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Asymmetric Multiprocessing (AMP)

PolarFire SoC FPGAs Enable Deterministic Asymetric Multiprocessing (AMP) Linux® Applications

Safety-critical systems, system control and security applications need the flexibility of the Linux Operating System (OS) and the determinism of real-time systems to control hardware. Typical Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) implementations may offer the flexibility of a rich operating system but are terrible for running real-time systems needing deterministic performance.

SMP on Arm® Cortex®-A Class Processor

ISR Execution Times Vary Significantly

PolarFire SoC FPGAs feature a multi-core Linux-capable processor that is coherent with the memory subsystem, allowing a versatile mix of deterministic real-time systems and the Linux OS in a single multi-core CPU cluster. PolarFire SoC FPGAs create high-performance and hard real-time systems.

High-Performance Real-Time Applications

PolarFire SoC FPGAs enable AMP systems that can run a real-time application at maximum performance while also running the Linux OS. This solution offers a high-performing system that is not fully deterministic.

Hard Real-Time AMP

PolarFire SoC FPGAs also enable fully deterministic real-time applications alongside the Linux OS that execute on time, every time.

Hard Real-Time AMP on PolarFire® SoC FPGAs

ISR Execution Is Deterministic