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 +# RVSoC Project, a portable and Linux capable RISC-V computer system on an FPGA 
 + 
 +The RVSoC Project is a research and development project of the RISC-V computer system targeting FPGAs in Verilog HDL at Arch Lab, Tokyo Tech. 
 + 
 +**RVSoC** (**R**ISC-**V** **S**ystem **o**n **C**hip) is a portable and Linux capable RISC-V computer system on an FPGA. 
 + 
 +This system can be implemented on an FPGA with fewer hardware resources, 
 +and can be implemented on low cost FPGAs or customized by introducing an accelerator. 
 + 
 +The source code of this system is written in Verilog HDL. 
 + 
 +RVSoC includes 
 + 
 +- RVCoreM: 12-steps **multi cycle** processor (**Not Pipelined**) 
 +- RVuc: 4-steps **multi cycle** processor for I/O (**Not Pipelined**) 
 +- MMU: Sv32 address translation unit and TLB 
 +- Others 
 + 
 +**RVSoC supports the following FPGA boards and can run Linux!** 
 + 
 +- [[https://reference.digilentinc.com/reference/programmable-logic/nexys-a7/reference-manual|Nexys A7 board]] with Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA 
 +- [[https://reference.digilentinc.com/reference/programmable-logic/arty-a7/reference-manual|Arty A7-35T board]] with Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA 
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 + 
 + 
 +## What's new 
 + 
 +- 2020/08/24 : Released Ver.0.5.3 that can execute Verilog simulation using Verilator 
 +- [[old6|2020/08/24]] : Released Ver.0.5.2 that can execute Verilog simulation using Synopsys VCS simulator 
 +- [[old5|2020/06/24]] : Released Ver.0.5.1 and support the Arty A7-35T FPGA board 
 +- [[old3|2020/06/11]] : Update [[binary|the page]] about RISC-V Linux binary files 
 +- 2020/05/20 : Add [[binary|the page]] how to build the RISC-V cross compiler and RISC-V Linux binary files 
 +- 2020/05/18 : Change of web page structure and release of Ver.0.4.6 
 +- [[old1|2020/03/06]] : Ver.0.4.5 is released in this page 
 +- 2020/02/29 : The comming soon page is released ! 
 +## Download source file and binary 
 + 
 +The latest version of RVSoC is Ver.0.5.3. 
 + 
 +- The archive file containing the bitstream files and the memory initialization file : {{ :rvsoc_bin_ver053.zip |rvsoc_bin_ver053.zip}} 
 +  - The bitstream files for Nexys A7 FPGA board and Arty A7-35T board 
 +  - The memory initialization file including Berkeley Boot Loader, device tree, Linux binary, and disk image 
 +  - The Python program to send the memory initialization file by serial communication 
 + 
 +- The source code including the project files of Xilinx Vivado : {{ :rvsoc_src_ver053.zip |rvsoc_src_ver053.zip}} 
 +  - The bitstream files and the memory initialization file 
 +  - The Verilog source code files of RVSoC that can be simulated using some simulators 
 +  - The project files of Xilinx Vivado and some IP source file for Nexys A7 FPGA board and Arty A7-35T board 
 +  - The source code files for the program executed by RVuc 
 + 
 +The other old versions are as follows: 
 + 
 +- Ver.0.5.2 : {{ :rvsoc_bin_ver052.zip |rvsoc_bin_ver052.zip}}, {{ :rvsoc_src_ver052.zip |rvsoc_src_ver052.zip}} 
 +- Ver.0.5.1 : {{ :rvsoc_bin_ver051.zip |rvsoc_bin_ver051.zip}}, {{ :rvsoc_src_ver051.zip |rvsoc_src_ver051.zip}} 
 +- Ver.0.4.6 : {{ :rvsoc_bin_ver046.zip |rvsoc_bin_ver046.zip}}, {{ :rvsoc_src_ver046.zip |rvsoc_src_ver046.zip}} 
 +- Ver.0.4.5 : {{ :rvsoc_bin_ver045.zip |rvsoc_bin_ver045.zip}}, {{ :rvsoc_src_ver045.zip |rvsoc_src_ver045.zip}} 
 + 
 +These published files are released under the MIT License, see LICENSE.txt. 
 + 
 +### Change log 
 + 
 +- Ver.0.5.3 : The version that can execute Verilog simulation using Verilator 
 +- Ver.0.5.2 : The version that can execute Verilog simulation using Synopsys VCS simulator 
 +- Ver.0.5.1 : The version that supports Arty A7-35T and fixes some bugs 
 +- Ver.0.4.6 : The version supporting pySerial, Vivado 2019.2 
 +- Ver.0.4.5 : The version used in our submitted manuscript 
 + 
 + 
 +## Recommended environment 
 + 
 +- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 
 +- [[https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado.html|Xilinx Vivado Design Suite]] 2019.2 for logic synthesis 
 +- [[https://reference.digilentinc.com/reference/programmable-logic/nexys-a7/reference-manual|Nexys A7 board]] or [[https://reference.digilentinc.com/reference/programmable-logic/arty-a7/reference-manual|Arty A7-35T board]] with Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA for placement and routing 
 +- Python 3.6.9 
 +- [[https://pythonhosted.org/pyserial/|pySerial]] for sending the binary file by serial communication with FPGA board 
 +- GTKTerm for sending and receiving console screens by serial communication 
 +- [[https://www.veripool.org/wiki/verilator|Verilator]] or Synopsys VCS simulator Version M-2017.03-SP2_Full64 for Verilog simulation of RVSoC 
 + 
 +### Install command 
 + 
 +Install pySerial by the following command. 
 + 
 +``` 
 +$ sudo apt install python3-pip 
 +$ pip3 install pyserial 
 +``` 
 + 
 +Install GTKTerm by the following command. 
 + 
 +``` 
 +$ sudo apt install gtkterm 
 +``` 
 + 
 +Install verilator by the following command. 
 + 
 +``` 
 +$ sudo apt install verilator 
 +``` 
 + 
 +## Getting started guide 
 + 
 +### Execution of Linux on a FPGA board using the downloaded bitstream file and memory initialization file 
 + 
 +(1) Download the archive file containing the bitstream file and the memory initialization file 
 +``` 
 +$ wget https://www.arch.cs.titech.ac.jp/wk/rvsoc/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=rvsoc_bin_ver053.zip -O rvsoc_bin_ver053.zip 
 +``` 
 + 
 +(2) Extract the downloaded zip file 
 + 
 +``` 
 +$ unzip rvsoc_bin_ver053.zip 
 +$ cd rvsoc_bin_ver053 
 +``` 
 + 
 +(3) Open Xilinx Vivado to write the bitstream file 
 + 
 +``` 
 +$ vivado & 
 +``` 
 + 
 +- Click "Open Hardware Manager" in "Task" at the top page 
 + 
 +(4) Write the bitstream file to a FPGA board 
 + 
 +- Click "Open target" and "Auto Connect" to recognize a FPGA board 
 + 
 +- Click "Program device" and a specify Bitstream file 
 +  - When using Nexys A7 board : `nexys4.bit` 
 +  - When using Arty A7-35T board : `arty35t.bit` 
 + 
 +- Click "Program" to write bitstream to a FPGA board 
 + 
 +When the bitstream data is correctly written to the Nexys A7 board, 
 +the DONE LED lights up and "ArchProc" is displayed on the 8-digit 7-segment LEDs. 
 +Also, the lower right LED will blink at regular intervals,  
 + 
 +The right RGB LED shines brightly immediately after writing the bitstream file. 
 +**After this right RGB LED turns off, you can write the memory initialization file.** 
 + 
 +(5) Prepare for 8M baud serial communication 
 + 
 +For sending the binary file by serial communication, the pySerial program `serial_sendfile.py` is used. 
 + 
 +For sending and receiving console screens by serial communication, GTKTerm is used. 
 + 
 +First, make settings for GTKTerm. 
 + 
 +- Execute the following command to start GTKTerm 
 + 
 +``` 
 +$ gtkterm & 
 +``` 
 + 
 +- Click "Configuration"->"Port" 
 +- Change the Port of Serial port to the appropriate USB Serial Port like `/dev/ttyUSB1` 
 +- Change the Baud Rate of Serial port to “8000000” and click “OK” 
 +- Click "Configuration"->"CR LF auto" for New-line code 
 + 
 +Second, check the setting of the port used for serial communication in the pySerial program `serial_sendfile.py`. 
 + 
 +By default, `/dev/ttyUSB1` is set. 
 + 
 +The usage of this program is as follows: 
 + 
 +``` 
 +$ python3 serial_sendfile.py [serial baud rate (Mbaud)] [binary file name] 
 +``` 
 + 
 +(6) Send the memory initialization file to the FPGA board by serial communication and execute the Linux  
 + 
 +To send the memory initialization file and execute the Linux, execute one of the following commands. 
 + 
 +``` 
 +$ python3 serial_sendfile.py 8 "initmem.bin" 
 +``` 
 + 
 +or 
 + 
 +``` 
 +$ python3 serial_sendfile.py 
 +``` 
 + 
 +- Send the memory initialization file to the FPGA board via serial communication for about 40 seconds 
 + 
 +The program is automatically terminated when the transmission is completed. 
 + 
 +Confirm that "finished!" is displayed on the console of the terminal. 
 + 
 +Linux starts up and a Linux startup message is displayed on the GTKTerm console. 
 + 
 +When using Nexys A7 board, the 7-segment LED shows the value obtained by dividing the value of the mtime register by 1024. 
 + 
 +(7) Enjoy the Linux  
 + 
 +After a while, the following message is displayed. 
 + 
 +``` 
 +Welcome to Buildroot 
 +localhost login: 
 +``` 
 + 
 +- Log in with the username `root` 
 + 
 +After successful login, you can execute standard Linux commands, some games, and a benchmark 
 +like top, sleep, vi, em (uemacs), micropython, sl, ascii_invaders, nyancat, dhrystone. 
 + 
 +Enjoy!! 
 + 
 +** (An EXT4-fs error may occur when the first command is executed after login, 
 +but there is no problem because the subsequent commands are executed correctly.) ** 
 + 
 + 
 ### Logic synthesis and placement and routing from source code using Xilinx Vivado project file ### Logic synthesis and placement and routing from source code using Xilinx Vivado project file
  
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 ``` ```
-$ vivado [FPGA board name].xpr &+$ vivado [FPGA board name].xpr &
 ``` ```
  
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 so please be careful when changing the logic synthesis strategy yourself. so please be careful when changing the logic synthesis strategy yourself.
  
-- Click "Generate Bitstream" in Vivado project manager+- Click "Generate Bitstream" in Vivado project manager
  
 When you have finished generating the bitstream, you open the hardware manager. When you have finished generating the bitstream, you open the hardware manager.
  
-- Click "Open Hardware Manager" in Vivado project manager+- Click "Open Hardware Manager" in Vivado project manager
  
-Subsequent operations are the same as those from step (4) of "Getting started guide".+Subsequent operations are the same as those from step (4) of "Getting started guide".
  
 The Linux binary file `initmem.bin` sent to the FPGA and the program `serial_sendfile.py` that sends the binary file The Linux binary file `initmem.bin` sent to the FPGA and the program `serial_sendfile.py` that sends the binary file
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 Copyright (c) 2020 Kise Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology Copyright (c) 2020 Kise Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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