Conceptual render: a single FPGA development board lit by a warm copper light in a dark room.

Remote FPGA Lab

Real AMD boards, any hour of the day.

Test your bitfile on real hardware without owning any. Bare boards are online 24/7 from $5 an hour. For tests that need cameras, 1G–100G networking, analysers, PCIe hosts or media streamers, our team sets up the bench for you.

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01The lab

Boards in the middle. Instruments all around.

Three AMD boards are online today, with more being added. Around them is everything a real test needs, so you don't have to buy, borrow or wire it up yourself.

3 AMD boardsZCU106 · KCU116 · Zybo Z7-20, with more coming
24/7Bare boards are always self-service
From $5/hrSmall $5 · Medium $10 · Large $20
1G–100GPlus cameras, analysers, PCIe and streamers
02How to access

Two ways in. Both simple.

Most tests only need a bare board: book it and you're testing within minutes, any time of day. When a test needs more, tell us the setup and we'll have the bench ready for you.

Self-service · 24/7

Bare board, straight away.

Every bay comes ready with programming, a console, power control and a host PC. You don't need to talk to anyone.

  1. Pick a board

    ZCU106, KCU116 or Zybo Z7-20. Free bays show as available.

    1 min
  2. Choose your hours

    From 10 minutes to a full day, at the board's hourly rate.

    1 min
  3. Connect

    Open a secure session from your browser or the SIGPT CLI.

    seconds
  4. Program and test

    Load your bitfile and any firmware, then use the UART, host PC and board camera.

    your time
$5 · $10 · $20 /hr by board sizeGet lab access →
Arranged by our team

Custom setup, built for your test.

When your test needs sensors, links or instruments connected, our team wires the bench and quotes an hourly rate.

  1. Describe the setup

    The board, the interfaces and instruments, link speeds and test length.

    5 min
  2. Get a quote

    An hourly rate: the board's rate plus the components connected.

    we reply
  3. We wire the bench

    Our team connects everything and confirms when it's ready.

    we set up
  4. Book and test

    Connect the same way as a bare board and run your tests.

    your time
Quoted /hr by setupSee custom setups →
03Boards online

Three boards today. More on the way.

Each board is priced by its size. Your bitfile is built for the lab board you choose, so there's nothing extra to configure.

Digilent24/7

Zybo Z7-20

Zynq-7000 · Small

RISC-V systems, SPI, I²C and GPIO sensors, Pmod peripherals, data loggers and quick bring-up.

$5per hour
AMD24/7

ZCU106

Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC EV · Medium

Video and vision pipelines, H.264/H.265, embedded processing and multi-camera designs.

$10per hour
AMD24/7

KCU116

Kintex UltraScale+ · Medium

PCIe accelerators, NVMe emulation, DDR4 buffering, packet capture and high-speed Ethernet.

$10per hour
Large-scale AMD boards ($20/hr) are being added. Need a particular board? Tell us and we'll prioritise it. Board specifications →
04Infrastructure

The instruments you'd otherwise have to buy.

Our team connects this equipment to a board as part of a custom setup, so your design talks to real sensors, real links and real hosts.

Camera sensors

Image sensors and camera modules for vision, inspection and multi-camera pipelines.

MIPI CSI-2HDMI sourcesMulti-camera

Networking, 1G to 100G

Copper and optical cables, transceivers and link partners for Ethernet tests at line rate.

1G10G25G40G100G

Analysers

Logic, protocol and network analysers that capture what's on the wire, not just what the design reports.

LogicProtocolNetwork

PCIe connectors & hosts

Host PCs, PCIe slots, risers and cables for endpoint, DMA and NVMe testing.

Host PCRisersEndpoint · Root

Video streamers

Video sources and sinks to stream test patterns in and capture encoded output.

HDMIDisplayPortH.264 · H.265

Audio streamers

Audio sources and capture for I²S, TDM and audio-path validation.

I²STDMLine in/out
Included with every bare board:JTAG programmingUART consoleRemote power cyclingBoard cameraOn-chip debugAttached host PC
05Custom setups

Need a specific setup? Our team builds it.

Tell us what your test needs connected. We wire the bench, quote an hourly rate based on the board and the components, and confirm when it's ready. You approve the rate before anything is booked.

Two cameras on the ZCU106, streaming H.265 out to a video sink.Board + camera sensors + video streamer
KCU116 with a 100G link partner and a network analyser on the line.Board + 100G networking + analyser
KCU116 in a PCIe host with an NVMe drive, 24-hour soak test.Board + PCIe host + storage
Request a lab setup →How setups are priced
06Pricing

Pay for the board. Add only what you connect.

Bare boards have a fixed hourly rate by size. A custom setup starts from that same rate and adds the components connected for your test.

Bare boards · fixed rate by size
SMALL$5/hrZybo Z7-20
MEDIUM$10/hrZCU106 · KCU116
LARGE$20/hrLarge-scale boards, being added
By the minute10-minute minimum, then billed per minute
Credits or cardUse your SIGPT credits, or pay by card
No queue chargeYou're only charged once your session starts
$404 h × $10/hr
bare board
Custom setups · quoted per hour
Board rate$5, $10 or $20
Componentswhat we connect
Setup rateapproved by you

What raises the component part of the rate:

  • Camera sensors per sensor
  • Network links by speed, 1G → 100G
  • Analysers logic · protocol · network
  • PCIe host and drives per host
  • Video and audio streamers per stream

You get a written hourly rate before booking, and billing then works like a bare board. Credits and packs →

07Where it fits

Test first. Buy only what works.

The lab sits between your bitfile and your purchase decision. You see the design working on real hardware before committing to boards, a production licence or source code.

Before

Bitfile from FPGA Build

SIGPT builds a device-locked bitfile, plus matching firmware for RISC-V designs, for the lab board you pick. FPGA Build →

In the lab

Prove it on silicon

Real clocks, real memory, real links. Book again whenever you iterate.

After

License or take the ASIC path

When your tests pass, license the bitfile, buy the source, or move toward silicon. Licensing →

FAQRemote Lab

Good to know.

Is the lab really available 24/7?
Yes, for bare boards. Book any free board at any hour and connect straight away. Custom setups are prepared by our team, then booked like any other session.
Which boards are in the lab?
Digilent Zybo Z7-20 (Small, $5/hr), and AMD ZCU106 and KCU116 (Medium, $10/hr). Large-scale AMD boards at $20/hr are being added. Specifications →
How is lab time billed?
By the minute, with a 10-minute minimum, from credits or by card. You aren't charged while queued.
How much does a custom setup cost?
It depends on what's connected. We start from the board's hourly rate and add the components, such as cameras, 1G–100G links, analysers, PCIe hosts or streamers. You approve the hourly rate before booking.
How do I connect?
Through a secure session in your browser or the SIGPT CLI. You get JTAG programming, a UART console, remote power cycling, a board camera, on-chip debug and an attached host PC.
What if my design targets a custom board?
Prove the core logic on the closest lab board, then validate on your own hardware. Custom boards can't be placed in the lab.
Is my design protected in the lab?
Your bitfile is device-locked to the registered lab board, and sessions are isolated per reservation. Please don't place confidential data in test inputs unless agreed in advance.

See it run before you buy.

Use a bare board any time, or tell us the setup you need.

Get lab access →Request a lab setup