Introduction

Good board design practices are required to achieve expected performance from both PCBs and PolarFire^® SoC devices. High-quality and reliable results depend on minimizing noise levels, preserving signal integrity, meeting impedance and power requirements, and using appropriate transceiver protocols. These guidelines must be treated as a supplement to the standard board-level design practices.

This document is intended for readers who are familiar with the PolarFire SoC device, experienced in digital board design, and know about the electrical characteristics of systems. It discusses power supplies, high-speed interfaces, various control interfaces, and the associated peripheral components of PolarFire SoC FPGAs.