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
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Still can't find what you are looking for? Please send a request to fpga_marketing@microchip.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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