4 Setting Up the Hardware

Setting up the hardware involves verifying the jumper settings and interfacing the DisplayPort FMC (VIDEO-DC-DP) card with the PolarFire Video kit. For more information, see

The following figures shows the DisplayPort daughter card.

Figure 4-1. DisplayPort Daughter (FMC) Card—Front Side Image
Figure 4-2. DisplayPort Daughter (FMC) Card—Back Side Image
The following figure shows the hardware setup of the DisplayPort FMC with the PolarFire Video kit.
Figure 4-3. Setting up the Hardware
The following table lists the jumper and switch settings of PolarFire Video kit.
Table 4-1. Jumper and Switch Settings of PolarFire Video kit
Jumper and SwitchPositionDescription
J15Open (default)SPI Target and Initiator mode selection. By default, select SPI Initiator.
J14DisplayPort FMCDisplayPort FMC to be connected
J17Open100K PD for TRSTn
J19Pin 1 and 2 (default)Default: XCVR_VREF is connected to ground.
J28Pin 1 and 2 (default)Default: Programming through the FTDI.

J24 (For Video Kit Rev1)

J6 (For Video Kit Rev2)

Pin 1 and 3Default: VDDAUX4 voltage is set to 2.5V.
J25Pin 5 and 6Bank4 voltage which is set to 1.8V.
J36Pin 1 and 2 (default)Default: Board power-up through the SW4.
SW4OFF or ONPower On or Off slide switch
SW6OFFUser slide switch. Default position: Off.
J2012 Volts Input12V input to the board
J12USB-UARTUSB-UART mini cable
To set up the hardware, perform the following steps:
  1. Connect the DisplayPort daughter card to J14 of the FMC connector on the PolarFire Video kit.
  2. Connect the DisplayPort cable to the DisplayPort Rx on the DisplayPort FMC daughter card.
  3. Connect the Host PC and the video kit using the USB mini cable through the J12 on the video kit .
  4. Connect the HDMI cable from the monitor to the J1 (HDMI TX) port on the video kit.
  5. Connect the 12V power supply cable to the J20 onboard DC jack on the video kit.
  6. Ensure that the jumper settings on the video kit are correctly configured according to the preceding table.
  7. Power-up the board using the SW4 slide switch.
  8. After the powering up, program the PolarFire Video kit device. For more information, see Programming the PolarFire Device using FlashPro Express section.
  9. Once the PolarFire device is programmed, the test pattern generator will start streaming the video data.