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author: Penguin
date: 06/19/23
title: Installing Microchip FPGA Tools
---
# <span class="todo TODO">TODO</span> Installing via Portage
# Installing Manually
## Prerequisites
``` bash
sudo emerge -a sys-apps/lsb-release
```
### Download Libero
Download the latest version from
[here](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/products/fpgas-and-plds/fpga-and-soc-design-tools/fpga/libero-software-later-versions).
``` bash
mkdir -p ~/Documents/MicrochipInstallers
cd ~/Documents/MicrochipInstallers
mv ~/Downloads/libero_soc_*.*_web_lin.zip .
unzip libero_soc_*.*_web_lin.zip
```
### Download SoftConsole
Download the latest version from
[here](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/products/fpgas-and-plds/fpga-and-soc-design-tools/soc-fpga/softconsole).
``` bash
mkdir -p ~/Documents/MicrochipInstallers
cd ~/Documents/MicrochipInstallers
mv ~/Downloads/Microchip-SoftConsole-*.*-RISC-V-*-linux-x64-installer.run .
```
## Install
### Setup
``` bash
export INSTALL_DIR=/opt/microchip
sudo mkdir -p $INSTALL_DIR
sudo chown $USER:$USER $INSTALL_DIR
```
### Install Libero
Installer Directions:
- Install Directory:
$INSTALL_DIR/Libero_SoC\_\<version_major\>.\<version_minor\>
- Common Directory: $INSTALL_DIR/common
- Install Set: Everything
``` bash
cd ~/Documents/MicrochipInstallers
./Libero_SoC_*.*_Web.bin
```
1. Gentoo Specific Libero Fixes
When attempting to run
`/opt/microchip/Libero_SoC_v2024.1/Libero/bin64/libero`, you will
most likely be met with the following error:
``` example
Warning: You are running a version of Suse Linux that is not supported.
Please refer to Libero SoC Release Note for the detail of supported operating systems.
/opt/microchip/Libero_SoC_v2024.1/Libero/bin64/libero_bin: /opt/microchip/Libero_SoC_v2024.1/Libero/lib64/rhel/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.30' not found (required by /usr/lib64/libicuuc.so.74)
```
The way I chose to combat this was to delete all of the
`libstdc++.so.6` files that came with the tools and then supplying
the system's provides files via $LD_LIBRARY_PATH. I've also chosen
to do this with git commits so you don't have to start all over if
you mess up. The git parts are optional but recommended. (Thanks to
sam for helping me figure this out)
``` bash
cd /opt/microchip/Libero_SoC_*.*
git init
git add .
git commit -m "init"
find . -name "libstdc++.so.6" -type f -or -type l -delete
git add .
git commit -m "removed tool specific libstdc++.so.6 files"
# test it to make sure it launches
LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/13" ./Libero/bin64/libero
```
This should launch and then give you an error saying license not
found. This is normal and will be fixed later in the guide.
### Install SoftConsole
``` bash
cd ~/Documents/MicrochipInstallers
./Microchip-SoftConsole-*.*-RISC-V-*-linux-x64-installer.run
```
## Post-Install
``` bash
sudo $INSTALL_DIR/Libero_SoC_*.*/Logs/req_to_install.sh
```
### Installing FlashPro Drivers
You need to have the FlashPro device to install these, so ignore this if
you don't have a FlashPro device.
1. FlashPro 5
``` bash
sudo $INSTALL_DIR/Libero_SoC_v2023.1/Libero/bin/udev_install
```
2. FlashPro 6
``` bash
sudo $INSTALL_DIR/Libero_SoC_v2023.1/Libero/bin/fp6_env_install
```
### Installing Your License
You can register for a microchip and request a year-long evaluation
license here:
<https://www.microchipdirect.com/login?redirectTo=%2Ffpga-software-products>
You'll want to get the **LIB-PL-MACID-F-EVAL** license, which is a
floating linux license.
``` bash
mkdir -p $INSTALL_DIR/Libero_SoC_v2023.1/license
cp /path/to/license /opt/microchip/Libero_SoC_v2023/license
```
### Installing the Licensing Daemon
``` bash
sudo cp scripts/libero-license.service /etc/systemd/user
```
# Install Yocto Ecosystem
## Prerequisites
``` bash
sudo emerge -pv gawk wget dev-vcs/git diffstat unzip sys-apps/texinfo chrpath socat libsdl xterm bmap-tools repo
```
``` bash
sudo emerge -a
```
## Create the Yocto Workspace
``` bash
mkdir yocto-dev && cd yocto-dev
repo init -u https://github.com/polarfire-soc/polarfire-soc-yocto-manifests.git -b main -m default.xml
```
## Update the repo workspace
``` bash
repo sync
repo rebase
```
## Setup the Bitbake environment
``` bash
. ./meta-polarfire-soc-yocto-bsp/polarfire-soc_yocto_setup.sh
```
## Optimize your build environment
Yocto builds take a very long time. We can optimize this.
``` bash
mkdir -p ${HOME}/.local/share/yocto/downloads
mkdir -p ${HOME}/.local/share/yocto/sstate-cache
mkdir -p ${HOME}/.local/share/yocto/persistent
cd <project_root>/build/conf/
echo '
BB_NUMBER_THREADS ?= "${@oe.utils.cpu_count()}"
PARALLEL_MAKE ?= "-j ${@oe.utils.cpu_count() - 1}"
DL_DIR = "${HOME}/.local/share/yocto/downloads"
SSTATE_DIR = "${HOME}/.local/share/yocto/sstate-cache"
PERSISTENT_DIR=${HOME/.local/share/yocto/persistent
SOURCE_MIRROR_URL ?= "file://${HOME}/.local/share/yocto/downloads"
INHERIT += "own-mirrors"
BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS = "1"
# uncomment to test sources
# BB_NO_NETWORK = "1"
# remove static deps
STATICLIBCONF = "--disable-static"
DISABLE_STATIC:pn-openssl = ""
DISABLE_STATIC:pn-openssl-native = ""
DISABLE_STATIC:pn-nativesdk-openssl = ""
DISABLE_STATIC:pn-libtalloc = ""
EXTRA_OECONF += "${STATICLIBCONF}"
' >> local.conf
```
## Build the Disk Image
``` bash
cd $PROOT
bitbake mpfs-dev-cli
```
# Creating a Bootable Yocto Linux Image
We have two options: Create a new workspace, or we can use this repo as
a workspace because this repo is my working workspace.
## Create a workspace (OPTIONAL)
mkdir yocto-dev && cd yocto-dev
repo init -u https://github.com/polarfire-soc/polarfire-soc-yocto-manifests.git -b main -m default.xml
## Update the repo workspace
``` bash
repo sync
repo rebase
```
## Set up the Bitbake environment
``` bash
. ./meta-polarfire-soc-yocto-bsp/polarfire-soc_yocto_setup.sh
```
## Building Board Disk Image
### Building a Linux Image with a root file system (RootFS)
``` bash
MACHINE=icicle-kit-es bitbake mpfs-dev-cli
```
### Building a RAM-based Root Filestystem
``` bash
MACHINE=icicle-kit-es bitbake -R conf/initramfs.conf mpfs-initramfs-image
```
### Building a Linux Image for an external QSPI flash memory
### Flashing an SD Card
``` bash
zcat build/tmp-glibc/deploy/images/icicle-kit-es/mpfs-dev-cli-icicle-kit-es.wic.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX bs=4096 iflag=fullblock oflag=direct conv=fsync status=progress
```
# References
[PolarFire Yocto
Github](https://github.com/polarfire-soc/meta-polarfire-soc-yocto-bsp)