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UG0786 User Guide PolarFire FPGA Splash Kit...
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The revision history describes the changes that were implemented in the document. The changes are listed by revision, starting with the most current publication. Revision 1.0 Revision 1.0 is the first publication of this document. UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
USB 2.0 A male to mini-USB B cable for UART/power interface (up to 1 A) to PC Quickstart card ® One-year Libero Gold software license License value USD 995. Supports PolarFire 100K LE devices, 200K LE devices, and the MPF300TS-1FCG1152I/EES and MPF300TS-1FCG484I/EES kit devices. UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
Built-in µPROM, modifiable at program time and readable at run time, for user data storage • Digest integrity check for FPGA, µPROM, and sNVM • Low-power features: • Low device static power • Low inrush current UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
Featured Device PolarFire FPGA MPF300TS-1FCG484EES FPGA with data security. Power Supply and Monitoring 12 V power supply The board is powered by a 12 V power source using an input external +12 V/5 A DC jack. UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
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PCIe edge connector with four XCVR0 lanes. connector One 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ45) jack with external magnetics interfacing Ethernet RJ45 with Microsemi 10/100/1000 BASE-T PHY (VSC8541) in connector RGMII mode. The PHY interfaces with the Ethernet ports of the PolarFire device. FMC LPC connector...
To power up the board, connect the 12 V DC jack to the board. Install the software required for developing designs and set the jumpers for the pre-programmed design. For more information, see Installation and Settings, page 7. UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
SoftConsole, see the Libero Software Installation and Licensing Guide. For instructions about how to download and install Microsemi DirectCores and driver firmware cores on the PC where Libero SoC is installed, see the Installing IP Cores and Drivers User’s Guide.
GND5 • GND6 Power Sources The PolarFire Splash Board uses Microsemi power supply devices. For more information about these power supply devices, see Microsemi Power Management web page. The following table lists the key power supplies required for normal operation of the PolarFire Splash Board.
The following figure shows voltage rails (12 V, 5 V, 3.3 V, 2.5 V, 1.8 V, 1.2 V, and 1.0 V) available on the PolarFire Splash Board. Figure 3 • Voltage Rails on PolarFire Splash Board UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
The XCVR0 TXD pairs are capacitively coupled to the PolarFire device. Serial AC-coupling capacitors are used to provide common-mode voltage independence. The following figure shows the XCVR0 interface of the PolarFire Splash Board. Figure 6 • XCVR0 Interface UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
XCVR 0C reference clock is connected the on-board 125-MHz oscillator. The following figure shows the XCVR reference clocks are interface of the PolarFire Splash Board. Figure 8 • Transceiver Reference Clocks For more information, see the Board Level Schematics document (provided separately). UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
PHY Interface Power Monitoring The PolarFire Splash Board uses a Microsemi A2F200M3F-1FGG256I device to monitor the voltage rails. The A2F200M3F-1FGG256I device is programmed through the FTDI interface, and it supports the UART interface. The device needs an external 20-MHz crystal frequency.
Two multi-protocol synchronous serial engines (MPSSE) on channel A and channel B to simplify synchronous serial protocol (USB to JTAG, I2C, SPI, or bit-bang) design Note: FTDI chip requires 1.8 V chip core voltage and +3.3 V I/O voltage UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
The pin number of the 50-MHz oscillator is H7, and the pin name is GPIO239PB5/CLKIN_W_2/CCC_SW_CLKIN_W_2/CCC_SW_PLL0_OUT0. The following figure shows the 50-MHz clock oscillator interface. Figure 13 • 50-MHz Clock Oscillator For more information, see the Board-Level Schematics document (provided separately). UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
The SW11 DIP switch has four connections to the PolarFire device. The following table lists the on-board DIP switches. Table 8 • DIP Switches PolarFire Splash PolarFire FPGA Board Net Name Pin Number PolarFire FPGA Pin Name Bank DIP1 GPIO212PB4 Bank4 DIP2 GPIO212NB4 Bank4 DIP3 GPIO238PB5/CCC_SW_PLL0_OUT1 Bank4 DIP4 GPIO238NB5 Bank4 UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
Board Component Placement Board Component Placement The following figure shows the placement of various components on the PolarFire Splash Board silkscreen. Figure 17 • Silkscreen Top View UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
Board Component Placement The following figure shows the bottom view of the PolarFire Splash Board silkscreen. Figure 18 • Silkscreen Bottom View UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
Demo Design Demo Design For information about how to run the JESD204B standalone demo design, see DG0796: PolarFire FPGA Splash Kit JESD204B Standalone Interface Demo Guide. UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
The Programmer List window in the FlashPro software shows the programmer name, programmer type, port, programmer status, and information about whether the programmer is enabled. 11. When the device is programmed successfully, a Run Program PASSED status is displayed. UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
PolarFire power rails, as well as the total device power, eliminating the need for any manual measurements. The power measurements for various components are displayed in the Microsemi PowerMonitor GUI installed on the host PC. The power monitoring program does the following: •...
The COMPort SetUp window opens. Select the highest-numbered COM port, and click Connect. The PowerMonitor GUI appears on the host PC. About Microsemi PowerMonitor GUI The following figure shows the PowerMonitor GUI. Figure 21 • PowerMonitor GUI UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
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Power—Click this button to power up or power down the board when pins 2 and 3 of J4 jumper are closed. Note: When pins 1 and 2 of J4 jumper are closed, use the SW1 switch to power up or power down the board. UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
This section contains information about known issues specific to the PolarFire Splash Board. 10.1 Hot swapping not supported on programming headers and PCIe connector Hot swapping is not supported on the programming headers (J15 and 16) and on the PCIe Connector (CON1). UG0786 User Guide Revision 1.0...
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