Upgrade the FPGA Image on an NT SmartNIC

Handling FPGA Images
Platform
Napatech SmartNIC
Content Type
User Guide
Capture Software Version
Link™ Capture Software 12.11

Procedure

  1. To check the state of SmartNIC 0, write: $ imgctrl --adapter 0 --query --verbose
    An example of an output is: 
    Adapter 0:
     PCI SLOT        : 0000:42:00.0
     PCI DEVICE ID   : 01D5
     PCI LANES       : x16
     ADAPTER TYPE    : NT50B01-01-NEBS-2x25-E3-FF-ANL 2x25Gb SFP28 platform
RUNNING FPGA:
     EXT ID VER      : 0
     FPGA IDENT      : 200-9541-35-20-0000
     64BIT CODE      : 0x000000C825452314
     ITEM CODE       : 200
     PRODUCT CODE    : 9541
     VERSION CODE    : 35
     REVISION CODE   : 20
     BUILD CODE      : 0
     BUILD TIME      : 0x5FCF41EC
     BUILD DATE      : Tue Dec  8 09:05:48 2020 (UTC/GMT)
     DESCRIPTION     : 2x25/10Gb, capture
FPGA BANK0:
     PRODUCT CODE    : 9541
     VERSION         : 35.20
     DOWNLOADED BY   : ntope
     DOWNLOAD DATE   : Thu Nov 11 20:03:08 2021
     SOURCE FILENAME : 200-9541-35-20-00-201208-1005.ntimg
     SOURCE DATE     : Tue Dec  8 13:19:35 2020
FPGA BANK1:
     PRODUCT CODE    : 9541
     VERSION         : 35.20
     DOWNLOADED BY   : ntope
     DOWNLOAD DATE   : Thu Nov 11 20:03:08 2021
     SOURCE FILENAME : 200-9541-35-20-00-201208-1005.ntimg
     SOURCE DATE     : Tue Dec  8 13:19:35 2020
SUPPORTCHIP INFO:
     IDENT           : AVR NT50B01
     VERSION         : 3.5s
     VERSION NAME    : 3.5.s.20-712da - Sep 11 2020 - 15:26:25
     RUNNING BANK    : 0
     SOURCE FILENAME : atxmega128a1u.NT50B01.bank0.hex
     DOWNLOADED BY   : ntope
     DOWNLOAD DATE   : Thu Nov 11 20:03:26 2021
FPGA IMAGE STATE:
     IMAGE STATE     : NEUTRAL (code 0)
     PRIMARY BANK    : 0
     RUNNING BANK    : 0

    The SmartNIC state must be NEUTRAL.

  2. To upgrade the image, write (for instance): 
    /opt/napatech3/bin/imgctrl -a 0 -p --ini jmh --ntimg 200-9541-47-07-00.ntimg
    Note: Interrupting the programming process, for instance using Ctrl+c, will invalidate the bank. In such a case, simply restart the programming process.
    An example of an output is: 
    ...
Adapter upgrade commencing..
Writing FPGA bank 1
  Erasing................... 100% done
  Writing................... 100% done
  Verifying................. 100% done
Done writing FPGA bank 1
Note: You can inspect the upload result through the Bank1 Contents
      section using the --query mode. To try the new image, remember
      to switch bank using the --switch mode. See --help for more information.
Upgrade process complete

Results

Note: Upgrading an FPGA image does not automatically switch to the new image. Use the --switch command to try the new image (see Switch Image on an NT SmartNIC).
Note: A SmartNIC can be upgraded with two different images by also using the --ntimg2 argument.