Microsemi AFS600-FG256 Fusion Starter Kit User Guide

AFS600-FG256 Fusion Starter Kit
User Guide

AFS600-FG256 Fusion Starter Kit

Kit Contents—AFS-EVAL-KIT

Overview

The Fusion® Starter Kit contains basic requirements for fully experimenting with SoC Products Groups Fusion Analog mixed signal FPGA capabilities. The starter kit includes all I/Os connected to headers that can be connected to an external system and isolated from other components on the board.
The Fusion architecture provides access to a one-chip flash FPGA solution containing both analog and digital components, including a built-in flash drive.

Jumper Settings

There are several special jumpers and pins on the starter kit that need attention. Select the appropriate jumper settings for your design. Function and location of each jumper is available in the Fusion Starter Kit User’s Guide. See the Documentation Resources section for more information.
Before powering up the board for running demo design, make sure the jumpers are in the following positions.

Running the Demo Design

To test the board, you can program the board with the demo design. The programming file for the demo can be downloaded from the Fusion Starter Kit Quick start Card on the Fusion Starter Kit page. See the Documentation Resources section for more information.
The demo design configures the ADC input channels to sample the voltage and current provided to different loads, and the temperature from an on-board temperature sensor. Single-color LEDs and LCD are used to demonstrate the voltage levels, and a tricolour LED is used to indicate the different temperature levels with different colors.
After successful programming, the LCD shows “FUSION” after board power-up. The following table lists the different functionalities of the potentiometer, LEDs, and switches on the Fusion evaluation board for the demo design.

On-Board Devices and Functions

V–5 V.
LED D5| When AV0 > 1.5 V, D5 lights up.
LED D6| When AV0 > 2.5 V, D6 lights up.
LED D7| When AV0 > 3.3 V, D7 lights up.
LED D8| When AV0 > 4.5 V, D8 lights up.
Switch SW7| When depressed, the PUB pad is grounded to power up the voltage regulator.
Switch SW6| When depressed, generates a ‘1’ to reset the 2-bit counter.
Switch SW5| When depressed, generates a clock pulse to the 2-bit counter.
Switch SW4| When depressed, shows the AFS600 core current on the LCD.
Switch SW3| When depressed, shows the AFS600 core voltage on the LCD.
Switch SW2| When depressed, shows the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor on the LCD.
Switch SW1| When depressed, shows the potentiometer output voltage on the LCD.
Tricolor LED U1| When temperature AT > 20 °C, the LED lights up blue.
Tricolor LED U1| When temperature AT > 30 °C, the LED lights up green.
Tricolor LED U1| When temperature AT > 40 °C, the LED lights up red.

Software and Licensing

Libero® SoC Design Suite offers high productivity with its comprehensive, easy-to-learn, easy-to-adopt development tools for designing with Microsemi’s low power Flash FPGAs and SoC. The suite integrates industry standard Synopsys Synplify Pro® synthesis and Mentor Graphics ModelSim® simulation with best-in- class constraints management and debug capabilities.
Download the latest Libero SoC release
www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/design-resources/design-software/libero- soc#downloads
Generate a Libero Silver license for your kit
www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/design- resources/licensing
Documentation Resources
For more information about the Fusion Starter Kit, including user’s guides, tutorials, and design examples, see the documentation at
www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/design-resources/devkits/fusion/fusion- starter-kit#documents.
Support
Technical support is available online at www.microsemi.com/soc/support and by email at [email protected]
Microsemi sales offices, including representatives and distributors, are located worldwide.
To find your local representative, go to http://www.microsemi.com/salescontacts

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References

• Microsemi | Semiconductor & System Solutions | Power Matters
• Libero® SoC Design Suite Versions 2022.3 to 12.0 | Microchip Technology
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• Global Sales and Distribution | Microchip Technology
• Libero® SoC Design Suite Versions 2023.1 to 12.0 | Microchip Technology

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