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 www.microchip.com/en-us/development-tool/VIDEO-DC-DP.

The following figures show 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 the 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
SW6OFF

User slide switch

Default position: Off

J2012V 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 of the PolarFire Video kit.
  2. Connect the DisplayPort cable to the DisplayPort Tx on the DisplayPort FMC daughter card.
  3. Connect the Host PC and the video kit, using the USB mini cable, through J12 on the video kit.
  4. Connect the 12V power supply cable to the J20 onboard DC jack on the video kit.
  5. Ensure that the jumper settings on the video kit are correctly configured according to the preceding table.
  6. Power-up the board using the SW4 slide switch.
  7. After the powering up, program the PolarFire Video kit device. For more information, see the Programming the PolarFire Device using FlashPro Express section.
Once the PolarFire device is programmed, the live feed will start streaming the camera video data.