SymbiFlow Toolchain Examples for Xilinx 7 Series
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#. ``counter`` - simple 4-bit counter driving LEDs. The design targets the `Basys3 board <https://store.digilentinc.com/basys-3-artix-7-fpga-trainer-board-recommended-for-introductory-users/>`__ and the `Arty boards <https://store.digilentinc.com/arty-a7-artix-7-fpga-development-board-for-makers-and-hobbyists/>`__.
#. ``picosoc`` - `picorv32 <https://github.com/cliffordwolf/picorv32>`__ based SoC. The design targets the `Basys3 board <https://store.digilentinc.com/basys-3-artix-7-fpga-trainer-board-recommended-for-introductory-users/>`__.
#. ``linux_litex`` - `LiteX <https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litex>`__ based system with Linux capable `VexRiscv core <https://github.com/SpinalHDL/VexRiscv>`__. The design includes `DDR <https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litedram>`__ and `Ethernet <https://github.com/enjoy-digital/liteeth>`__ controllers. The design targets the `Arty boards <https://store.digilentinc.com/arty-a7-artix-7-fpga-development-board-for-makers-and-hobbyists/>`__.
The Linux images for the ``linux_litex`` example can be built following the `linux on litex vexriscv <https://github.com/litex-hub/linux-on-litex-vexriscv>`__ instructions.
The ``linux_litex`` example is already provided with working Linux images.
Clone this repository
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If you have not already done so, clone this repository and `cd` into it:
.. code:: bash
sudo apt install git
git clone https://github.com/SymbiFlow/symbiflow-examples.git && cd symbiflow-examples
Setting up the toolchain
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Choose the installation directory (see the `README <../README.rst>`_ one level up for details):
.. code:: bash
export INSTALL_DIR=~/opt/symbiflow # or somewhere else you choose
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.. code:: bash
:name: xc7-setup-toolchain
bash conda_installer.sh -b -p $INSTALL_DIR/xc7/conda
source "$INSTALL_DIR/xc7/conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
conda env create -f xc7/environment.yml
conda activate xc7
wget -qO- https://storage.googleapis.com/symbiflow-arch-defs/artifacts/prod/foss-fpga-tools/symbiflow-arch-defs/continuous/install/66/20200914-111752/symbiflow-arch-defs-install-05d68df0.tar.xz | tar -xJ --one-top-level=$INSTALL_DIR/xc7/install
conda deactivate
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Building the examples
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Before building any example, set the installation directory to match what you set it to earlier,
.. code:: bash
export INSTALL_DIR=~/opt/symbiflow
and prepare the environment:
.. code:: bash
:name: xc7-prepare-env
# adding symbiflow toolchain binaries to PATH
export PATH="$INSTALL_DIR/xc7/install/bin:$PATH"
source "$INSTALL_DIR/xc7/conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
conda activate xc7
To build the counter example, run any or all of the following commands:
.. code:: bash
:name: xc7-counter
pushd xc7/counter_test && make clean && TARGET="arty_35" make && popd
pushd xc7/counter_test && make clean && TARGET="arty_100" make && popd
pushd xc7/counter_test && make clean && TARGET="basys3" make && popd
To build the picosoc example, run the following commands:
.. code:: bash
:name: xc7-picosoc
pushd xc7/picosoc_demo && make && popd
To build the litex example, run the following commands:
.. code:: bash
:name: xc7-litex
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/enjoy-digital/litex/master/litex_setup.py
chmod +x litex_setup.py
./litex_setup.py init
./litex_setup.py install
wget https://static.dev.sifive.com/dev-tools/riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc-8.1.0-2019.01.0-x86_64-linux-ubuntu14.tar.gz
tar -xf riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc-8.1.0-2019.01.0-x86_64-linux-ubuntu14.tar.gz
export PATH=$PATH:$PWD/riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc-8.1.0-2019.01.0-x86_64-linux-ubuntu14/bin/
pushd litex/litex/boards/targets && ./arty.py --toolchain symbiflow --cpu-type vexriscv --build && popd
To build the linux-litex-demo example, run the following commands:
.. code:: bash
:name: xc7-linux
pushd xc7/linux_litex_demo && make && popd
pushd xc7/linux_litex_demo && TARGET="arty_100" make && popd
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