Microsemi M2GL-EVAL-KIT IGLOO2 FPGA Evaluation Kit User Guide

: June 5, 2024
: Microsemi

Table of Contents

Microsemi M2GL-EVAL-KIT IGLOO2 FPGA Evaluation Kit
Kit Contents—M2GL-EVAL-KIT
Overview
Hardware Features
Running the Demo
Programming
Jumper Settings
Software and Licensing
References
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Microsemi M2GL-EVAL-KIT IGLOO2 FPGA Evaluation Kit

Kit Contents—M2GL-EVAL-KIT

Quantity Description
1 IGLOO2 FPGA 12K LE M2GL010T-1FGG484 Evaluation Board
1 12 V, 2 A AC power adapter
1 FlashPro4 JTAG programmer
1 USB 2.0 A-Male to Mini-B cable
1 Quickstart card

Overview

The Microsemi IGLOO®2 FPGA Evaluation Kit makes it easier to develop embedded applications that involve motor control, system management, industrial automation, and high-speed serial I/O applications such as PCIe, SGMII, and user-customizable serial interfaces. The kit offers best-in-class feature integration coupled with the lowest power, proven security, and exceptional reliability. The board is also small form-factor PCIe-compliant, which allows quick prototyping and evaluation using any desktop PC or laptop with a PCIe slot. The kit enables you to:

Develop and test PCI Express Gen2 x1 lane designs
Test signal quality of the FPGA transceiver using the full-duplex SerDes SMA pairs
Measure the low power consumption of the IGLOO2 FPGA
Quickly create a working PCIe link with the included PCIe Control Plane Demo

Hardware Features

12K LE IGLOO2 FPGA in the FGG484 package (M2GL010T-1FGG484)
64 Mb SPI flash memory
512 Mb LPDDR
PCI Express Gen2 x1 interface
Four SMA connectors for testing the full-duplex SerDes channel
RJ45 interface for 10/100/1000 Ethernet
JTAG/SPI programming interface
Headers for I2C, SPI, and GPIOs
Push-button switches and LEDs for demo purposes
Current measurement test points

Running the Demo

The IGLOO2 FPGA Evaluation Kit is shipped with the PCI Express Control Plane demo preloaded. Instructions on running the demo design are available in the IGLOO2 FPGA Evaluation Kit PCIe Control Plane Demo user guide. See the Documentation Resources section for more information.

Programming

The IGLOO2 FPGA Evaluation Kit comes with a FlashPro4 programmer. Embedded programming with the IGLOO2 FPGA Evaluation Kit is also available, and it is supported by the Libero SoC v11.4 SP1 or later.

Jumper Settings

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 IGLOO2 FPGA Evaluation Kit, including user’s guides, tutorials, and design examples, see the documentation at www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/design-resources/dev-kits/igloo2/igloo2 -evaluation-kit#documentation.

Support
Technical support is available online at www.microsemi.com/soc/support and by email at soc_tech@microsemi.com
Microsemi sales offices, including representatives and distributors, are located worldwide. To find your local representative, go to www.microsemi.com/salescontacts