program_fpga.md

Table of contents (steps)
1. Create an AWS account
2. Generate SSH keys
3. Create S3 credential
4. Request access to Amazon EC2 F1 instances
5. Create an AMI instance
6. Configure S3 bucket
7. Setup development environment
8. Simulate the design
9. Build the hardware design
10. Generate the AFI
11. Program the FPGA
12. Compile the runtime of the design
13. Bookkeping the AFI

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11. Program the FPGA

1. Change to an FPGA instance f1.2xlarge or f1.16xlarge, follow these steps
2. Connect the instance via ssh
3. Go to the aws-fpga folder cd <the-path-of-aws-fpga-folder>
4. Setup the software environment source sdk_setup.sh
5. Clear the FPGA sudo fpga-clear-local-image -S 0
6. Program the FPGA sudo fpga-load-local-image -S 0 -I <FPGA-image-global-ID>
7. Get info about the FPGA sudo fpga-describe-local-image -S 0 -H
8. The option -S is related to the ID of the FPGA, this is important for instances having more than one FPGA i.e. f1.16xlarge