The Icicle Kit is the first development board for the groundbreaking PolarFire SoC, the world’s first FPGA and Linux-capable RISC-V system in a single chip. The Icicle Kit is based on Microchip’s PolarFire SoC (MPFS250T-FCVG484EES), which is a system-on-chip that combines the state-of-the-art PolarFire FPGA with a five-core RISC-V microprocessor.

Features & Specifications:

• PolarFire SoC (MPFS250T-FCVG484EES)
  • 600 MHz clock
  • 1 x RV64IMAC core by SiFive
  • 4 x RV64GC core by SiFive
  • 254K logic elements non-volatile fabric
  • 784 x math block (18 x 18)
  • 4 x 12.7 Gbps SERDES
  • Secure boot
• Memory
  • 2 GB LPDDR4 x 32
• Storage
  • 1 Gb SPI flash
  • 8 GB eMMC flash or SD card slot (multiplexed)
• Networking
  • 2 x Gigabit Ethernet
• Expansion Interfaces
  • Raspberry Pi-compatible 40-pin header
  • mikroBUS socket
  • PCIe gen2
  • Micro USB 2.0 Hi-Speed OTG
  • 4 x UART (via single micro USB)
  • 2 x CAN
  • SPI
  • I²C
• Power
  • 12 VDC / 5 A barrel jack input
  • On/off switch
  • I²C power monitor measuring four power rails
• User Interfaces
  • 4 x User push button
  • 4 x User LED
  • 4 x Power status LED
• Programming & Debugging
  • UART via micro USB
  • Onboard JTAG connector or embedded FlashPro6 (multiplexed)
  • 52 x test points

Package Includes:

• 1 x PolarFire SoC Icicle Kit