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=== 1. Starting Up with FPGA ===
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=== FPGA Interfaces ===
All you need to know to play with the Armadeus FPGA.
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* '''APF9328''': [[IMX9328-Spartan3 interface description]]
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* '''APF27''': [[IMX27-Spartan3A interface description]]
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* '''APF51''': [[IMX51-Spartan6 interface description]]
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* '''APF6_SP''': [[APF6_SP Interfaces description]]
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* '''OPOS6UL_SP''': [[OPOS6UL_SP Interfaces description]]
  
 
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=== Design Tools===
 
Description of tools used to simulate, to synthesize, and to download/configure FGPA.
 
  
* [[ISE WebPack installation on Linux| ISE WebPack (Xilinx's free devt tool) installation]]
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===Using Armadeus FPGA===
* [[How_to_make_a_VHDL_design_in_Ubuntu/Debian| How to setup the FPGA toolchain in Ubuntu/Debian]]
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Manage the FPGA from Armadeus distribution.
* [[How to simulate post synthesis and post place & route design with GHDL]]
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* Configure the FPGA [[FPGA_loader | from Linux]], [[Target_Software_Installation#FPGA_firmware_test | from U-Boot]], [[PCIe_fpga_load | from PCIe]].
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* Flashing FPGA firmware [[Uboot_FPGA_firmware_update_from_Linux | from Linux]], [[Target_Software_Installation#FPGA_firmware_installation | from U-Boot]]
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* [[FPGA_register | Access the FPGA address domain from Linux]]
  
 
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=== 2. Make some examples ===
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=== Make some examples ===
  
 
These examples give the basis to make VHDL design for FPGA.
 
These examples give the basis to make VHDL design for FPGA.
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===Using Armadeus FPGA===
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=== Design Tools===
Manage the FGPA from Armadeus distribution.
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Description of tools used to simulate, to synthesize, and to download/configure FGPA.
  
* [[Configure or flash FPGA ?]]
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'''Xilinx'''
* Configure the FPGA [[FPGA_loader | from Linux]], [[Target_Software_Installation#FPGA_firmware_test | from U-Boot]]
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* [[ISE WebPack and Vivado]]
* Flashing FPGA firmware [[Uboot_FPGA_firmware_update_from_Linux | from Linux]], [[Target_Software_Installation#FPGA_firmware_installation | from U-Boot]]
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* [[FPGA_register | Access the FPGA address domain from Linux]]
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'''Altera'''
* [[Ho! No FPGA-reset button on armadeus card.]]
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* [[Quartus | Quartus Web edition (Altera's free devt tool)]]
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* [[Modelsim-Altera | Install Modelsim-Altera (starter edition)]]
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'''Lattice'''
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* [[IceCube | Install IceCube]]
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* [[Diamond | Install Lattice Diamond]]
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'''Microsemi'''
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* [http://www.fabienm.eu/flf/installing-libero-on-debian-9/ Install Libero]
  
 
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=== 3. Automatize FPGA design making ===
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=== Automatize FPGA design making ===
  
 
==== [[Peripherals On Demand]] ====
 
==== [[Peripherals On Demand]] ====
 
For complex projects, POD should be used to simplify design.
 
For complex projects, POD should be used to simplify design.
  
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==== [[FuseSoC]] ====
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FuseSoC is a builder written in Python used to automatize FPGA constructions
  
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==== CactusII ====
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[http://funbase.cs.tut.fi/ Graphical IDE] for managing FPGA/ASIC design with IPX-ACT standard.
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=== HDL ===
  
 
===VHDL ===
 
===VHDL ===
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* [http://www.gmvhdl.com/VHDL.html An Introductory VHDL Tutorial]
 
* [http://www.gmvhdl.com/VHDL.html An Introductory VHDL Tutorial]
  
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=== Verilog ===
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* [https://www.veripool.org/wiki/verilator Verilator] an High speed verilog simulator
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* [http://iverilog.icarus.com/ Icarus] Famous open-source verilog simulator
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* [https://symbiyosys.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ SymbiYosys] open-source Verilog formal verification
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=== Synthesizable Synchronous HDL ===
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==== [[Migen]] ====
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With migen, it's possible to develop FPGA design in Python then generate Verilog for synthezis.
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==== [[Chisel]] ====
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With Chisel, it's possible to develop FPGA design in Scala then generate C++ model for simulation and Verilog model for synthesis. Armadeus system can help you to integrate a Chisel project on Armadeus board.
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==== [[SpinalHDL]] ====
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[https://github.com/SpinalHDL/SpinalHDL Another HDL generator] (VHDL) written in Scala.
  
 
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=== FPGA Interface ===
 
 
* APF9328 : [[IMX9328-Spartan3 interface description]]
 
* APF27 : [[IMX27-Spartan3A interface description]]
 
* APF51 : [[IMX51-Spartan6 interface description]]
 
  
 
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* [http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/data_sheets/ds099.pdf Spartan-3 FPGA Family Data Sheet]
 
* [http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/data_sheets/ds099.pdf Spartan-3 FPGA Family Data Sheet]
  
''' Orchestra '''
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''' CycloneV'''
* [http://osocgen.berlios.de/ Orchestra website]
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* [https://www.altera.com/products/fpga/cyclone-series/cyclone-v/overview.html CycloneV overview from altera]
* [http://developer.berlios.de/projects/osocgen/ Orchestra project page]
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''' OpenSource '''
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* [http://www.fabienm.eu/flf/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fpgamap-1.svg OpenSource FPGA map]
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Revision as of 14:23, 29 April 2019


Developing on the APF FPGA

FPGA Interfaces

Using Armadeus FPGA

Manage the FPGA from Armadeus distribution.

Make some examples

These examples give the basis to make VHDL design for FPGA.



Design Tools

Description of tools used to simulate, to synthesize, and to download/configure FGPA.

Xilinx

Altera

Lattice

Microsemi

Automatize FPGA design making

Peripherals On Demand

For complex projects, POD should be used to simplify design.

FuseSoC

FuseSoC is a builder written in Python used to automatize FPGA constructions

CactusII

Graphical IDE for managing FPGA/ASIC design with IPX-ACT standard.

HDL

VHDL

Verilog

  • Verilator an High speed verilog simulator
  • Icarus Famous open-source verilog simulator
  • SymbiYosys open-source Verilog formal verification

Synthesizable Synchronous HDL

Migen

With migen, it's possible to develop FPGA design in Python then generate Verilog for synthezis.

Chisel

With Chisel, it's possible to develop FPGA design in Scala then generate C++ model for simulation and Verilog model for synthesis. Armadeus system can help you to integrate a Chisel project on Armadeus board.

SpinalHDL

Another HDL generator (VHDL) written in Scala.

Links

Some useful links.

Wishbone

Spartan

CycloneV

OpenSource