A tiny Open POWER ISA softcore written in VHDL 2008
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Merge pull request #140 from antonblanchard/rework-makefile
Fix Makefile dependency issue with files in vhdl/*
5 years ago
fpga Add a few FFs on the RX input to avoid metastability issues 5 years ago
hello_world hello_world updates 5 years ago
media Add title image 5 years ago
micropython Update micropython 5 years ago
scripts Improve dependencies.py and add a --synth option 5 years ago
sim-unisim Add a debug (DMI) bus and a JTAG interface to it on Xilinx FPGAs 5 years ago
tests Dump CTR, LR and CR on sim termination, and update our tests 5 years ago
.gitignore Update gitignore for new test bench build files 5 years ago
.travis.yml Allow a full make check on Travis 5 years ago
LICENSE Initial import of microwatt 5 years ago
Makefile Fix Makefile dependency issue with files in vhdl/* 5 years ago
README.md Point to upstream micropython 5 years ago
cache_ram.vhdl dcache: Introduce an extra cycle latency to make timing 5 years ago
common.vhdl Fix a ghdlsynth issue in fast_spr_num 5 years ago
control.vhdl control: Fix build issue with Fedora 31 version of GHDL 5 years ago
core.vhdl Fix a ghdlsynth issue in icache 5 years ago
core_debug.vhdl fetch/icache: Fit icache in BRAM 5 years ago
core_tb.vhdl Reduce simulated and default FPGA RAM to 384kB 5 years ago
countzero.vhdl countzero: Reorganize to have fewer levels of logic and fewer LUTs 5 years ago
countzero_tb.vhdl countzero: Add a testbench 5 years ago
cr_file.vhdl Dump CTR, LR and CR on sim termination, and update our tests 5 years ago
cr_hazard.vhdl sprs: Store common SPRs in register file 5 years ago
crhelpers.vhdl crhelpers: Constraint "crnum" integer 5 years ago
dcache.vhdl Add basic XER support 5 years ago
dcache_tb.vhdl ram: Rework main RAM interface 5 years ago
decode1.vhdl Implement CRNOR and friends 5 years ago
decode2.vhdl decode2: Minor cleanup 5 years ago
decode_types.vhdl sprs: Store common SPRs in register file 5 years ago
divider.vhdl Remove unused signal 5 years ago
divider_tb.vhdl writeback: Do data formatting and condition recording in writeback 5 years ago
dmi_dtm_dummy.vhdl Fix build issue in dmi_dtm_dummy.vhdl 5 years ago
dmi_dtm_tb.vhdl ram: Rework main RAM interface 5 years ago
dmi_dtm_xilinx.vhdl Don't reset JTAG request register asynchronously 5 years ago
execute1.vhdl Fix a ghdysynth inferred latch error in execute 5 years ago
fetch1.vhdl fetch/icache: Fit icache in BRAM 5 years ago
fetch2.vhdl fetch2: Remove blank line 5 years ago
glibc_random.vhdl Reformat glibc_random 5 years ago
glibc_random_helpers.vhdl Reformat glibc_random 5 years ago
gpr_hazard.vhdl sprs: Store common SPRs in register file 5 years ago
helpers.vhdl execute: Copy XER[SO] to CR for cmp[i] and cmpl[i] instructions 5 years ago
icache.vhdl Fix a ghdlsynth issue in icache 5 years ago
icache_tb.vhdl ram: Rework main RAM interface 5 years ago
icache_test.bin icache_tb: Improve test and include test file 5 years ago
insn_helpers.vhdl Implement CRNOR and friends 5 years ago
loadstore1.vhdl Add basic XER support 5 years ago
logical.vhdl Consolidate logical instructions 5 years ago
microwatt.core ram: Rework main RAM interface 5 years ago
multiply.vhdl Add basic XER support 5 years ago
multiply_tb.vhdl writeback: Do data formatting and condition recording in writeback 5 years ago
plru.vhdl plru: Improve sensitivity list 5 years ago
plru_tb.vhdl plru: Add a simple PLRU module 5 years ago
ppc_fx_insns.vhdl sprs: Store common SPRs in register file 5 years ago
register_file.vhdl Fix ghdlsynth issue in register file 5 years ago
rotator.vhdl Add a rotate/mask/shift unit and use it in execute1 5 years ago
rotator_tb.vhdl Add a rotate/mask/shift unit and use it in execute1 5 years ago
sim_bram.vhdl ram: Rework main RAM interface 5 years ago
sim_bram_helpers.vhdl ram: Rework main RAM interface 5 years ago
sim_bram_helpers_c.c ram: Rework main RAM interface 5 years ago
sim_console.vhdl Reformat sim_console 5 years ago
sim_console_c.c Make sim poll non-blocking 5 years ago
sim_jtag.vhdl Add jtag support in simulation via a socket 5 years ago
sim_jtag_socket.vhdl Add jtag support in simulation via a socket 5 years ago
sim_jtag_socket_c.c debug/sim: Make connect/disconnect messages quieter 5 years ago
sim_uart.vhdl Share soc.vhdl between FPGA and sim 5 years ago
soc.vhdl Removed unused core_terminated signal 5 years ago
utils.vhdl Add log2ceil and use it in bram code 5 years ago
wishbone_arbiter.vhdl wb_arbiter: Early master selection 5 years ago
wishbone_bram_tb.bin ram: Rework main RAM interface 5 years ago
wishbone_bram_tb.vhdl ram: Rework main RAM interface 5 years ago
wishbone_bram_wrapper.vhdl Add log2ceil and use it in bram code 5 years ago
wishbone_debug_master.vhdl wb_debug: Add wishbone pipelining support 5 years ago
wishbone_types.vhdl wb_arbiter: Make arbiter size parametric 5 years ago
writeback.vhdl Fix a ghdysynth inferred latch error in writeback 5 years ago

README.md

Microwatt

Microwatt

A tiny Open POWER ISA softcore written in VHDL 2008. It aims to be simple and easy to understand.

Simulation using ghdl

MicroPython running on Microwatt

You can try out Microwatt/Micropython without hardware by using the ghdl simulator. If you want to build directly for a hardware target board, see below.

  • Build micropython. If you aren't building on a ppc64le box you will need a cross compiler. If it isn't available on your distro grab the powerpc64le-power8 toolchain from https://toolchains.bootlin.com
git clone https://github.com/micropython/micropython.git
cd micropython
cd ports/powerpc
make -j$(nproc)
cd ../../../
  • Microwatt uses ghdl for simulation. Either install this from your distro or build it. Next build microwatt:
git clone https://github.com/antonblanchard/microwatt
cd microwatt
make
  • Link in the micropython image:
ln -s ../micropython/ports/powerpc/build/firmware.bin main_ram.bin
  • Now run microwatt, sending debug output to /dev/null:
./core_tb > /dev/null

Synthesis on Xilinx FPGAs using Vivado

  • Install Vivado (I'm using the free 2019.1 webpack edition).

  • Setup Vivado paths:

source /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2019.1/settings64.sh
  • Install FuseSoC:
pip3 install --user -U fusesoc

Fedora users can get FuseSoC package via

sudo dnf copr enable sharkcz/danny
sudo dnf install fusesoc
  • Create a working directory and point FuseSoC at microwatt:
mkdir microwatt-fusesoc
cd microwatt-fusesoc
fusesoc library add microwatt /path/to/microwatt/
  • Build using FuseSoC. For hello world (Replace nexys_video with your FPGA board such as --target=arty_a7-100):
fusesoc run --target=nexys_video microwatt --memory_size=8192 --ram_init_file=/path/to/microwatt/fpga/hello_world.hex

You should then be able to see output via the serial port of the board (/dev/ttyUSB1, 115200 for example assuming standard clock speeds). There is a know bug where initial output may not be sent - try the reset (not programming button on your board if you don't see anything.

  • To build micropython (currently requires 1MB of BRAM eg an Artix-7 A200):
fusesoc run --target=nexys_video microwatt

Testing

  • A simple test suite containing random execution test cases and a couple of micropython test cases can be run with:
make -j$(nproc) check

Issues

This is functional, but very simple. We still have quite a lot to do:

  • There are a few instructions still to be implemented
  • Need to add caches and bypassing (in progress)
  • Need to add supervisor state (in progress)