Category GSOC

Testing the Integration of Inline Assembly and Memory Mapping

After completing the on-paper implementation of the entire program memory and IO mapping for the PicoRV32 softcore, the next crucial step was to validate the low-latency performance of the system....

Seamless Realtime Program Memory Updates in FPGA Using AXI4 and APB Interfaces

In the world of FPGA-based systems, ensuring efficient and reliable program memory updates for real-time applications is crucial. As part of a project involving the BVF RiscV Subsystem on a...

Integrating PicoRV32 with BeagleV-Fire

After 1.5 weeks of dedicated work, I successfully developed a wrapper module to integrate the PicoRV32 CPU with the CAPE module on the BeagleV-Fire. This module is critical for connecting...

Choosing PicoRV32: A Balanced Softcore CPU

With a month into the project timeline, it became imperative to finalize the processor choice—a decision I had initially deferred since the project proposal phase due to insufficient data. This...

I/O Interfacing: Register-Memory Mapping

During my recent work on memory-mapped I/O (MMIO) testing, I encountered significant challenges that led me to explore alternative solutions. One idea that emerged was to implement register-mapped I/O, albeit...

I/O Interfacing: Memory-Mapped I/O

As I dove into my coding journey with Google Summer of Code (GSoC), my mentors and I opted for weekly text-based updates on Discord for progress tracking and doubt-solving, tailored...

Starting My GSoC Journey

As the GSoC timeline began, I was still immersed in my end-term examinations, which delayed my start on the coding aspect of my project. However, I remained committed to advancing...

About my GSOC Project

As embedded systems evolve, the need for efficient real-time processing is crucial. The BeagleV-Fire’s FPGA fabric provides an ideal platform to deploy a custom RISC-V core aimed at high-performance I/O...

BeagleV-Fire

BeagleV-Fire is single-board computer (SBC) powered by the Microchip’s PolarFire 5x core RISC-V System on Chip (SoC) with FPGA fabric. BeagleV-Fire opens up new horizons for developers, tinkerers, and the...