The board HES-MPF500-M2S150 includes one Microchip PolarFire MPF500T FPGA logic module and one SmartFusion2 M2S150 SoC host module featuring ARM Cortex-M3. The board features a unique integration of a Microchip SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA and PolarFire FPGA.
Available onboard external memory resources include DDR4 SODIMM slot and 2x 8Gb DDR3 memory (16Gb total). The board contains PCIe x4 interface switchable between FPGA and SoC modules and two QSFP+ connectors for high-bandwidth low-latency communications. The FMC connector compliant with ANSI/VITA 57.1 standard provides easy extensibility which can be used by Aldec FMC HPC connectors.
M2S150 | MPF500T | |
Logic Elements (4LUT + DFF) |
146K | 481K |
Math Blocks (18x18 MACC) |
240 | 1480 |
Total RAM Mbits |
4.488 | 33 |
Transceivers |
16 | 24 |
I/O |
574 | 584 |
Clocking is provided by oscillators and PLLs. Dedicated oscillators are connected directly to the FPGA devices as well as onboard PLLs. The onboard PLLs provide any-frequency common clocks for both FPGA devices and dedicated any-frequency clocks to the MPF500T to accommodate a variety of applications. Clocking can also be provided through the FMC connector through thirteen (13) differential clock inputs to the MPF500T.
The board is connected to a workstation or server through the board’s PCIe x4 edge connector. A wide variety of interfaces are available to be connected to the FPGA devices.
MPF500T PolarFire | M2S150 SmartFusion2 |
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Aldec provides HES.Proto-AXI software package with necessary documentation and design examples for the board. For quick bring-up of host connection, Aldec provides ready to use image of the embedded Linux for M2S150 device and standalone examples of peripheral usage in MPF500T device. Power is supplied by a standard 6-pin PCIe power cable.
Devices Resources
Clocking
Memory
High Speed Interfaces
Power