1.7 Programming the Device

The following steps describe how to program the device on a PolarFire Evaluation Kit.

  1. Ensure that the following jumper settings are followed.

    Important: Power-down the board before making the jumper connections.
    Table 1-2. Jumper Settings For Evaluation Kit
    JumperDescription
    J46Short pin 1 and 2 to set the Reference Clock to 125 MHz on-board oscillator
    J18, J19, J20, J21, and J22Short pin 2 and 3 to program the PolarFire FPGA through FTDI
    J28Short pin 1 and 2 to program through the on-board FlashPro5
    J4Short pin 1 and 2 for manual power switching using SW3
    J17Short pin 1 and 2
    J12Short pin 3 and 4 for 2.5V
  2. Connect the power supply cable to the J9 connector on the board.
  3. Connect the USB cable from the Host PC to the J5 connector (FTDI port) on the board.
  4. Power on the board using the SW3 slide-switch.
  5. Switch OFF the DIP1 switch.
  6. Connect TXN to RXN and TXP to RXP using two SMA to SMA cables, as shown in the following figure. The following figure shows the board setup.
    Figure 1-12. Board Setup (Evaluation kit)
  7. In the Design Flow window, select Run PROGRAM Action, as shown in the following figure. This programs the design into the device.
    Figure 1-13. Programming the Device