MinSoC Project

If you used the installation script to install the complete system, you don't have to set up MinSoC anymore. But if you want to download a fresh MinSoC copy and already have the required tools, it is easier to download MinSoC and only set it up.

Assure yourself of having the following tools installed before trying to set up MinSoC:

1. GNU Toolchain for OpenRISC
2. adv_jtag_bridge for software upload and debug (Software released together with the Advanced Debug System)
3. Icarus Verilog

Check out MinSoC from the Subversion repository:

svn co http://opencores.org/ocsvn/minsoc/minsoc/tags/release-1.0 minsoc

To oonfigure the system then, use the setup script:

bash minsoc/utils/setup/minsoc-setup.sh

Alternatively you can proceed with the manual set up.

You can now simulate or synthesize the system.

1. Configure your system as standard system, no board, only simulation:

   cd minsoc/backend/std
   ./configure

2. Configure Advanced Debug System to work with MinSoC turning off the JSP server
   • edit minsoc/rtl/verilog/adv_debug_sys/Hardware/adv_dbg_if/rtl/verilog/adbg_defines.v
   • Comment out, “`define DBG_JSP_SUPPORTED”
3. Compile and move adv_jtag_bridge debug modules for simulation

   cd minsoc/rtl/verilog/adv_debug_sys/Software/adv_jtag_bridge/sim_lib/icarus
   make
   cp jp-io-vpi.vpi minsoc/bench/verilog/vpi

4. Patch or1200_rel1 for watchpoint support

   cd minsoc/rtl/verilog/or1200/rtl/verilog
   patch -p0 < ../../../../../utils/setup/or1200v1_hwbkpt.patch