Macnica 100G MEP100 SmartNIC Card - FPGA

High-Performance IP Media Transport for Broadcast & Production

 

The MEP100 is a powerful PCIe SmartNIC card engineered for real-time, high-bandwidth ST 2110 media workflows across Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms. Whether you're using a server, workstation, or custom hardware, the MEP100 delivers seamless IP media transport without compromising on performance or reliability.

Designed for professional broadcast and production environments, the Macnica MEP100 FPGA SmartNIC card enables scalable, software-defined ST 2110 systems – offering a future-proof solution for evolving media infrastructures.

  • Up to 100 Gbps bandwidth
  • Hitless protection switching (ST 2022-7)
  • Hardware PTP timing (SMPTE ST 2059)
  • Kernel Bypass for ultra-low latency

Included with the MEP100 SmartNIC card is the intuitive Macnica M2S SDK, giving developers a streamlined, out-of-the-box experience for building broadcast and live production applications in standard PC/server environments.
 

From the ballpark to Apple Vision Pro, over ST 2110


On August 28, 2026, Apple and MLB broadcast the first live Major League Baseball game in Apple Immersive. The MEP100 moved the live signal from the production truck to the servers powering the stream, carrying 8K stereo ProRes, spatial audio and per-frame metadata as conformant ST 2110.
 

Target Applications

  • Live production software
  • Vision/presentation switchers
  • Media workstations
  • Monitoring and infrastructure
  • Video wall processing
  • Video servers/instant replay
  • Medical imaging
  • Immersive AV

 

Experience the unmatched performance, reliability, and flexibility with Macnica’s 100G MEP100 SmartNIC card – the ultimate solution for ST 2110 stream processing. Contact us today to learn more and get started with cutting-edge broadcast technology from a global solutions company!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product NameMacnica MEP100
ManufacturerMacnica
Software

Target OS: macOS 14.6.1 or later, Windows, Linux

User Interface: Macnica M2S API

Ethernet100GbE x 2
PCIe Streaming

System Bus: PCIe Gen4 x16

Video Buffer Pixel Format: YUVP (Packed YUV 422 only - U0-Y0-V0-Y1 U2-Y2-V2-Y3)

ST 2059Macnica ST 2059 IP core: FPGA components + SW stack working on host CPU (Offloading to HPS (ARM) is out of scope at this phase)
ST 2110-20

Resolution: 3840 x 2160p, 1920 x 1080p, 1920 x 1080i

Number of Streams: Up to 32 Tx and 32 Rx

Mapping Structure: 4:2:2 10 bit

Frame Rate (Hz): 59.94, 50

ST 2110-21Supported Rate: Tx side: Type-N, Rx side: Type-W
ST 2110-22
(JPEG XS codec base)

Resolution: 3840 x 2160p, 1920 x 1080p, 1920 x 1080i

Number of Streams: Up to 4 x Tx and 8 x Rx (ST 2110-20 and -22 convertible design planned for future release)

Mapping Structure: 4:2:2 10 bit

Frame Rate (Hz): 59.94, 50

ST 2110-30

Number of Streams: Up to 32 Tx and 32 Rx

Conformance Level: Level-B + 32 ch

Sampling Rate: 48 kHz

Number of Channels per Stream: 1 to 32 (Packet time 1ms: up to 8 ch, packet time 125us: up to 32 ch)

ST 2110-40 *

Number of Streams: Up to 32 Tx and 32 Rx

ST 2022-7Support Class: Class-A, -B, -C and Class-D (Depending on system memory resource)
NMOSSupport Protocol (IS-04 and IS-05)

 

* Planned for future release

Powerful FPGA Acceleration Engine

 

Benefit from high-performance FPGA-driven acceleration, ensuring smooth and efficient ST 2110 processing without CPU overhead

  • ST 2110 Packetizer/Depacketizer: Seamlessly handle ST 2110 streams with precision and reliability.
  • Hitless Protection: Receiving packets through full-redundant dual 100G ports strongly protects against losing media content without compromising the performance of the data flow.
  • Traffic Flow Control based on PTP Timing: Maintain precise synchronization and traffic management with PTP timing integration.
  • High-Performance DMA Controller: Achieve optimized data transfer rates without involving the CPU with Macnica's high-performance DMA controller.

 

Flexible and Easy-to-Use M2S SDK

Empower your development process with our powerful and intuitive Macnica Media Streaming SDK (M2S SDK)

  • Memory Management enabling Kernel Bypass: Enabling efficient media data management and kernel bypass capabilities with DMA transfer between allocated memory.
  • Macnica Media Streaming API: Simplify media data handling with our API, offering seamless integration and management of video, audio, and ancillary data.
  • GStreamer Plugin Support: Integrate seamlessly with GStreamer plugins for video and audio sources and sinks.
  • NMOS Node Support: Ensure compatibility and interoperability with NMOS IS-04 and IS-05 standards.
  • Cross-Platform Support: Seamlessly integrates into Mac, Windows, and Linux systems - the only 100GbE ST 2110 NIC to offer native multi-OS support for broadcast and media applications.

 

High Performance & Balanced Architecture

 

 

MEP100 User Application

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