote NVMeTCP server, you no longer have to worry about on-board limitations. This setup ensures that your system remains scalable and adaptable to future needs.

Where it shines (real-world examples)

Aerospace Move massive downlink datasets over 10G/25G into centralized NVMe/TCP storage for fast ingest and analysis.

Automotive data recorders Consolidate storage off-box; keep bandwidth for cameras/LiDAR, not cooling fans.

High-speed Edge AI Inspection Deterministic write/read paths from FPGA to storage without CPU variability.

Contact us today to discuss your specific requirements and unlock the full potential of NVMe/TCP storage technology!