1.2 PolarFire® SoC MSS Configurator v2024.2 Welcome Page

The PolarFire® SoC Microprocessor Subsystem (MSS) Configurator is a software tool to configure the PolarFire SoC microprocessor subsystem. The MSS configuration is imported by the Libero® SoC Design Suite in the FPGA design flow and SoftConsole in the embedded design flow.

Getting Started

  • To start configuring a new MSS subsystem, select New from the project menu.
  • To open an existing configuration file (.cfg), select Open from the project menu.
  • To save the current configuration of the MSS subsystem, select Save or Save As from the project menu.
  • To generate the MSS component file (.cxz), select Generate from the project menu after configuring the MSS subsystem. The MSS component file can be imported into Libero SoC tool. MSS configuration (.cfg) file will also be generated along with XML file.
  • To close the current configuration file (.cfg) select Close from the project menu.
    Important: The current configuration file needs to be closed before starting a new configuration.

Working Modes

  • Batch Mode: PolarFire SoC MSS Configurator tool can be executed in batch mode. For example:
    pfsoc_mss -GENERATE -CONFIGURATION_FILE:<absolute or relative path for configuration file name (.cfg)> -OUTPUT_DIR:<absolute or relative path for output directory> -EXPORT_HDL:<true/false> -LOGFILE:<absolute or relative path for logfile file name>
    Important: The argument -GENERATE must be specified to generate the MSS component and the XML file in batch mode. -EXPORT_HDL and -LOGFILE are optional arguments.
  • GUI Mode: PolarFire SoC MSS Configurator tool can be opened in the graphical user interface (GUI) mode for a particular configuration file. For example:
    pfsoc_mss -CONFIGURATION_FILE:<absolute or relative path for configuration file name (.cfg)>

More Information

Libero SoC Design Suite Help Documentation

  • For Release Notes, Known issues, and Limitations, see Libero SoC Design Suite Release Notes.
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