15.1 Introduction

FlashPro Express is Microchip’s programming software tool designed from the ground up to address secured programming assurance in production programming house environments. FlashPro Express software supports PolarFire®, PolarFire SoC, SmartFusion® 2, IGLOO® 2, and RTG4™ in Windows® and Linux® OS environments, using the FlashPro Programmer hardware.

You can install FlashPro Express two ways:

  • Integrated with Libero- FlashPro Express installs automatically when Libero® is installed. FlashPro Express is used by Libero to perform the programming tasks for PolarFire, PolarFire SoC, SmartFusion 2, IGLOO 2, and RTG4, as part of the design flow.
  • Stand-alone- FlashPro Express is also available as a stand-alone installation. This installation method is primarily used for production programming or lab programming on machines that do not require a full version of Libero.

Supported Device Families

The following table lists the device families and their derivatives that FlashPro Express can program directly through Libero or by exporting a FlashPro Express job.

Table 15-1. Product Families and Derivatives Directly Supported by FlashPro Express
Device FamilyDescription
PolarFire®Lowest power, cost optimized mid-range solution.
PolarFire SoCLowest power, multi-core RISC-V SoC FPGA.
SmartFusion® 2Addresses fundamental requirements for advanced security, high reliability, and low power in critical industrial, military, aviation, communications, and medical applications.
IGLOO® 2Low-power mixed-signal programmable solution.
RTG4™Radiation-tolerant programmable solution.

For more information about FlashPro Express, see the Microchip Website .