Upgrade BeagleV-Fire Gateware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1.1 Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1.2 Connect to BeagleV-Fire Linux Command Line Interface 5.1.3 Gateware Upgrade Linux Commands . . . . . . . . . . Flashing gateware and Linux image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2.1 Programming & Debug tools installation . . . . . . . . . 5.2.2 Flashing gateware image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2.3 Flashing eMMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Microchip FPGA Tools Installation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3.1 Install Libero . . . . . . ....

BeagleV®-Fire is a revolutionary SBC powered by the Microchip’s PolarFire® MPFS025T RISC-V System on Chip (SoC) with FPGA fabric. BeagleV®-Fire opens up new horizons for developers, tinkerers, and the open-source community to explore the vast potential of RISC-V architecture and FPGA technology. It has the same P8 & P9 cape header pins as BeagleBone Black allowing you to stack your favorite BeagleBone cape on top to expand it’s capability. Built around the powerful and energy-efficient RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA) along with its versatile FPGA fabric, BeagleV®-Fire SBC offers unparalleled...

Introduction BeagleV®-Fire is a revolutionary SBC powered by the Microchip’s PolarFire® MPFS025T System on Chip (SoC) with 4x RV64GC Application cores, 1x RV64IMAC monitor/boot core, and FPGA fabric. BeagleV®-Fire opens up new horizons for developers, tinkerers, and the open-source community to explore the vast potential of RISC-V architecture and FPGA technology. It has the same P8 & P9 cape header pins as BeagleBone Black allowing you to stack your favourite BeagleBone cape on top to expand it’s capability. Built around the powerful and energy-efficient RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA)...

Fig. 1.1: BeagleV-Fire P8 cape header pinout

Fig. 1.2: BeagleV-Fire P9 cape header pinout

1x M.2 Key E, support 2.4GHz/5GHz WiFi module • PHY: Realtek RTL8211F-VD-CG Gigabit Ethernet phy • Connector: integrated magnetics RJ-45 • Connectivity: Flash/programming support Other connectors • 1x SYZYGY High speed connector • microSD card slot • CSI connector compatible with BeagleBone AI-64, BeagleV-Ahead, Raspberry Pi Zero / CM4 (22-pin) 1.3.1 Front components location

P8 & P9 cape header 2GB RAM 16GB eMMC CSI UART debug header Reset button User button User LEDs GigaBit Ethernet Barrel jack USB C Description Power (Board ON) indicator MPFS025T SoC JTAG debug port Gigabit IEEE 802.11 Ethernet PHY Expansion headers for BeagleBone capes. 2GB (1Gb x 16)- 1866MHz 3733Mbps, LPDDR4 Kingston 16GB eMMC Flash storage 22pin MIPI Camera connectors PCIE M.2 Key E connector 6 pin UART debug header Press to reset BeagleV-Fire board (MPFS025T SoC) User defined (custom) action button 12x user programmabkle LEDs to show various board status during boot. 1Gb/s Wired internet...

When you purchase a brand new BeagleV-Fire, In the box you'll get: Tip: For board files, 3D model, and more, you can checkout BeagleV-Fire repository on OpenBeagle. To connect BeagleV-Fire board to PC via USB Type C receptacle you need a USB type C cable. Connection guide for the same is shown below: Tip: To get a USB type C cable you can checkout links below: 2.4.1 Flash the latest image on eMMC Note: Some tested devices that are working good includes: 1. Adafruit CP2102N Friend - USB to Serial Converter 2. Raspberry Pi Debug Probe Kit for Pico and RP2040

Fig. 2.2: BeagleV-Fire tethered connection Chapter 2. Quick Start

To access a BeagleV-Fire serial debug console you can connected a USB to UART to your board as shown below: Fig. 2.3: BeagleV-Fire UART debug port connection To see the board boot log and access your BeagleV-Fire’s console you can use application like tio to access the console. If you are using Linux your USB to UART converter may appear as /dev/ttyUSB. It will be different for Mac and Windows operatig systems. To find serial port for your system you can checkout this guide. [lorforlinux@fedora ~] $ tio /dev/ttyUSB0 tio v2.5 Press ctrl-t q to quit Connected 2.6 Demos and Tutorials • How to retrieve...

Chapter 2. Quick Start

Design & specifications If you want to know how BeagleV-Fire board is designed and what are it’s high-level specifications then this chapter is for you. We are going to discuss each hardware design element in detail and provide high-level device specifications in a short and crisp form as well. Tip: For hardware design files and schematic diagram you can checkout BeagleV-Fire GitLab repository: https://git.beagleboard.org/beaglev-fire/beaglev-fire Fig. 3.1: System block diagram

3.2 System on Chip (SoC)3.3 Power management3.4 General Connectivity and Expansion 3.4.1 USB-C port 3.4.2 P8 & P9 cape header pins 3.5.1 User LEDs and Power LED 3.5.2 User and reset button 14 Chapter 3. Design & specifications

USBO DATA! I2C1_SCL | I2C1_SDA ’UART0_RXD U ART0_TXD ADC_SCK ADC_CSn | ADC_MOSl ADC_MBO 16 Chapter 3. Design & specifications

3.9.1 UART debug port 3.9.2 JTAG debug port 3.7. Memory, Media and Data storage 17

Reverse polarity protection Fig. 3.10: DC 5V input 18 Chapter 3. Design & specifications

Fig. 3.16: VCC 3V3 20 Chapter 3. Design & specifications

Table 3.1: Dimensions & weight Parameter Values

Power Switch 22 Chapter 3. Design & specifications

Fig. 3.22: Cape header voltage level translator Cl 19

Tactile Switch 24 Chapter 3. Design & specifications

VDDQllS VDDQ 16 VDDQ 17 Fig. 3.30: EMMC flash storage 26 Chapter 3. Design & specifications

Fig. 3.35: UART debug header Fig. 3.36: JTAG debug header 28 Chapter 3. Design & specifications

Expansion 4.1 Cape Headers The expansion interface on the board is comprised of two headers P8 (46 pin) & P9 (46 pin). All signals on the expansion headers are 3.3V unless otherwise indicated. Note: Do not connect 5V logic level signals to these pins or the board will be damaged. Note: DO NOT APPLY VOLTAGE TO ANY I/O PIN WHEN POWER IS NOT SUPPLIED TO THE BOARD. IT WILL DAMAGE THE PROCESSOR AND VOID THE WARRANTY. NO PINS ARE TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL AFTER THE SYS_RESET LINE GOES HIGH. The following tables show the pinout of the P8 expansion header. The gateware image is responsible for setting the function...