Category: Computer Engineering

SEMU call graph

This graph generated by graphviz, helping students easier understand Professor Jim Huang’s SEMU RISC-V emulator


2023/02/27 0

好正嘅一本Logic書

講得好step by step


2023/02/10 0

QEMU PLIC call map

After hacking the qemu risc-v source code, here is the PLIC call map


2023/02/06 0

Export our data structure into logisim

Created the library to export our data structure into logisim, https://gitlab.com/quantr/eda/logisim-library , part of our EDA tool


2023/02/04 0

Good HDL synthesis book

The first step of logic synthesis is call “HDL synthesis”, converting verilog into raw netlist. http://ebook.pldworld.com/_eBook/FPGA%EF%BC%8FHDL/-Eng-/Verilog%20HDL%20Synthesis.%20A%20Practical%20Primet%20%28Bhasker%29.pdf


2023/02/01 0

Good book on logic synthesis

These two papers are referenced by above book about HDL translator


2023/01/29 0

Cadence Install Guide

https://downloadly.net/2020/19/7490/03/cadence-ic/23/?#/7490-cadence-212315010314.htmlhttps://downloadly.net/2020/19/7490/03/cadence-ic/23/?#/7490-cadence-212315010314.html


2023/01/19 0

ICESugar board unable to mount in ubuntu

If you unable to mount your icesugar board in ubuntu and saying this error “Not authorized to perform operation”, this link resolve it https://benjaminnl.pixnet.net/blog/post/4894925-ubuntu-%E8%A7%A3%E6%B1%BA%E9%9A%A8%E8%BA%AB%E7%A2%9F%E7%84%A1%E6%B3%95%E9%96%8B%E5%95%9F%EF%BC%9Anot-authorized-to-perfo The below board https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?_u=fbuhab0c863&id=631164799875 only work with the extension board on right hand side, the left hand side one dont. I found out the chip in the middle is different, rhs…
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2022/12/15 0

Change qemu to use 16M ram for xv6-riscv

After testing, the minimal memory of xv6-riscv needed is 3MB


2022/10/30 0

Very good micro python board

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.0.0.15412e8duBDI2J&id=645704746945&_u=mbuhab0da05


2022/08/22 0

Tiny STM32 board (STM32F103C8T6)

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.0.0.67002e8ddznHy0&id=630403001847&_u=gbuhab04cbb STM32F103C8T6


2022/08/16 0

Generate verilator coverage report in html

Remark: https://aijishu.com/a/1060000000330400 brew install iconv or apt-get install lcov


2022/08/06 0

好書推介

作者用第一身Manager嘅身份教你點謀劃一個ASIC項目


2022/07/17 0

Clean Architecture

1. 一棟大廈不可能分成兩棟能完全獨立運作的大廈,但軟件通常由能獨立運作的小軟件所組成,所以有理由相信軟件工程比土木工程複雜 2. 軟件工程是內循環的,意思是用軟件A創造軟件B,之後又用軟件B改進軟件A,而土木工程是單向的,所以有理由相信軟件工程比土木工程複雜 3. 就算摩天大廈,起第一層和起第一百層的技術差不多,但軟件中不同層數的建築方法是完全不同,例如os層和web層,所以有理由相信軟件工程比土木工程複雜 4. 軟件工程中做同一件事的方法比土木工程多很多,所以有理由相信軟件工程比土木工程複雜


2022/06/26 0

Resolved ICESugar pro blink.v :

ERROR: Module rst_gen contains processes, which are not supported by JSON backend (run `proc` first). Edit Makefile $(TARGET).json: $(OBJS) # yosys -p “synth_ecp5 -json $@” $(OBJS) yosys -p “read_verilog -sv $<” -p “synth_ecp5 -json $@” $(OBJS)


2022/03/27 0

正点原子Mini STM32F103RCT6在STM32CubeMX中玩UART

正點原子的教程是在Keil, 如果要在STM32CubeMX裏玩UART可跟以下步驟 Step 1. Step 2. Comment the whole file Step 3. Add these 3 files from the CD Step 4. Modify usart.c , default example override fputc never works, we have to overrid _write Step 5. Add this


2022/03/25 0

Python read/write jtag via FTDI chip

https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=608821542489&ut_sk=1.YQ5qR5EunYQDAGcswWUaYJAm_21380790_1645025705879.Copy.ShareGlobalNavigation_1&sourceType=item&suid=5126BB92-305B-45E6-8276-4172EC31002C&un=8a0a0fd7954c2f6e4c6e4bed9157ce66&share_crt_v=1&un_site=0&spm=a2159r.13376460.0.0&tbSocialPopKey=shareItem&sp_tk=N1NJYzJlWjE5Qlo=&cpp=1&shareurl=true&short_name=h.flQxYcG&bxsign=scd65TMfrhTLdTfSFZEA2TIorerOMUxRkGPXq1CP3M21S-rVCWvUVwd-K7-LDjMP5iVdFbrvI-pqNh1QUjfy_74ZmHByWfWWbQkQ35VzPBYR0iP51drxemJkdDVH4TmnTfC&tk=7SIc2eZ19BZ%E3%80%8CFT232H/FT2232HL%E6%A8%A1%E5%9D%97USB%E8%BD%ACFIFO/SPI/I2C/JTAG/RS232%E4%B8%B2%E5%8F%A3%E6%A8%A1%E5%9D%97/%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F%E3%80%8D&app=chrome# https://ftdichip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AN_110_Programmers_Guide_for_High_Speed_FTCJTAG_DLL-1.pdf Read PWM Pins reference : https://ftdichip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AN_184-FTDI-Device-Input-Output-Pin-States.pdf


2022/03/03 0

Arduino Uno programme ATTiny85 works

following https://jimirobot.tw/arduino-tutorial-attiny-attiny85-uno-burn/


2022/02/20 0

MRK Wifi 1010 serial is different

MRK Wifi 1010 serial is different than Nano and Uno, the usb in serial and in D13/14 are separate, so code them this way


2022/02/20 0

start point to build our own jtag for our risc-v cpu

After days of hacking, i finally found out there is a dummy driver in openocd. just ./configure –enable-dummy and run it by ./bin/openocd -c ‘interface dummy’ -c ‘adapter_khz 1’ , you can see the dummy driver is running and in the function “static int dummy_write(int tck, int tms, int tdi)”, we can manually toggle the…
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2022/02/13 0

Compile libsigrok and pulseview in windows by msys2

This is the tutorial to build libsigrok and pulseview in windows Download msys https://www.msys2.org/ Open “MSYS2 MinGW x64”, don’t use “MSYS2 MSYS” 3. git clone https://github.com/sigrokproject/sigrok-util.git 4. cd sigrok-utils/cross-compile/msys2 5. ./sigrok-native-msys2 prepare , it will auto install all necessary packages Compile libsigrok 6. git clone https://gitlab.com/quantr/toolchain/libsigrok.git 7. cd libsigrok 8. ./autogen.sh 9. vi configure and…
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2022/02/06 0

Openlane init files

If run fail, have to remove the “runs” folder before rerun, otherwise same error will be shown initProject.sh runProject.sh my_design.v config.tcl


2021/12/31 0

Arithmetic Circuits & Multipliers

https://web.mit.edu/6.111/www/f2016/handouts/L08_4.pdf


2021/12/12 0

HLS

Synthesis-ed part of XV6 into Verilog


2021/10/13 0

Good web to learn RISC-V interrupt

https://github-wiki-see.page/m/ianchen0119/AwesomeCS/wiki/Hello%2C-OS%21 https://github-wiki-see.page/m/ianchen0119/AwesomeCS/wiki/2-5-RISC-V::%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%B7%E8%88%87%E7%95%B0%E5%B8%B8%E8%99%95%E7%90%86—-PLIC-%E4%BB%8B%E7%B4%B9 https://github-wiki-see.page/m/ianchen0119/AwesomeCS/wiki/2-4-RISC-V::%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%B7%E8%88%87%E7%95%B0%E5%B8%B8%E8%99%95%E7%90%86—-%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%B7%E7%AF%87


2021/08/29 0

RISC-V Qemu memory mapping

https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/master/hw/riscv/virt.c


2021/05/11 0

This file controls how “info register” in gdb

this file riscv-64bit-cpu.xml controls how “info register” printing values in gdb. I tried to add one entry to it to print the “PC” value one more time, it works


2021/04/04 0

RISC-V progress

挾左個vscode web版落我地個web到,開發埋自己個theme親返隻色。RISC-V asm個syntax highlight仲差少少。跟住就可以放俾澳洲啲大學生上黎係web到做RISC-V coding,simulator我部server應該頂到200-500人。


2021/03/08 0

Tutorial to use Hantek6022BE with Pulse

Step 1. Download pulseview Step 2. Make sure this button is poped out. Step 3. Install Zadig driver Step 4. Run pulseview, the device should be auto detected as “Saleae Logic”, but not “Hantek”, anyway it will works


2021/02/13 0

INTEL 80386 PROGRAMMER’S REFERENCE MANUAL 1986

INTEL 80386 PROGRAMMER’S REFERENCE MANUAL 1986


2021/02/05 0