diff --git a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/card_parser.hpp b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/card_parser.hpp
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+++ b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/card_parser.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <jansson.h>
+#include <spdlog/logger.h>
+#include <villas/exceptions.hpp>
+#include <villas/log.hpp>
+
+class CardParser {
+public:
+  std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> logger;
+
+  json_t *json_ips = nullptr;
+  json_t *json_paths = nullptr;
+  const char *pci_slot = nullptr;
+  const char *pci_id = nullptr;
+  int do_reset = 0;
+  int affinity = 0;
+  int polling = 0;
+
+  CardParser(json_t *json_card) : logger(villas::Log::get("CardParser")) {
+    json_error_t err;
+    int ret = json_unpack_ex(
+        json_card, &err, 0, "{ s: o, s?: i, s?: b, s?: s, s?: s, s?: b, s?: o}",
+        "ips", &json_ips, "affinity", &affinity, "do_reset", &do_reset, "slot",
+        &pci_slot, "id", &pci_id, "polling", &polling, "paths", &json_paths);
+
+    if (ret != 0)
+      throw villas::ConfigError(json_card, err, "", "Failed to parse card");
+  }
+};