Načrtovanje digitalnih sistemov z odprtokodnim orodjem F4PGA

Matek, Veronika (author), Ilc, Nejc (mentor)

V tehnološkem okolju se čedalje pogosteje pojavljajo programirljivi čipi v tehnologiji FPGA, ki omogočajo hiter razvoj, testiranje in izdelavo digitalnih sistemov. Izdelavo bitnih tokov za njihovo programiranje lahko izvedemo z veliko različnimi orodji. V diplomski nalogi raziskujemo možnost uporabe odprtokodne zbirke orodij F4PGA za generiranje bitnih tokov z namenom programiranja čipov FPGA, osredotočeno na programiranje naprav Artix-7 družine Xilinx. Opišemo postopek uporabe ter njegove prednosti in slabosti v primerjavi z dobro uveljavljenim zaprtokodnim programom AMD/Xilinx Vivado. Ogledamo si uporabo na treh glavnih operacijskih sistemih in postopek dodajanja podpore za nov čip.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: FPGA, F4PGA, 7-series, AMD/Xilinx, Vivado, digitalni sistemi, razvojna plošča Digilent Nexys
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: FRI - Faculty of Computer and Information Science
• Year: 2023
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-152727
• COBISS.SI-ID: 167303427
• Publication date in RUL: 04.12.2023

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Designing digital systems with open-source F4PGA

Abstract

In the technological environment, programmable chips in FPGA technology are increasingly appearing, allowing for rapid development, testing, and creation of digital systems. The generation of bitstreams for their programming can be accomplished using a variety of tools. In the thesis, we explore the possibility of using the open-source toolchain F4PGA for generating bitstreams for the purpose of programming FPGA chips, focusing on programming devices Artix-7 by the Xilinx family. We describe the usage process as well as its advantages and disadvantages compared to the well-established closed-source software AMD/Xilinx Vivado. We examine its utilization across three major operating systems and the process of adding support for a new chip.

• Keywords: FPGA, F4PGA, 7-series, AMD/Xilinx, Vivado, digital systems, development board Digilent Nexys