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Introduction
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fpgatools is a toolchain to program flexible programmable gate arrays
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(FPGAs). The only supported chip at this time is the xc6slx9, a cheap
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(ca. 10 USD) but powerful 45nm-generation chip with about 2400 LUTs,
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block ram and multiply-accumulate devices.
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The principles of fpgatools are:
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*) reach the maximum physical performance of the chip
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*) fast development cycles
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*) independent toolchain that only depends on other free software
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*) lightweight C implementation without GUI
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*) supported platform: Linux
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*) license: public domain
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FAQ
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todo
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Libraries
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- libfpga-test autotest suite
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- libfpga-cores reusable cores
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- libfpga-stdlib standard design elements on top of libfpga-control
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- libfpga-control programmatic access to libfpga-model
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- libfpga-model memory-only representation of an FPGA
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- libfpga-floorplan reads and writes .fp floorplan files
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- libfpga-bit reads and writes .bit bitstream files
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Design Utilities
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- new_fp creates empty .fp floorplan file
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- fp2bit converts .fp floorplan into .bit bitstream
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- bit2fp converts .bit bitstream into .fp floorplan
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- draw_svg_tiles draws a simple .svg showing tile types
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fpgatools Development Utilities
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- autotest executes test suite
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- sort_seq sorts line-based text file by sequence numbers in strings
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- merge_seq merges a pre-sorted text file into wire sequences
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- pair2net reads the first two words per line and builds nets
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- hstrrep high-speed hashed array based search and replace util
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Design Principles
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- small independent command line utilities, no GUI
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- plain C, no C++
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- simple Makefiles
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- text-based file formats
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- automatic test suite
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- public domain software
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TODO (as of 2012-08, expected time to delivery: months to years
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completion status overall: 1%)
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* support chips other than xc6slx9, maybe an ftg256 or fgg484-packaged
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xc6 or the xc7a100
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* many more test cases for autotester
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* smarter autotester that can remember and verify groups of tests,
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automatically oversee test execution, etc.
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* 3 Debian packages: libfpga, libfpga-doc, fpgatools
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* auto-crc calculation in .bit file
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* many more cases in logic block configuration
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* configuration of bram and macc blocks, bram initialization data
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* routing switches
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* many more cases in model of switches and inter-tile connections
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* write standard design elements for libfpga-stdlib library
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* support lm32 or openrisc core, either via libfpga or iverilog backend
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* several places might benefit from a bison parser:
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- switchbox description into bit parser/generator (bit_frames.c)
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- inter-tile wire connections (model_conns.c)
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- configure devices and route wires
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* ipv6 or vnc in hardware?
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* iverilog fpga backend
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ChangeLog
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2012-08-20
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* Beginning of full fidelity circle with model, floorplan, conversion from
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and to bitstream and floorplan formats.
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2012-06-03
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* Project started.
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