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Copyright 2007-2015 / M-Labs Ltd
Copyright 2012-2015 / Enjoy-Digital
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a high performance and small footprint SoC based on Migen
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[> Features
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* LatticeMico32 CPU, modified to include an optional MMU (experimental).
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* mor1kx (a better OpenRISC implementation) as alternative CPU option.
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* High performance memory controller capable of issuing several SDRAM commands
per FPGA cycle.
* Supports SDR, DDR, LPDDR, DDR2 and DDR3.
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* Provided peripherals: UART, GPIO, timer, GPIO, NOR flash controller, SPI
flash controller, Ethernet MAC, and more.
* High performance:
- on Spartan-6, 83MHz system clock frequencies, 10+Gbps DDR
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SDRAM bandwidth, 1080p 32bpp framebuffer, etc.
- on Kintex-7, 125MHz system clock frequencies (up to 200MHz without DDR3),
64Gbps DDR3 SDRAM bandwidth.
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* Low resource usage: basic implementation fits easily in Spartan-6 LX9.
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* Portable and easy to customize thanks to Python- and Migen-based
architecture.
* Design new peripherals using Migen and benefit from automatic CSR maps
and logic, etc.
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* Possibility to encapsulate legacy Verilog/VHDL code.
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* Complex FPGA cores that can be used integrated in MiSoC or standalone:
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- LiteEth: a small footprint and configurable Ethernet core
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MiSoC comes with built-in support for the following boards:
* Mixxeo, the digital video mixer from M-Labs [XC6SLX45]
* Milkymist One, the original M-Labs video synthesizer [XC6SLX45]
* Papilio Pro, a simple and low-cost development board [XC6SLX9]
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* Pipistrello, a simple board with USB and HDMI [XC6SLX45]
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* De0 Nano, a simple and low-cost development board [CYCLONEIV]
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* KC705, a Kintex-7 devboard from Xilinx [XC7K325T]
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* Versa, a low-cost Lattice development board [ECP3-35]
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MiSoC is portable and support for other boards can easily be added as external
modules.
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[> Quick start guide
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0. If cloned from Git without the --recursive option, get the submodules:
git submodule update --init
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1. Install Python 3.3+, Migen and FPGA vendor's development tools.
Get Migen from: https://github.com/m-labs/migen
2. Install JTAG tools.
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For Mixxeo and M1: http://urjtag.org
For Papilio Pro and KC705: http://xc3sprog.sourceforge.net
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For De0 Nano: USBBlaster from Altera
We recommend using xc3sprog for Xilinx devices, but Vivado programmer
is also supported for Xilinx 7-series.
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3. (Optional, only needed if you want to flash the bistream/software)
Obtain and build any required flash proxy bitstreams. Flash proxy bitstreams
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give JTAG access to a flash chip through the FPGA.
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For Mixxeo and M1: https://github.com/m-labs/fjmem-m1
For Papilio Pro: https://github.com/GadgetFactory/Papilio-Loader
(xc3sprog/trunk/bscan_spi/bscan_spi_lx9_papilio.bit)
For KC705: https://github.com/m-labs/bscan_spi_kc705
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4. Compile and install binutils. Take the latest version from GNU.
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mkdir build && cd build
../configure --target=lm32-elf
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make
make install
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5. Compile and install GCC. Take gcc-core and gcc-g++ from GNU
(version 4.5 or >=4.9).
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rm -rf libstdc++-v3
mkdir build && cd build
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../configure --target=lm32-elf --enable-languages="c,c++" --disable-libgcc \
--disable-libssp
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make
make install
6. Build and flash the BIOS and bitstream. Run from MiSoC:
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For Mixxeo: ./make.py all
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For M1: ./make.py -p m1 all
For Papilio Pro: ./make.py -t ppro all
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For Pipistrello: ./make.py -t pipistrello all
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For De0 Nano: ./make.py -t de0nano all load-bitstream
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For KC705: ./make.py -t kc705 all
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If just want to load the bitstream in volatile SRAM use:
all load-bitstream
7. Run a terminal program on the board's serial port at 115200 8-N-1.
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You should get the BIOS prompt.
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8. Read and experiment with the source!
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Come to our IRC channel and mailing list!
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A simple target is provided to test MiSoC easily with your board:
Create your target with a clock and serial pins.
Build and test it: ./make.py -t simple -p your_platform all load-bitstream
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If you don't have access to a FPGA board, you can also try MiSoC
with Verilator:
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Download and install Verilator: http://www.veripool.org/
Test it: ./make.py -t simple -p sim build-bitstream
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9. Contribute a patch!
Once you have experimented with stuff, please send your results back.
For more details on how to do so, you can see the CONTRIBUTING.md file.
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[> License
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MiSoC is released under the very permissive two-clause BSD license. Under
the terms of this license, you are authorized to use MiSoC for
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closed-source proprietary designs.
Even though we do not require you to do so, those things are awesome, so please
do them if possible:
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* tell us that you are using MiSoC
* cite MiSoC in publications related to research it has helped
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* send us feedback and suggestions for improvements
* send us bug reports when something goes wrong
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* send us the modifications and improvements you have done to MiSoC.
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The use of "git format-patch" is recommended. If your submission is large
and complex and/or you are not sure how to proceed, feel free to discuss it
on the mailing list or IRC (#m-labs on Freenode) beforehand.
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See LICENSE file for full copyright and license info.
[> Links
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Web:
http://m-labs.hk
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http://enjoy-digital.fr
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Code repository:
https://github.com/m-labs/misoc
You can contact us on the public mailing list devel [AT] lists.m-labs.hk.