COSMOS Developer Kit

Core libraries and scripts for device control, telemetry, and system integration

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Rack Level Management with COSMOS

  • Identify performance bottlenecks before they impact workloads with comprehensive link telemetry and protocol analysis
  • Diagnose and resolve connectivity issues faster during hardware bring-up, validation, or production deployment
  • Streamline fleet-wide management with robust version control, change tracking, and governance capabilities

COSMOS Developer Kit Highlights

Test, debug, and manage connectivity infrastructure at scale

Validate Link Robustness

For maximum performance

Accelerate Hardware Design and Bring-up

For rapid deployment

Deploy One Security Model

Across multiple devices

COSMOS Features and Benefits

Platform Integration

  • Device Configuration

    Enables automated setup, real-time parameter tuning, and consistent provisioning across diverse hardware platforms.

  • Electrical Testing

    Automate signal validation, monitor voltage and current metrics in real time, and accelerate fault detection across complex hardware systems.

  • Deep Diagnostics

    Quickly and easily identify data center bottlenecks that directly impact AI workload performance.

Rack Deployment

  • System Configuration

    Streamlines system configuration by providing centralized control, automated setup, and dynamic reconfiguration.

  • Protocol Testing

    Automates validation workflows, capturing detailed trace data, and enabling rapid debugging across complex interface standards.

  • Stress Testing

    Inject errors, log events, and correlate issues, and pinpoint them down to the lane.

Fleet Management

  • Lifecycle Management

    Manages firmware revisions across fleets, ensures fallback to trusted versions, and maintains a full audit history.

  • Event Logging

    Capture timestamped records of key events, anomalies, and threshold crossings- enabling traceability, root cause analysis, and proactive issue resolution.

  • Predictive Analytics

    Detect patterns early to prevent failures and optimize performance.

Why Customers Use COSMOS Developer Kit

Challenges

  • Understanding protocol anomalies at scale
  • Slow and cumbersome data analysis
  • Decentralized device configuration

Solution: COSMOS Developer Kit

  • Quickly identify data center bottlenecks
  • Efficiently analyze metrics and logs in real-time
  • Centralized lifecycle management capabilities

Resources

Developer Kits

Developer KitSupported System Validation BoardsTarget PlatformRequestStatus
COSMOS Developer Kit – Aries – x86Aries Evaluation Kitsx86Contact UsAvailable
COSMOS Developer Kit – Aries – ARMAries Evaluation KitsARMContact UsAvailable
COSMOS Developer Kit – Scorpio – x86Scorpio Evaluation Kits x86Contact UsAvailable
COSMOS Developer Kit – Scorpio – ARMScorpio Evaluation Kits ARMContact UsAvailable

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