DirectCores

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Installing IP Cores and Drivers User's Guide

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8/2010

Register Your Design

If you are using either a DirectCore or a CompanionCore in your design, don't forget to Register Your Design so you can stay up to date on any enhancements, changes or new device support for your core by visiting the Registration Page. (Note: the Registration Page link is also accessible from the IP Search results).

Access to Firmware Drivers

Many DirectCores feature hardware drivers accessible through the Firmware Catalog Tool. The Firmware Catalog streamlines locating and generating firmware drivers that are compatible with Intellectual Property (IP) cores used in Microsemi FPGA designs. For the SmartFusion2 design flow, the designer does not need to determine which firmware must be selected and generated. SmartDesign searches the design for instantiated IP and automatically presents the appropriate firmware.Visit the Firmware Catalog web page to see how this tool simplifies the use of IP Cores in embedded processor designs.

CompanionCores

CompanionCore Partners Create Specialized IP Cores

Our CompanionCore Partners use their specialized knowledge of complex systems to craft specialized IP Cores that support targeted market requirements. Look for complete IP solutions optimized for Microsemi devices for many applications in Security, Video, Bus interface and Digital Signal Processing. CompanionCores augment Microsemi's extensive suite of DirectCore IP Cores and along with our easy to use IP integration tool flow dramatically simplify IP-centric system implementation. CompanionCores By Function Function Examples Connectivity CAN, CANFD, PCIE, VME DSP FFT, JPEG, RS, DVBMOD Memory Controller SDRAMDDR, Flash, SD Processor 80188, 80186, LEON3, 6809 Security MD5, ARC4, RNG, ZUC, AES, SHA, 802.1ae (MACSec) Error Correction RS New CompanionCore Partners  The following CompanionCore partners are recent additions to the Microsemi CompanionCore program. Learn more about their capabilities and offerings on their associated company page. Partner Specialization Example Core Eureka Technologies Storage EP563, EP553 Alma Technologies Video Processing H264-HP-E, H264-MP-E, H264-BP-E Imaging JPEG2K-E, UHT-JPEG-E, JPEG-E, JPEG-E-X, JPEG-D, JPEG-D-X, JPEGLS-E, LJPEG-E, LJPEG-D Security AES-C, AES-P, AES-GSM128, MD5, SHA1, SHA256 Flash Controller SPI-MEM-CTRL inicore Serial Communications CANmodule-IIIx New Wave DV Storage Interfaces Fibre Channel Northwest Logic Standard Bus Interconnect PCI Express 3.0 Featured CompanionCore IP From A2E Technologies  The H.264 Encoder/Decoder from A2E Technologies provides an optimal combination of performance and small size so that a single core is capable of compressing or decompressing 1080p30 video in a Microsemi device. Supports an IP Camera implementation in a single low-cost Microsemi device Fully ITU-T H.264 Spec. compatible 8-12 bit bus widths 4096 x 4096 resolutions and can be expanded with multiple cores. Supports simultaneous encoding of multiple streams of arbitrary sizes and compression ratios New CompanionCore IP Offerings  Some of the other new additions to our CompanionCore IP Core portfolio include: Athena AES-200 Crypto Processor Athena EC Ultra, Crypto Elliptic Curve Processor Athena SHA-2 Crypto Processor CAST JPEG-D Video Decoder CAST LIN 2.0 Controller inicore CANmodule-IIIx, Complete CAN Controller inicore CANmodule-IIx, Complete CAN Controller inicore VMESCmodule, Complete Slave Controller Northwest Logic PCI Express Expresso 3.0 Northwest Logic PCI Express Expresso 3.0 DMA Bridge Online Search Tool You can use our Online IP Search Tool to find just the function you need. Search by Device, Function, Market or Provider. List All: All DirectCores, or All CompanionCores Search All Cores Microsemi Partner Program Microsemi's Partner Program is a cooperative effort between Microsemi and independent third-party Intellectual Property (IP) core developers. The CompanionCore program offers a wide selection of synthesizable IP cores that are licensed, supported, and maintained directly by the partners. CompanionCores are compatible with Microsemi's suite of internal and third-party development tools. CompanionCores enable system designers to leverage proven, pre-built IP cores optimized for Microsemi devices, streamlining the design process, shortening time-to-market, and reducing design costs and risks. For more information on CompanionCores or the Partner Program, contact soc_marketing@microsemi.com. Ordering CompanionCore Products CompanionCore IP products can be purchased directly from Microsemi's third-party IP partners. There are a number of licensing models available, frequently including evaluation licenses. Contact the partners directly for information on pricing, licensing terms and technical support. For more information, please contact your local Microsemi Sales office or our IP partners directly.	Gold Partners         Silver Partners Cobham Gaisler AB Alma Technologies Digital Core Design eInfochips  Eureka Technology Helion Technology Ltd. IP Cores, Inc. Secure-IC

Design Examples

Microsemi offers many reference designs and design examples for use with FPGA and SoC FPGA devices, to help begin your next design. 

Motor Control IP & Reference Designs 

Microsemi offers modular and comprehensive IP portfolio and solution for Multi-axis deterministic motor control applications. The rich library of IP provide for quick and easy implementation, optimized to leverage FPGA advantages. The IPs are available as MATLAB models, Encrypted design projects (Libero) and VHDL code for FPGA.

Imaging and Video Design Examples

Microsemi Imaging solutions meet the demands of automotive, consumer, medical, and industrial applications focused on low-power image capturing, processing, and display capabilities.

Transceivers

Microsemi provides a comprehensive high-speed serial interface solution comprising of configurable functional blocks, IPs and reference designs. The high-speed serial interface block, also known as Serializer/De-serializer interface (SERDESIF) integrates several functional blocks to support multiple high speed serial protocols like PCIe, Gbe, XAUI and JESD204B.

DSP

Microsemi's digital signal processing (DSP) solution comprises of IP cores, Reference designs, Application notes, Tutorials and hardware Kits. These resources are designed to easily implement the DSP based applications using the SmartFusion2 and IGLOO2 devices.

Mi-V Embedded Ecosystem

Microsemi offers Embedded Processing solutions for high performance and high reliability applications using low-power SoC FPGAs and FPGAs. The solution includes a comprehensive development environment to build embedded solutions using hard core and soft core processors.

Memory

Microsemi's Memory Solutions enable designers to easily interface external memories to the FPGA and SoC FPGAs and effectively utilize the memory resources available within these devices.SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2 FPGAs can support a wide range of external memories through the hard IP based high-performance Memory Controllers available on-chip or implemented in the FPGA fabric.

Mikroprojekt HMI Solution 

The SmartFusion2 HMI KIT is an intelligent display module based on Microsemi's SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA which enables easy design and deployment of touch screen GUIs. It is designed for use with Mikroprojekt's IQ Editor and already integrates Mikroprojekt's HMI solutions, guaranteeing a pre-validated and high reliability HMI module.

Nine Ways Industrial Connectivity Solutions

Nine Ways NetFusion is an industrially deployed, all-in-one development product that is 1G Ethernet based, using Microsemi's new FPGA to create designs to allow a wealth of legacy comms and infrastructure to connect with high-speed Ethernet and USB.

Getting Started

It's Easy to Get Started with Microsemi IP Cores

All Microsemi IP Cores, either DirectCores or CompanionCores, are accessed by Libero via an automatically managed 'vault'. IP Cores are easily added to your design and configured within Libero SoC.

Adding IP Cores to the Vault
All IP Cores are accessed via the vault and the default method is for Libero to keep the vault up to date automatically via a web connection.

• If your computer has access to the web, Libero automatically locates, manages and updates IP Cores used in your design. It's that easy.
• If your computer doesn't have access to the web, you can download the vault (as a zip file) to another computer. Then just move it to the target computer and install it in Libero SoC by simply unzipping the file and placing it in the proper vault folder. A complete description of this process is available HERE.

Adding Purchased IP Cores
When you purchase IP Cores they are added to your IP Catalog by using the process described by the IP Core provider.

• Most providers use an encryption system for protecting their IP and Microsemi tools support this standard process.
• Once your purchased IP Cores are added to your catalog you can access them as you would any other of your IP Core. Catalogs can even be shared within a design team or company.

Using IP Cores Within Libero SoC
Once cores are accessible from the vault it is easy to add them to a design using the Libero SoC Tool suite.

• Cores are selected from the vault and 'dropped' onto the Libero design canvas.
• IP Cores with standard interfaces can use the intelligent interconnect capability within Libero SoC to quickly connect all signals to the desired blocks with the same standard interface.

Intellectual Property Core Information and Resources

All Intellectual Property Core related information and resources are listed below. You will find links to all the IP Core related web pages and documents to make it easy to find just what you need to accelerate your IP Core-centric Microsemi FPGA and SoC FPGA implementations.

IP Core Search Related Resources

All IP cores are combined in a database to allow easy searching for your needs.

• Search All IP Cores - enter search parameters
• List All IP Cores
• List all Direct Cores
• List all Companion Cores

Still can't find what you are looking for? Please send a request to soc_marketing@microsemi.com

IP Related Documents

A complete list of all IP Related documents is given below.

Backgrounders

Microsemi IP Cores Accelerate the Development Cycle and Lower Development Costs

320KB

10/2014

Application Notes

AC409:Connecting User Logic to AXI Interfaces of High-Performance Communication Blocks-SmartFusion2		2 MB	7/2014
AC333: Connecting User Logic to the SmartFusion Microcontroller Subsystem App Note		872 KB	2/2012

User's Guides & Manuals

Microsemi Configurators and Drivers User's Guides These user guides cover each specific peripheral configurator and driver within the MSS and delivered through Libero SoC. View the Documents tab of your respective family for a list of the peripheral documents. SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs IGLOO2 FPGAs SmartFusion SoC FPGAs
Installing IP Cores and Drivers Users Guide		311KB	8/2010
Libero SoC Secure IP Flow User Guide		2 MB	4/2014
Libero® SoC Installation and Set-up in Environments that Do Not Maintain an Internet Connection		1 MB	1/2011
SmartGen Cores Reference Guide for Libero SoC		333KB	1/2014
Download Stand Alone Vault Instructions- Knowledge Base Web Page			7/2014
Using DirectCore in Libero IDE v8.4		432KB	8/2008

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