Tuesday, 2019-08-27

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sf-slack2<nikolaus.luhrs> I'm confused on how to instantiate a PLL from verilog (or any dedicated hardware block for that matter) when using project Project Trellis.16:27
daveshahnikolaus.luhrs: have a look at the ecppll tool16:29
sf-slack2<nikolaus.luhrs> Ahhhhh ok, that makes sense.16:33
sf-slack2<nikolaus.luhrs> I suppose there wouldn't be a good way to standardize that across fpga families anyway16:33
daveshahNo, usually there is some similarity between vendors (n.b. ice40 and ecp5 are effectively different vendors) but not beyond that16:34
sf-slack2<nikolaus.luhrs> Project x-ray hasn't really gotten to PLLs yet right? I guess I'd like to see tools for blocks like this kept as similar as possible across vendors. That way portability of work would be maximized.16:51
hackerfoonikolaus.luhrs: Not yet: https://github.com/SymbiFlow/prjxray/issues/99517:03
tpbTitle: Create PLLE2_ADV minitest · Issue #995 · SymbiFlow/prjxray · GitHub (at github.com)17:03
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jiapei100Hello everyone...17:17
hackerfoojiapei100: Hi17:34
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jiapei100Hello... 🌹🌹🌹18:32
jiapei100My FIRST time .... Thanks for the open source .... ❤❤❤18:33
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LongerVisionHello18:44
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hackerfooHi LongerVision20:17
hackerfoojiapei100: Symbiflow is a collaborative effort... are you interested in contributing?20:22
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jiapei100How I wish I have the FPGA capability...👌👌👌20:23
jiapei100no mattee what... if I can comtribute JUST a little bit, I'd love to contribute ✌✌20:23
hackerfoojiapei100: Are you also LongerVision? https://github.com/LongerVision20:25
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tpbTitle: Longer Vision Technology · GitHub (at github.com)20:25
jiapei100yup...  Both are me...20:29
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hackerfoojiapei100: Here's a list of good starter issues: https://github.com/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+user%3ASymbiflow+label%3A%22good+first+issue%2221:04
hackerfoojiapei100: Let me know if there is something you are interested in working on, and I can help you get started. A good starting point is downloading and setting up https://github.com/SymbiFlow/symbiflow-arch-defs and noting any problems that you have in the process.21:11
tpbTitle: GitHub - SymbiFlow/symbiflow-arch-defs: FOSS architecture definitions of FPGA hardware useful for doing PnR device generation. (at github.com)21:11
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LongerVisionok... it's me ... back again...21:37
hackerfooLongerVision: Did you get my previous messages?21:39
hackerfoojiapei100: Here's a list of good starter issues: https://github.com/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+user%3ASymbiflow+label%3A%22good+first+issue%2221:39
hackerfooLet me know if there is something you are interested in working on, and I can help you get started. A good starting point is downloading and setting up https://github.com/SymbiFlow/symbiflow-arch-defs and noting any problems that you have in the process.21:40
tpbTitle: GitHub - SymbiFlow/symbiflow-arch-defs: FOSS architecture definitions of FPGA hardware useful for doing PnR device generation. (at github.com)21:40
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LongerVision@hackerfoo Thank you very much... check it out ALREADY... Trying to catch up ASAP...21:48
hackerfooLongerVision: Please let me know if you would like me to explain any of the documentation. It would be nice to have translations for others.21:49
LongerVision@hackerfoo  you are NOT a robot, aren't you? ^_^21:49
hackerfooLongerVision: No, but it is not the first time I've been asked that :)21:50
LongerVision^_^ How big is your team? Looks like you've used so many languages... ^_^21:51
LongerVisionBTW, you know RISC-V? What's your plan to compete against it?21:51
hackerfooThis is me: http://hackerfoo.com/about.html21:52
tpbTitle: HackerFoo Writes Stuff Here - About (at hackerfoo.com)21:52
sorearsymbiflow and riscv are complementary, not competitors, and many of us work on both21:55
hackerfooLongerVision: RISC-V is great. Symbiflow is about FPGAs, though. You can implement RISC-V on an FPGA: https://github.com/cliffordwolf/picorv3221:55
tpbTitle: GitHub - cliffordwolf/picorv32: PicoRV32 - A Size-Optimized RISC-V CPU (at github.com)21:55
hackerfooLongerVision: https://github.com/orgs/SymbiFlow/people21:56
tpbTitle: People · SymbiFlow · GitHub (at github.com)21:56
hackerfooThere's about 10 active contributors.21:58
LongerVisionhttps://github.com/cliffordwolf/picorv32 ALREADY focked... But, do I need a particular board for that???21:58
tpbTitle: GitHub - cliffordwolf/picorv32: PicoRV32 - A Size-Optimized RISC-V CPU (at github.com)21:58
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sorearpeople have gotten it working on a bunch of different boards, even on ASIC22:03
LongerVisionBTW, what's the relationship between IRC and SLACK? It looks these two have som similarities....22:04
hackerfooLongerVision: What boards do you have?22:10
hackerfooWe have a Slack mirror: https://symbiflow.slack.com/22:10
hackerfooYou can use either one.22:11
hackerfoohttps://github.com/SymbiFlow/symbiflow-arch-defs/tree/master/tests/9-soc/picosoc22:12
tpbTitle: symbiflow-arch-defs/tests/9-soc/picosoc at master · SymbiFlow/symbiflow-arch-defs · GitHub (at github.com)22:12
hackerfooWe are working on getting Linux running on a LiteX generated SoC: https://github.com/orgs/SymbiFlow/projects/17#card-2459572022:14
tpbTitle: LiteX/Linux on Arty - Burndown · GitHub (at github.com)22:15
hackerfoohttps://github.com/enjoy-digital/litex22:15
tpbTitle: GitHub - enjoy-digital/litex: Build your hardware, easily! (at github.com)22:15
hackerfooLiteX includes RISC-V cores.22:15
LongerVisionI‘ve got a HiFive1 Rev B01, which is an AVR, it does NOT  support Linux....22:46
sorearwhat about it? it’s not a fpga22:52
LongerVisionIt is NOT... It seems SiFive can design your own chip based on FPGA online ....22:56
LongerVisionhttps://scs.sifive.com/core-designer/22:57
tpbTitle: Design - SiFive (at scs.sifive.com)22:57
LongerVisionI cannot afford that HiFive Unleashed, so expensive....22:58
LongerVisionHiFive1 Rev B is an MCU core, which is much cheaper22:58
sorearmuch smaller chip on an older node23:00
LongerVisionSo, if I want to test this symbiflow, which low-cost board do you recommend?23:02
LongerVisionLiteX also supports RISC-V23:03
sorearI don’t know why you keep bringing up RISC-V and SiFive23:06
LongerVisionSorry ... I'm for sure NOT advertising for them...23:08
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hackerfooLongerVision: If you are interested in RISC-V, you might look for the Sipeed MAix locally: https://www.seeedstudio.com/sipeed23:32
tpbTitle: Sipeed MAIX: RISC-V AI Dev Boards and Peripherals (at www.seeedstudio.com)23:32
hackerfooBut if you're interested in working on Symbiflow, I suggest getting a BASYS 3.23:32
hackerfooThat is what we develop on.23:33
hackerfooThat said, you can still contribute without a board. You'll just need a Linux computer and Vivado 2017.223:34
LongerVisionDoes Vivado requires a license?23:38
hackerfooNot for the free (WebPACK) version.23:43
hackerfooThat's all you need.23:43
hackerfooLongerVision: I also suggest reading https://www.rapidwright.io/docs/FPGA_Architecture.html and https://www.rapidwright.io/docs/Xilinx_Architecture.html23:45
tpbTitle: FPGA Architecture Basics RapidWright 2019.1.1-beta documentation (at www.rapidwright.io)23:45
LongerVisionThank you so so so much 👌👌👌23:46
LongerVisionsipeed? wow... that is a ShenZhen company 👍👍23:47
hackerfooYes. I believe seeedstudio is also in ShenZhen.23:51
hackerfooYou also should be able to find Artix7 boards locally, if not the BASYS 3.23:53

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