NOEL-PF

The NOEL-V RISC-V processor and the GRLIB IP library have support for Microchip PolarFire FPGAs. We provide prebuilt bitstreams of the Microchip PolarFire FPGA Splash Kit. These bitstreams are intended for evaluation of software running on a NOEL-V RISC-V SoC.

The IP library support consists of a techmap layer that wraps specific technology elements such as memory macros and pads. GRLIB also contains template designs for developments boards such as the PolarFire FPGA Splash Kit and infrastructure that automatically  builds project files for Libero SoC and synthesis tools such as Mentor Precision Hi-Rel and Synopsys Synplify Premier.

To evaluate the example bitfiles the following items are required:

• PolarFire FPGA Splash Kit
• Workstation with GNU/Linux or Microsoft Windows
• Microchip software to program FPGA
• Bitstreams, available further down on this page
• GRMON debug monitor - GRMON evaluation version (3.2.16 or later required)