Changes

Tested environments

8

Note

• Python scripts from f4pga-arch-defs tarballs were moved to f4pga.

• Yosys ‘conv’ and ‘synth’ TCL scripts combined in a single pipeline.

• Examples: e3a23897c2692d54a3abb57f5199cded6852da60

• CLI: 6b4976a028e8a8a3b78711b6471655d3bfe58ed7

• Architecture Definitions: 20220907-210059 @ 66a976d

  • xc7

    • symbiflow-install-xc7-*-tar-xz

    • symbiflow-arch-defs-xc7a50t_test-*.tar.xz

  • eos-s3

    • symbiflow-install-ql-*-tar-xz

    • symbiflow-ql-eos-s3_wlcsp-*-tar-xz

7

Note

• Yosys TCL scripts from f4pga-arch-defs tarballs were moved to f4pga as f4pga.wrappers.tcl.

• Use -- (instead of -a|--additional_vpr_options) to provide additional VPR arguments to the (deprecated) symbiflow_* entrypoints.

• Setting FPGA_FAM before installing f4pga is not required anymore.

• Sources related to f4pga build were moved to submodule f4pga.flows.

• Examples: 954a21090b14808b50d259b552e353b69f0ddae0

• CLI: 2d8d85706ecc7a72e17078ea903e2751022825da

• Architecture Definitions: 20220818-143856 @ 24e8f73

  • xc7

    • symbiflow-install-xc7-*-tar-xz

    • symbiflow-arch-defs-xc7a50t_test-*.tar.xz

  • eos-s3

    • symbiflow-install-ql-*-tar-xz

    • symbiflow-ql-eos-s3_wlcsp-*-tar-xz

6

Note

• Tarballs from f4pga-arch-defs now include usable environment and requirements files which allow bootstraping minimal Conda environments.

• The default F4PGA_SHARE_DIR path does not include subdir ‘install’ by default.

• F4PGA_BIN_DIR and VPRPATH are not used anymore.

• Examples: 78b5e8f2845985be0c63631324adc33756de642d

• CLI: e9a520a17a00cfd268f8ee549340aaa297b63da5

• Architecture Definitions: 20220803-160711 @ df6d9e5

  • xc7

    • symbiflow-install-xc7-*-tar-xz

    • symbiflow-arch-defs-xc7a50t_test-*.tar.xz

  • eos-s3

    • symbiflow-install-ql-*-tar-xz

    • symbiflow-ql-eos-s3_wlcsp-*-tar-xz

5

Note

f4pga build now supports QuickLogic’s EOS-S3 devices.

• Examples: 524dfb6e746b632fdeddc9d06d8a002a3c7a3118

• CLI: c342fc6ff1684f3dc6072713730ac9fc574ab2f3

• Architecture Definitions: 20220729-181657 @ 7833050

  • xc7

    • symbiflow-install-xc7-*-tar-xz

    • symbiflow-arch-defs-xc7a50t_test-*.tar.xz

  • eos-s3

    • symbiflow-install-ql-*-tar-xz

    • symbiflow-ql-eos-s3_wlcsp-*-tar-xz

4

Note

The default F4PGA_SHARE_DIR is now consistent for AMD/Xilinx or QuickLogic: F4PGA_INSTALL_DIR / FPGA_FAM / 'install/share/f4pga'.

• Examples: 52bc71a0506cad647951a16fb214ea82934bed0a

• CLI: df55ee75e4a1da978ffa5f7385bed47faf255661

• Architecture Definitions: 20220729-181657 @ 7833050

  • xc7

    • symbiflow-install-xc7-*-tar-xz

    • symbiflow-arch-defs-xc7a50t_test-*.tar.xz

  • eos-s3

    • symbiflow-install-ql-*-tar-xz

    • symbiflow-ql-eos-s3_wlcsp-*-tar-xz

3

Note

Architecture Definitions:

• AMD/Xilinx base package is now *-install-xc7-*.

• QuickLogic now has a base package named *-install-ql-*.

• Python scripts in QuickLogic packages moved from bin/python to share/f4pga/scripts.

• Share paths modified:

  • AND/Xilinx and QuickLogic arch-defs packages homogenized.

  • s/symbiflow/f4pga/

• Examples: d8134c926167a8092d5b392110ce2932bdae8f54

• CLI: 8c411eb74e4bb23d1ec243a1515b9bfb48e2cd83

• Architecture Definitions: 20220729-181657 @ 7833050

  • xc7

    • symbiflow-install-xc7-*-tar-xz

    • symbiflow-arch-defs-xc7a50t_test-*.tar.xz

  • eos-s3

    • symbiflow-install-ql-*-tar-xz

    • symbiflow-ql-eos-s3_wlcsp-*-tar-xz

2

Note

• Environment variables were renamed and are now supported by f4pga build:

  • s/F4PGA_ENV_BIN/F4PGA_BIN_DIR/

  • s/F4PGA_ENV_SHARE/F4PGA_SHARE_DIR/

• f4pga is now pinned in the requirements files of f4pga-examples.

• Examples: 3e8a003cabec84f7841571a6929fe2623e702e96

• CLI: 27eca4f35db3c4e04ce255ab319611774de9b9a1

• Architecture Definitions: 20220721-204939 @ 38358c4

  • xc7

    • symbiflow-arch-defs-install-*.tar.xz

    • symbiflow-arch-defs-xc7a50t_test-*.tar.xz

  • eos-s3

    • quicklogic-arch-defs-qlf-fc5d8da.tar.gz

1

Note

First release being tracked.

• Examples: 6b0e7b8a75fb8715bb081cb7f24948c3aec0df31

• CLI: 39da9c9f17513ea0c3dd12be655a3684e5b77519

• Architecture Definitions: 20220714-173445 @ f7afc12

  • xc7

    • symbiflow-arch-defs-install-*.tar.xz

    • symbiflow-arch-defs-xc7a50t_test-*.tar.xz

  • eos-s3

    • quicklogic-arch-defs-qlf-fc5d8da.tar.gz

Future work

• f4pga build now supports Lattice’s ICE40 devices.

• f4pga build now supports Lattice’s ECP5 devices.

• f4pga build now supports Lattice’s NX devices.