M100PFS – POLARFIRE RISC-V SOC-FPGA MODULE

The M100PFS is based on the PolarFire SoC FPGA architecture by Microsemi and combines high-performance 64-bit RISC-V cores with outstanding FPGA technology. The platform integrates a hardened real-time, Linux capable, RISC-V-based MPU subsystem on the mid-range PolarFire FPGA family, bringing low power consumption, thermal efficiency and defence grade security to embedded systems.

The RISC-V CPU micro-architecture implementation is a simple 5 stage, single issue, in-order pipeline that doesn’t suffer from the Meltdown and Spectre exploits found in common out-of-order machines. All five CPU cores are coherent with the memory subsystem allowing a versatile mix of deterministic real time systems and Linux in a single multi-core CPU cluster.

Block Diagram

Features:

  • Microsemi PolarFire SoC FPGA
    • MPFS025T
      23KLE, 68 math blocks, 4x SERDES 12.5Gbit/s, 2x PCIe root port/end point
    • MPFS095T, available on request
      93KLE, 292 math blocks, 4x SERDES 12.5Gbit/s, 2x PCIe root port/end point
    • MPFS160T, available on request
      161KLE, 498 math blocks, 8x SERDES 12.5Gbit/s, 2x PCIe root port/end point
    • MPFS250T
      254KLE, 784 math blocks, 16x SERDES 12.5Gbit/s, 2x PCIe root port/end point
  • Quad 64-bit RV64GC cores, 667 MHz
  • 64-bit RV64IMAC monitor core, 667 MHz
  • Processor I/O
    • 2x Gigabit Ethernet
    • 1x USB 2.0 OTG
    • 1x MMC 5.1 SD/SDIO
    • 2x CAN 2.0 A and B
    • Execute in place Quad SPI flash controller
    • 5x multi-mode UARTs
    • 2x SPI, 2 I2C
    • RTC, GPIO
    • 5x watchdog timers
    • timers
  • Processor to FPGA Interconnect
    • 2 64-bit AXI4 processor-to-fabric interfaces
    • 3 64-bit AXI4 fabric-to-processor interfaces
    • 1 32-bit APB processor-to-fabric interface
  • 1/2/4 GByte LPDDR4 RAM dedicated to the HMS
  • 1/2/4 GByte LPDDR4 RAM dedicated to the FPGA
  • 32 Mbit NOR Flash
  • 4 – 64 GByte eMMC memory
  • Clock distribution
  • default configuration:
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • UART
    • CAN
    • SPI
    • IΒ²C
    • USB
  • single 3,3V supply
  • size 74mmx42mm
  • 2 x Samtec QSH-090-01-F-D-A board-to-board interconnect

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