diff --git a/README b/README index 72e1986a4..936e34966 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -53,12 +53,24 @@ soc: boards: Provides platforms and targets for the supported boards. -[> Quick start guide --------------------- +[> Very Quick start guide (for newcomers) +----------------------------------------- +TimVideos.us has done an awesome job for setting up a LiteX environment easily in +the litex-buildenv repo: https://github.com/timvideos/litex-buildenv + +It's recommended for newcomers to go this way. Various FPGA boards are supported +and multiple examples provided! You can even run Linux on your FPGA using LiteX +very easily! + +Migen documentation can be found here: https://m-labs.hk/migen/manual + + +[> Quick start guide (for advanced users) +----------------------------------------- 0. If cloned from Git without the --recursive option, get the submodules: git submodule update --init -1. Install Python 3.3+ and FPGA vendor's development tools and JTAG tools. +1. Install Python 3.5+, FPGA vendor's development tools and JTAG tools. 2. Compile and install binutils. Take the latest version from GNU. mkdir build && cd build