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Build your hardware, easily!
Copyright 2012-2019 / EnjoyDigital
[> Intro
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LiteX is a MiSoC-based SoC builder using Migen as Python DSL that can be used
to create SoCs and full FPGA designs.
LiteX provides specific building/debugging tools for high level of abstraction
and compatibily with the LiteX core ecosystem.
Think of Migen as a toolbox to create FPGA designs in Python and LiteX as a
toolbox to create/develop/debug FPGA SoCs in Python.
Typical LiteX design flow:
--------------------------
+---------------+
|FPGA toolchains|
+----^-----+----+
| |
+--+-----v--+
+-------+ | |
| Migen +--------> |
+-------+ | | Your design
| LiteX +---> ready to be used!
| |
+----------------------+ | |
|LiteX Cores Ecosystem +--> |
+----------------------+ +-^-------^-+
(Eth, SATA, DRAM, PCIe, | |
Video, etc...) + +
board target
file file
LiteX already supports various softcores CPUs: LM32, Mor1kx, PicoRV32, VexRiscv
and is compatible with the LiteX's Cores Ecosystem:
- LiteDRAM: https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litedram
- LiteEth: https://github.com/enjoy-digital/liteeth
- LitePCIe: https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litepcie
- LiteSATA: https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litesata
- LiteSDCard: https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litesdcard
- LiteICLink: https://github.com/enjoy-digital/liteiclink
- LiteJESD204B: https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litejesd204b
- LiteVideo: https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litevideo
- LiteScope: https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litescope
[> Sub-packages
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gen:
Provides specific or experimental modules to generate HDL that are not integrated
in Migen.
build:
Provides tools to build FPGA bitstreams (interface to vendor toolchains) and to
simulate HDL code or full SoCs.
soc:
Provides definitions/modules to build cores (bus, bank, flow), cores and tools
to build a SoC from such cores.
boards:
Provides platforms and targets for the supported boards. All Migen's platforms
can also be used in LiteX. The boards present in the LiteX repository are the
official ones that are used for development/CI. More boards are available at:
https://github.com/litex-hub/litex-boards
[> Papers, Presentations, Tutorials, Links
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FPGA lessons/tutorials:
- https://github.com/enjoy-digital/fpga_101
OSDA paper/slides:
- https://osda.gitlab.io/19/1.1.pdf
- https://osda.gitlab.io/19/1.1-slides.pdf
Linux on LiteX-Vexriscv:
- https://github.com/litex-hub/linux-on-litex-vexriscv
RISC-V Getting Started Guide:
- https://risc-v-getting-started-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
LiteX vs. Vivado First Impressions:
- https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=5018
35C3 - Snakes and Rabbits - How CCC shaped an open hardware success:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlmVxR0417c
Tim has to many projects - LatchUp Edition:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7WrTmexod0
[> Very Quick start guide (for newcomers)
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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)
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0. Install Python 3.5+ and FPGA vendor's development tools.
1. Install Migen/LiteX and the LiteX's cores:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/enjoy-digital/litex/master/litex_setup.py
chmod +x litex_setup.py
./litex_setup.py init install --user (--user to install to user directory)
Later, if you need to update all repositories:
./litex_setup.py update
2. Install a RISC-V toolchain:
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 -xvf 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/
3. Build the target of your board...:
Go to litex-boards/litex_boards/**/targets (** being community/official/partner) and execute the target you want to build
4. ... and/or install Verilator and test LiteX on your computer:
Download and install Verilator: http://www.veripool.org/
On Fedora:
sudo dnf install libevent-devel json-c-devel
On Ubuntu:
sudo apt install libevent-dev libjson-c-dev
run: litex_sim
5. Run a terminal program on the board's serial port at 115200 8-N-1.
You should get the BIOS prompt.
[> Contact
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E-mail: florent [AT] enjoy-digital.fr
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