User Guide

Emcraft Systems
Note: Refer to the
Microsemi web site for the Libero v11.1 minimum system
requirements. To increase the virtual address space that is available to the applications
on Windows 32-bit OS refer to
Known Issue SL5583.
5. networking.uImage - prebuilt Linux image ready to be loaded to the M2S-FG484 SOM
board;
6. linux-M2S-1.12.0.tar.bz2 - Linux SmartFusion2 software development environment,
including:
o U-Boot firmware;
o Linux kernel;
o busybox and other target components;
o Linux-hosted cross-development environment;
o Framework for developing multiple projects (embedded applications) from a single
installation, including sample projects allowing to kick-start software development for
Linux SmartFusion2.
2.4. Downloadable Documentation Materials
The following documentation materials are available for download from Emcraft's web site to
customers of this product:
1. m2s-fg484-som-ha.pdf - Emcraft Systems SmartFusion2 System-On-Module (M2S-
FG484 SOM) Hardware Architecture specification;
2. m2s-fg484-som-bsb-ext-ha.pdf - Emcraft Systems SOM-BSB-EXT Baseboard Hardware
Architecture specification;
3. linux-cortexm-um-1.12.0.pdf - Linux Cortex-M User's Manual;
4. M2S-FG484-SOM-skg-1.12.0.pdf - Emcraft Systems M2S-FG484 SOM Starter Kit Guide
(this document).
3. Software Functionality
3.1. Supported Features
The following list summarizes the features and capabilities of Linux SmartFusion2, Release
1.12.0:
• U-Boot firmware:
o U-Boot v2010.03;
o Target initialization from power-on / reset;
o Runs from the internal eNVM and internal SRAM (no external memory required for
standalone operation);
o Serial console;
o Ethernet driver for loading images to the target;
o Serial driver for loading images to the target;
o Device driver for built-in Flash (eNVM) and self-upgrade capability;
o Device driver for storing environment and Linux images in external Flash;
o Autoboot feature, allowing boot of OS images from Flash or other storage with no
operator intervention;
o Persistent environment in Flash for customization of target operation;
o Sophisticated command interface for maintenance and development of the target.
Linux SmartFusion2 4/11 Release 1.12.0
Emcraft Systems M2S-FG484 SOM Starter Kit Guide