POD installation guide

Prerequisites

Mandatory

• python : POD is written in python.
• pyparsing : a python module to parse files.

On ubuntu, python is already installed, just install pyparsing package with command :

[  ] $ sudo apt-get install python-pyparsing

Optional

• ghdl, gtkwave : it's not mandatory, POD can generate VHDL testbench ready for ghdl simulator. As it's standard VHDL, another simulator should work.
• ISE Webpack : to generate synthesis project for Xilinx.
• Quartus : to generate synthesis project for Altera.
• ARMadeus SDK : to generate driver project for the Armadeus boards.

Install from git tree

• Checkout the source code with following command (git is needed):

$ git clone git://periphondemand.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/periphondemand/periphondemand
$ cd periphondemand/

• Install POD (with root privileges):

$ sudo python setup.py install

Install from package

Note: For this moment, package must be created from git repository first (see next Chapter). Release will be downloadable soon.

• Decompress the package PeriphOnDemand-X.X.tar.gz in install directory:

$ cd somewhere/
$ tar -zxvf PeriphOnDemand-X.X.tar.gz

• Walk through periphondemand/ directory:

$ cd periphondemand

• Then install POD with root privilege:

 $ sudo python setup.py install

Generate package from GIT tree

• If not already done, checkout the source code with following command (git is needed):

$ git clone git://periphondemand.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/periphondemand/periphondemand
$ cd periphondemand/

• Make python POD distribution:

$ python setup.py sdist

• The POD package can be found in directory dist/