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Overview
PolarFire® SoC Discovery Kit is an open-source development platform powered by a quad-core 64-bit RISC-V processor with Linux support and 95K FPGA logic elements, delivering rich connectivity and onboard programming for rapid prototyping and embedded innovation.
Resources:
| Kit Documentation |
| For hardware instructions, see Discovery Kit Hardware User Guide |
| For board design files, refer PolarFire SoC Discovery Kit Board File |
| For detailed schematics, refer PolarFire SoC Discovery Kit Schematics |
| Pre Programmed FIR Filter demo |
| To get started with the Discovery kit, refer QuickStart Guide PDF/HTML |
| Get started with Discovery Kit with our YouTube Video guide Using the Discovery Kit |
| For the PolarFire SoC DSP FIR Filter Demo App Note and Design Files, refer AN5165 |
| For PolarFire SoC FPGA Discovery Kit GUI, refer GUI Installer |
| Get started with PolarFire SoC FPGA designs using the Libero SoC |
| To implement PolarFire SoC FPGA designs leveraging the Libero SoC, refer AN5282 |
| Libero SoC Design Suite: Download here |
| To help set up your Libero SoC refer Libero User Guide |
| Implementing BareMetal examples in MSS(Microprocessor Subsystem) |
| For implementing BareMetal examples, visit the PolarFire SoC Github repository |
| PolarFire SoC Discovery Kit Reference Design |
| PolarFire SoC Bare Metal Examples |
| YouTube video PolarFire SoC Bare Metal Example |
| Running Linux |
| For a Yocto Linux build system refer: PolarFire-soc-yocto-bsp |
| Running AMP in MSS (Microprocessor Subsystem) |
| For Asymmetric Multiprocessing (AMP) references, refer PolarFire SoC AMP Examples |
| For AMP documentation, refer AMP on PolarFire SoC |
| Others Resources |
| For PolarFire SoC Knowledge based articles, see PFSoC-Knowledge-Base-articles |
| Step-by-Step Beginner Guide: Getting Started with the PolarFire SoC Discovery Kit |
| For information on the processor subsystem in PolarFire SoC, refer Reference Manual |
Main Features of the Kit are:
- PolarFire SoC FPGA with 95K LEs (MPFS095T-1FCSG325E )
- Four 64-bit RISC-V cores
- One GB main memory
- One Gigabit Ethernet
- Three UART
- One micro-SD interface
- Form factor 4.1'' x 3.3''
Other features include :
Power Supply |
via USB Type-C® |
FPGA |
MPFS095T-1FCSG325E |
Programming |
Embedded FP5 |
Memory |
DDR4 x 16 (One GB) |
Storage |
microSD connector |
USB-UART |
Three UART ports |
Ethernet |
One Gb - Single Port |
Raspberry Pi™ Connector |
Yes |
mikroBUS™ connector |
Yes |
Raspberry PI, MIPI® RX Connector |
Yes |
Debug-Pushbuttons |
Two |
Debug-LEDs |
Eight |
DIP switches |
Eight dip switches for debug |
REFCLK |
Yes |
7 segment Display |
Eight-digit dedicated display |
- PolarFire SoC Discovery Kit Board
- PolarFire SoC Discovery Kit Quickstart Card
- USB 2.0 Cable C Male to C Male
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