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How do you get started with that?

by shihab 3y ago

naitgacem 3y ago
have a look into hardware descriptive languages, VHDL or verilog and go from there
- Vilian 3y ago
  How is the best way to programm with them?, IDE or LSP?
  - Twisol 3y ago
    The OSS CAD Suite [0] is a good open-source toolchain for this stuff. You can then write hardware designs in the SytemVerilog language (VSCode has some plugins, I believe, but I've just been using a basic text editor) and use the build toolchain to compile ("synthesize") and program e.g. an FPGA with your designs. (FWIW, I've only just taken a class on Verilog this past Spring, but we used oss-cad-suite and I found it pretty straightforward to use. The bundled version of Verilator had some issues on my Mac though, so I had to compile my own copy of Verilator.) [0] https://github.com/YosysHQ/oss-cad-suite-build/ https://github.com/YosysHQ/oss-cad-suite-build/
petrohi 3y ago
I started by reading “Digital Design and Computer Architecture”. There’s new RISC-V edition https://a.co/d/imzGBK5 https://a.co/d/imzGBK5. The book starts from Boolean logic and transistor technology and goes all the way to assembly programming with everything in between. Most importantly gives great introduction to HDLs. Next I played with a bunch of hardware projects specifically targeting inexpensive Arty-A7 board to get comfortable with FPGA tooling.
- 3abiton 3y ago
  Had a friend who fell into that black hole, it's so time consuming for peoplecwith little time
- Jtsummers 3y ago
  https://dl.acm.org/doi/book/10.5555/2815529 https://dl.acm.org/doi/book/10.5555/2815529 Their ARM edition (2015) is available for free via the ACM.
bee_rider 3y ago
FPGAs are hardware, you generally program them with hardware description languages like Verilog. If you don’t want to buy hardware (reasonable, IMO, since HDL is kind of niche and the boards can be pricey), you could try out the language with something like Verilator. This will let you write Verilog, and then compile it to generate C++ classes which simulate your design.

How do you get started with that?

by shihab 3y ago

How do you get started with that?

naitgacem 3y ago

have a look into hardware descriptive languages, VHDL or verilog and go from there

Vilian 3y ago
How is the best way to programm with them?, IDE or LSP?
- Twisol 3y ago
  The OSS CAD Suite [0] is a good open-source toolchain for this stuff. You can then write hardware designs in the SytemVerilog language (VSCode has some plugins, I believe, but I've just been using a basic text editor) and use the build toolchain to compile ("synthesize") and program e.g. an FPGA with your designs. (FWIW, I've only just taken a class on Verilog this past Spring, but we used oss-cad-suite and I found it pretty straightforward to use. The bundled version of Verilator had some issues on my Mac though, so I had to compile my own copy of Verilator.) [0] https://github.com/YosysHQ/oss-cad-suite-build/ https://github.com/YosysHQ/oss-cad-suite-build/

petrohi 3y ago

I started by reading “Digital Design and Computer Architecture”. There’s new RISC-V edition https://a.co/d/imzGBK5 https://a.co/d/imzGBK5. The book starts from Boolean logic and transistor technology and goes all the way to assembly programming with everything in between. Most importantly gives great introduction to HDLs. Next I played with a bunch of hardware projects specifically targeting inexpensive Arty-A7 board to get comfortable with FPGA tooling.

3abiton 3y ago
Had a friend who fell into that black hole, it's so time consuming for peoplecwith little time
Jtsummers 3y ago
https://dl.acm.org/doi/book/10.5555/2815529 https://dl.acm.org/doi/book/10.5555/2815529 Their ARM edition (2015) is available for free via the ACM.

bee_rider 3y ago

FPGAs are hardware, you generally program them with hardware description languages like Verilog. If you don’t want to buy hardware (reasonable, IMO, since HDL is kind of niche and the boards can be pricey), you could try out the language with something like Verilator. This will let you write Verilog, and then compile it to generate C++ classes which simulate your design.