Updating PolarFire SoC Icicle-Kit FPGA Design Fails

PolarFire SoC Icicle Kit
#1

I have been trying to update the FPGA design on the Icicle kit but I have not yet suscceeded
Here are steps I did

Downloaded and installed FlashPro Express v12.5 ( as root )

Set the jumper settings as described here

Connect USB cable to J33 and I can see it appear on my linux host

[  +0.107012] usb 3-5.4.4: New USB device found, idVendor=1514, idProduct=200b, bcdDevice=ef.9b
[  +0.000005] usb 3-5.4.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[  +0.000003] usb 3-5.4.4: Product: Embedded FP6b
[  +0.000002] usb 3-5.4.4: Manufacturer: Microchip
[  +0.000002] usb 3-5.4.4: SerialNumber: ECA0EE34
[  +0.001174] hid-generic 0003:1514:200B.0009: hiddev97,hidraw4: USB HID v1.10 Device [Microchip Embedded FP6b] on usb-0000:00:14.0-5.4.4/input0

downloaded the FPGA design file from
https://github.com/polarfire-soc/icicle-kit-reference-design/releases/download/2020.12/Icicle-Kit-2020.12.zip

and now open FPExpress and open the project MPFS_ICICLE.job from the above

but it fails

Software Version: 12.900.10.16
PPD file '/home/kraj/Downloads/Icicle-Kit/Icicle-Kit-2020.12/MPFS_ICICLE/MPFS_ICICLE.ppd' has been loaded successfully.
DESIGN : MPFS_ICICLE_eMMC;  CHECKSUM : 773A;  PDB_VERSION : 1.0
Error: Failed to open the project file '/home/kraj/Downloads/Icicle-Kit/Icicle-Kit-2020.12/MPFS_ICICLE/MPFS_ICICLE.pro'.
Project closed.

I do not have external External FlashPro so trying to use On-board Embedded FlashPro
what is best way for me to update the design, I want to use SD card to boot this board
but I need to update the design first it seem to enable SD card.

#2

Hi Khem,
can you please tell me your Icicle-Kit Board Revision number?
Can you also give a try with latest Flash Pro 12.6? http://soc.microsemi.com/download/reg/download.aspx?p=f=ProgramDebug_v12_6_WIN
http://soc.microsemi.com/download/reg/download.aspx?p=f=ProgramDebug_v12_6_LIN
(If you already have Libero 12.6 you can find it under Designer/bin folder)

Also, once updated with latest design, SD card presence is recognized at boot time so can use both eMMC and SD card with same design.

#3

it is revision 1.0, I will try 12.6 as well. I do not have Libero but just Flash Pro