SiFive S54 Standard Core Dev Kit
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This article describes specifics for the SiFive S54 Standard Core Dev Kit. The SiFive S54 Standard Core Dev Kit implements a SiFive S54 (64-bit RV64) core as a FPGA bitstream that runs on the Digilent ARTY-100T eval board.
Getting the bitstream running
Prerequisites
To program the bitstream:
- SiFive S54 Standard Core Dev Kit: sifive.com
- Digilent ARTY-100T FPGA eval board (~200 EUR)
- Xilinx Vivado LAB (free)
- Micro USB cable
Programming the bitstream
In this article, Vivado LAB 2017.2 was used but the steps should be identical / very similar for later versions.
- Supply power to the ARTY-100T board via the power jack (7V, center positive)
- Connect the ARTY-100T board via micro USB cable to the computer
- Start Vivado LAB
- Click Open Hardware Manager
- Click Open Target -> Auto Connect
- Select FPGA -> Right-click -> Add Configuration Memory Device
- Select the appropriate flash device as shown in the screenshot below
- Confirm the following dialog with OK
- Select the MCS file (bitstream) for the S54 from the SiFive dev kit package and set the programming settings
as shown in the screenshot below and confirm with OK afterwards
The MCS file for the S54 is located under: sifive_s54_rtl_eval_llama.02.00rc1-general\arty_a7_100t-sifive\design-arty.mcs - Wait for about 30 seconds for programming to complete
- Once programming has finished, confirm the dialog with OK
- Close Vivado LAB
- Push the PROG button on the ARTY-100T board to load the bitstream into the FPGA
(Only needed once after programming. Bitstream is auto-loaded on power cycle of board, from now on) - Wait until the DONE LED lights up again.
Troubleshooting
- Vivado LAB Auto connect fails:
- The ARTY board sports a FTDI FT2232 chip for Flashing the FPGA. You will need to install the VCOM drivers.
- For Windows there is a setup exe which is recommended.
- Before installing make sure nothing is connected via USB.
- Now install the driver.
- Restart the PC
- If everything worked, once you connect USB port J10 from the board to your PC you should have a Composite device in your device manager.
- The Vivado LAB setup may not successfully install on a guest OS inside a virtual machine. It is recommended to install and run Vivado Lab on a native OS.
Verifying the debug connection
Prerequisites
- J-Link BASE or higher: Model overview
- SEGGER SiFive-ARTY adapter
- J-Link software package V7.22 or later
Connecting to the device
- Connect the SEGGER SiFive-ARTY adapter to connector JD on the ARTY-100T board
- Connect J-Link to the SEGGER SiFive-ARTY adapter
- Start J-Link Commander with device selection S54ARTY and TIF == JTAG and verify the connection.