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Running Project F designs in Symbiflow
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.. warning::
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Symbiflow does not currently support the MMCME2_BASE primitive--a key commponent in Project F's
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clock_gen_480p module and all designs involving video output.
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As such, all of the designs in project F that require a display (all designs in FPGA graphics) will
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fail when run through the toolchain. Only the designs in
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`Hello Arty <https://github.com/projf/projf-explore/tree/master/hello/hello-arty>`_ are currently
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officially supported. To track the progress of the MMCME2_BASE see issue
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`#153 <https://github.com/SymbiFlow/symbiflow-examples/issues/153>`_ in symbiflow examples and
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issue `#2246 <https://github.com/SymbiFlow/symbiflow-arch-defs/issues/2246>`_ in arch-defs.
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One user was able to successfully run most of the display designs in project F by replacing the
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MMCM in clock_gen_480p.sv with a PLLE2_ADV. For details on that see issue
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`#180 <https://github.com/SymbiFlow/symbiflow-examples/issues/180>`_ in symbiflow-examples.
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Project F is an amazing repository containing many high quality FPGA example designs that show
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some of the more impressive things you can do with an FPGA. You can find detailed documentation on
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the designs and how they work on `the developers blog <https://projectf.io/sitemap/>`_.
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To build the Designs in Project F using symbiflow, first ensure that you have installed the Project F
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submodule locally. Enter into the ``symbiflow-examples`` directory and run:
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.. code-block:: bash
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:name: import-projectf
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git submodule update --init --recursive
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After installing the Submodules, you can run any supported design by calling its makefile:
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.. code-block:: bash
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TARGET="<board type>" make -C projf-makefiles/<design module>/<design subset>/<design number or part name>
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For example, to build the first design in project F's hello ary designs:
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.. code-block:: bash
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TARGET="arty_35" make -C projf-makefiles/hello/hello-arty/A
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To download the bitstream to the board run ``make download``. For example to download the first design from
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hello arty, run the following in symbiflows root directory:
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.. code-block:: bash
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TARGET="arty_35" make download -C projf-makefiles/hello/hello-arty/A
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