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Microchip PolarFire MPF200TC (192 KLE)

MCHPMicrochip PolarFire MPF200TC (192 KLE)

MPN: MPF200TC-FCG784I
Microchip Technology
FPGA - Field Programmable Gate Array PolarFire Core FPGA, 192KLEs
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Overview

The MPF200TC-FCG784I is a Microchip PolarFire Core FPGA with approximately 192K logic elements. It is a mid-range, production-grade programmable logic device offered in the FCG784 package and the industrial temperature grade indicated by the trailing I. It is intended for custom hardware acceleration, I/O-rich protocol bridging, and real-time processing tasks.

Why Choose This Part

This PolarFire device provides a mid-range amount of programmable logic (around 192KLE) suitable for substantial custom acceleration while fitting industrial designs. The MPN indicates an FCG784 package and industrial temperature grade, useful for production deployments. As an FPGA, it lets engineers implement custom hardware pipelines, protocol converters, and parallel data paths not possible in fixed-function devices.

Applications

Industrial control and protocol conversion
Implements deterministic fieldbus, industrial Ethernet, and protocol bridging with custom timing and low-latency data paths.
Edge computing and hardware acceleration
Offloads compute kernels (packet processing, compression, NN inference kernels) to FPGA fabric for low-latency edge processing.
High-speed data acquisition and preprocessing
Interfaces to ADC/DAC and sensor arrays for front-end filtering, aggregation, and streaming to host systems.
Video and imaging pipelines
Implements video capture, preprocessing, and custom image processing pipelines where deterministic throughput is required.
Robotics and motion control
Provides custom I/O timing, servo control logic, and sensor fusion blocks for real-time robotic systems.

Getting Started

Use Microchip's Libero SoC Design Suite for synthesis, place-and-route, bitstream generation, and programming of PolarFire FPGAs. Microchip publishes datasheets, user guides, and reference designs for PolarFire devices - start with the device datasheet and an official PolarFire evaluation or development board. Standard JTAG programmers supported by Libero can be used to program the device; consult Microchip documentation for recommended cables and board design examples.

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