Arrow and Microsemi PolarFire FPGA Workshop

      

Arrow and Microsemi are hosting a series of hands-on workshops featuring Microsemi's latest PolarFire Mid Range FPGA and Arrow’s new low cost Everest Development Kit.

Join Arrow Electronics and Microsemi to learn about Microsemi’s FPGAs. During these hands-on workshops where you will be utilizing Arrow’s new low cost development kit to work through FPGA hardware and software flows.

You will need to bring a laptop PC with the required tools installed prior to attending the workshop.
Please follow the Installation Instructions before arriving to the workshop.

Note: It may take up to 48 hours to be granted access to some of the required tools.

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Agenda:

08:45 am – 09:00 am  Welcome/Check In

09:00 am – 10:15 am
– Introductions - Overviews of Microsemi, PolarFire FPGAs, and Development Tools.

10:15 am – 12:00 am
– Labs as listed below. Labs can be done in any order.

12:00 pm – 01:00 pm    Lunch break

01:00 pm – 04:30 pm
– Labs as listed below. Labs can be done in any order.

04:30 pm   Questions and Answers

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Workshop Lab Details:

Lab 1: Introduction to Libero
– Creating a Libero project
– Implementing the design
– Simulating
– Programming and Debugging

Lab 2:  RISC-V
– Walk through a RISC-V design
– Program and test the PF boards

Lab 3:  JESD204B
– Build a JESD204 processor system
– Programming and testing the system.

Lab 4:    Low Power Lab
– Use Libero’s SmartPower to see and change static and dynamic power
– Use the Power spreadsheet to see power

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Event locations:

05/15 Wisconsin — 400 N Executive Dr, Brookfield, WI 53005

05/17 Chicago  — 1162 Spring Lake Dr, Itasca, IL 60143

05/24 Florida — 300 Colonial Center Parkway   Suite 170    Lake Mary, Florida 32746 

05/29 Vancouver — Arrow Burnaby- 4946 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5G 4H7 

05/31 Calgary — Sheraton Cavalier Calgary Hotel 2620 32 Ave NE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T1Y 6B8 

06/05 Ottawa — Brookstreet Hotel 525 Legget Dr, Kanata, ON K2K 2W2

06/12 Austin — 1908 Kramer Ln Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758 

06/19 Seattle — 3380 146th Pl SE #301, Bellevue, WA 98007 

06/21 Minneapolis — 10900 Nesbitt Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55437 

09/18 Los Angeles — 20935 Warner Center Ln, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 

09/20 Orange County — 26632 Towne Centre Dr #100, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610

10/04 Rochester — 1000 Pittsford Victor Rd #205, Pittsford, NY 14534 

10/16 San Jose — 1732 N 1st St #300, San Jose, CA 95112 

10/25 Winnipeg, MB — Hilton Winnipeg Airport Suites, 1800 Wellington Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

11/01 Toronto, ON — 171 Superior Blvd, Mississauga, ON L5T 2L6, Canada 

11/08 Boston — 4 Technology Dr, Peabody, MA 01960 

11/13 New Jersey — 90 East Halsey Road Ste 114, NJ 07054 

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