Installation and Settings
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Installation and Settings
This section provides information about the software and hardware settings required to run the
pre-programmed demo design on the PolarFire Splash Board.
3.1
Software Settings
Download and install the latest release of Microsemi Libero
®
SoC PolarFire software from the Microsemi
website, and register for a free one-year Gold License to the Libero software. The Libero SoC PolarFire
installer includes FlashPro5 drivers. For instructions about installing Libero SoC PolarFire and
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
.
3.2
Hardware Settings
This section provides information about jumper settings, switches, LEDs, and DIP switches on the
PolarFire Splash Board.
3.2.1
Jumper Settings
Connect the jumpers according to the settings specified in the following table.
Table 3 •
Jumper Settings
Jumper
Description
Pin
Default Setting
J5, J6, J7,
J8, and J9
Jumpers to select the
PolarFire JTAG or A2F
JTAG
Close pin 1 and 2 for programming the power sequence
and monitoring chip through the FTDI.
Close pin 2 and 3 for programming the PolarFire FPGA
through FTDI.
Always retain the default jumper setting.
Open
Closed
J11
Jumper to select the
external JTAG or the
on-board FTDI chip for
programming the
PolarFire device
Close pin 1 and 2 for programming through the FTDI chip.
Open pin 1 and 2 for programming through an external
FlashPro4 or FlashPro5 device.
Closed
J10
Jumper to select
between FTDI chip or
external SPI Flash to
program the device
Close pin 1 and 2 for programming through the external
SPI flash.
If J10 is open, it allows SPI slave programming using the
FTDI chip. However, this feature is not available in
PolarFire devices yet. It is expected to be supported in
future releases.
Open
J3
Jumper to select the
core voltage
Close pin 1 and 2 for 1.05 V.
Open pin 1 and 2 for 1.0 V.
Open
J4
Jumper to select the
on-board slide switch
or remote power
ON/OFF
Close pin 1 and 2 for manual power switching using SW1.
Close pin 2 and 3 for remote power switching using the
GPIO capability of the A2F200M3F-1FGG256I chip.
Closed
Open
