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FPGA implementation and validation without maintaining local FPGA infrastructure.

Board design, build infrastructure, bring-up, and continuous remote access. Provide your RTL and constraints, and get a running FPGA your team can drive over an API from their own code or CI, around the clock.

Hardware design services Bring-up & validation FPGA build infrastructure Remote FPGA access API-based testing 24/7 availability
pilot / build #218Running
Source ingest & constraint checkDone
SynthesisDone
Place & route · Fmax 500 MHzDone
Bitstream generatedDone
Deployed to hardware slotLive
api endpoint ready · session 04:12 elapsed
How it works

RTL in, running hardware out.

No local EDA licenses, no build server to maintain, no dev board sitting on someone's desk.

01

Provide design files

Upload your RTL, constraints, and target device, or point us at a repository.

02

Automated build

Synthesis and place-and-route run on the vendor toolchain for your target part.

03

Bitstream

A bitstream plus timing, utilization, and log artifacts you can download.

04

Deploy to hardware

The image is loaded onto a hosted FPGA in a slot dedicated to your session.

05

Drive it remotely

Interact with your running design over an API or client library from your own code.

Offerings

Everything between your RTL and a board you can talk to.

RTL Pilot covers the physical side of getting a design running: the board it sits on, the bring-up, the build infrastructure, and continuous remote access to the result.

01

Hardware Design Services

Schematic capture, PCB layout, and signal integrity analysis for the board your FPGA runs on.

  • Schematic capture
  • PCB design and layout
  • Signal integrity analysis
02

FPGA Bring-up & Validation

Taking a board from bare to booting, then proving the design behaves on real fabric rather than in simulation.

  • First power-on and clock verification
  • Configuration and boot debug
  • Interface and peripheral validation
03

FPGA Build Infrastructure

Managed synthesis and place-and-route on real vendor toolchains, with reproducible builds tied to a source revision.

  • Automated synthesis and P&R
  • Bitstream generation
  • Timing, utilization, and log artifacts
04

Remote FPGA Access

Your bitstream on hosted hardware in an isolated slot, reachable from anywhere without shipping a board.

  • Dedicated hardware slots
  • Register read and write access
  • Data streaming in and out
05

API-Based Testing

Drive the running design programmatically, so hardware tests run from your own code and your CI pipeline.

  • REST interface and client libraries
  • Pipeline-triggered hardware tests
  • Regression runs against real fabric
06

24/7 Hardware Availability

Continuously available hardware means your software team can develop against your FPGA around the clock and across time zones.

  • Always-on hosted sessions
  • Software development against real hardware
  • No queueing for a shared lab board
Hardware design services

The board, not just the bitstream.

An FPGA is only as good as the board around it. We design that board, on the industry-standard tools your team already works in.

Discipline 01

Schematic Capture

Design entry, part selection, and netlist generation, delivered in your preferred tool so your team can maintain it afterward.

OrCAD Altium Designer KiCad
Discipline 02

PCB Design

Layout, stackup definition, routing, and fabrication-ready output, including quick-turn prototype workflows.

Altium Cadence Allegro ExpressPCB
Discipline 03

Signal Integrity Analysis

Pre- and post-layout SI simulation on high-speed nets, catching reflections, crosstalk, and termination problems before fabrication.

HyperLynx
Platform capabilities

What the platform handles for you.

  • 01
    Automated build flows. Synthesis and place-and-route orchestrated end to end, with reproducible builds tied to a specific source revision.
  • 02
    Vendor toolchain support. Builds run on the real vendor tools for your target family, not an approximation of them.
  • 03
    Build artifacts and reports. Bitstream, timing summary, resource utilization, and full logs, downloadable and retained per build.
  • 04
    Hardware deployment. Your bitstream is programmed onto hosted FPGA hardware in an isolated slot, ready in seconds once the build lands.
  • 05
    Remote access interfaces. Read and write registers, stream data in and out, and control your design from your own software over the network.
  • 06
    Session control. Start, reset, reprogram, and tear down hardware sessions programmatically or from the dashboard.
Remote accessClient example
from fpgastudio import Pilot pilot = Pilot(api_key="...") # build from source, then deploy build = pilot.build("./rtl", target="xc7a100t") session = pilot.deploy(build.id) # drive the running design session.write("ctrl_reg", 0x01) session.stream_in("s_axis", samples) result = session.stream_out("m_axis", n=4096) print(build.fmax_mhz, build.lut_used) session.close()
Client libraries and a REST interface mean your existing test scripts can target hosted hardware the same way they target a local board.
What it's for

Where RTL Pilot earns its place.

No local infrastructure

Skip the EDA license, the build server, and the dev board. Teams get FPGA implementation capability without owning any of it.

Software teams never blocked

24/7 hardware means firmware and application developers work against the real FPGA instead of waiting for lab time or a free board.

Real hardware, not simulation

Simulation tells you the RTL is right. Running on the fabric tells you the design is. RTL Pilot closes that gap early.

Repeatable builds in CI

Trigger a build and a hardware test from your pipeline, so a timing regression fails a commit instead of a tape-out.

Security

Isolated builds, dedicated hardware.

  • 01
    Isolated build environments. Each build runs in its own environment. Your sources are not visible to other tenants.
  • 02
    Dedicated hardware slots. Your bitstream is loaded onto a device assigned to your session and cleared when the session ends.
  • 03
    Encrypted in transit and at rest. Sources, artifacts, and API traffic are all encrypted.
  • 04
    Automatic deletion. Sources and artifacts are removed on the same fixed schedule as the rest of the platform.
Read the full policy
Your bitstream runs on hardware assigned to you. When the session ends, the device is cleared.
RTL PILOT ISOLATION MODEL
Availability

RTL Pilot is in early access.

We are onboarding a limited number of teams while we expand device coverage. Tell us your target family and what you want to validate, and we'll let you know where you sit in the queue.

Early
Access stage, onboarding by request
Xilinx
First supported vendor toolchain
API
REST plus Python client library
CI
Pipeline-triggered builds supported
Pairs well with

The other two services.

Get the design built right, and reviewed, before you burn hardware hours on it.

Get early access to RTL Pilot.

Tell us your target device and what you want to validate. We'll get you into the queue.

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