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diff --git a/doc/sphinx/userguide/benchmarking.rst b/doc/sphinx/userguide/benchmarking.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b308adb --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/sphinx/userguide/benchmarking.rst @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +Benchmarking +============ + +The Dhrystone and CoreMark benchmarks are still only supported by the Legacy +Freedom E SDK. When we port the benchmarks to Freedom Metal, we will update +this section to describe the updated build steps. + +Dhrystone +--------- + +After setting up the software and debug toolchains, you can build and +execute everyone's favorite benchmark as follows: + +- Compile the benchmark with the command ``make software TARGET=freedom-e300-hifive1 PROGRAM=dhrystone LINK_TARGET=dhrystone``. Note that a slightly different linker file is used for Dhrystone which stores read only data in DTIM instead of external flash. +- Run on the HiFive1 board with the command ``make upload TARGET=freedom-e300-hifive1 PROGRAM=dhrystone``. + This will take a few minutes. Sample output is provided below. +- Compute DMIPS by dividing the Dhrystones per Second result by 1757, which + was the VAX 11/780's performance. In the example below, 729927 / 1757 = + 415 DMIPS. +- Compute DMIPS/MHz by dividing by the clock rate: in the example below, + 415 / 268 = 1.55 DMIPS/MHz. + +.. code-block:: none + + core freq at 268694323 Hz + + Dhrystone Benchmark, Version 2.1 (Language: C) + + <snip> + + Microseconds for one run through Dhrystone: 1.3 + Dhrystones per Second: 729927.0 + +CoreMark +-------- + +We cannot distribute the CoreMark benchmark, but following are instructions +to download and run the benchmark on the HiFive1 board: + +- Download CoreMark from EEMBC's web site and extract the archive from + `<http://www.eembc.org/coremark/download.php>`_. +- Copy the following files from the extracted archive into the + ``software/coremark`` directory in this repository: + + - ``core_list_join.c`` + - ``core_main.c`` + - ``coremark.h`` + - ``core_matrix.c`` + - ``core_state.c`` + - ``core_util.c`` + +- Compile the benchmark with the command ``make software PROGRAM=coremark``. +- Run on the HiFive1 board with the command ``make upload PROGRAM=coremark``. +- Divide the reported Iterations/Sec by the reported core frequency in MHz to + obtain a CoreMarks/MHz value. diff --git a/doc/sphinx/userguide/buildingcoreip.rst b/doc/sphinx/userguide/buildingcoreip.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a6f1dae --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/sphinx/userguide/buildingcoreip.rst @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +Building for SiFive CoreIP +========================== + +Building an Example +------------------- + +To compile a bare-metal RISC-V program: + +.. code-block:: bash + + make BSP=mee [PROGRAM=hello] [TARGET=coreip-e31] software + +The square brackets in the above command indicate optional parameters for the +Make invocation. As you can see, the default values of these parameters tell +the build script to build the ``hello`` example for the ``coreip-e31`` target. +If, for example, you wished to build the ``timer-interrupt`` example for the S51 +Core IP target, you would instead run the command + +.. code-block:: bash + + make BSP=mee PROGRAM=timer-interrupt TARGET=coreip-s51 software + +Cleaning a Target Program Build Directory +----------------------------------------- + +.. code-block:: bash + + make BSP=mee [PROGRAM=hello] [TARGET=coreip-e31] clean + diff --git a/doc/sphinx/userguide/buildingdevboard.rst b/doc/sphinx/userguide/buildingdevboard.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4b5822b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/sphinx/userguide/buildingdevboard.rst @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +Building for a Dev Board or FPGA +================================ + +Building an Example +------------------- + +To compile a bare-metal RISC-V program: + +.. code-block:: bash + + make BSP=mee [PROGRAM=hello] [TARGET=sifive-hifive1] software + +The square brackets in the above command indicate optional parameters for the +Make invocation. As you can see, the default values of these parameters tell +the build script to build the ``hello`` example for the ``sifive-hifive1`` target. +If, for example, you wished to build the ``timer-interrupt`` example for the S51 +Arty FPGA Evaluation target, you would instead run the command + +.. code-block:: bash + + make BSP=mee PROGRAM=timer-interrupt TARGET=coreip-s51-arty software + +Uploading to the Target Board +----------------------------- + +.. code-block:: bash + + make BSP=mee [PROGRAM=hello] [TARGET=sifive-hifive1] upload + +Debugging a Target Program +-------------------------- + +.. code-block:: bash + + make BSP=mee [PROGRAM=hello] [TARGET=sifive-hifive1] debug + +Cleaning a Target Program Build Directory +----------------------------------------- + +.. code-block:: bash + + make BSP=mee [PROGRAM=hello] [TARGET=sifive-hifive1] clean + diff --git a/doc/sphinx/userguide/installing.rst b/doc/sphinx/userguide/installing.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6e57425 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/sphinx/userguide/installing.rst @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +Installing Freedom E SDK +======================== + +Supported Systems +----------------- + +Freedom E SDK is supported on Linux, MacOS, and Windows. + +Linux support is officially provided to distributions we distribute +builds of the RISC-V toolchain for. Currently, these distributions are + +- Ubuntu +- CentOS + +We expect other Linux distributions to work as well, provided that the +user can either run our provided toolchains on them or produce their own +toolchain. + +Windows support is not directly provided by Freedom E SDK, but through +our Integrated Development Environment, Freedom Studio. + +Prerequisites +------------- + +To use this SDK, you will need the following software available on your machine: + +- GNU Make +- Git +- The RISC-V GNU Embedded Toolchain +- RISC-V OpenOCD (for use with development board and FPGA targets) + +Install the RISC-V Toolchain and OpenOCD +---------------------------------------- + +The RISC-V GNU Toolchain and OpenOCD are available from `the SiFive Website <https://www.sifive.com/boards>`_. + +For OpenOCD and/or RISC-V GNU Toolchain, download the .tar.gz for your platform, +and unpack it to your desired location. Then, set the ``RISCV_PATH`` and +``RISCV_OPENOCD_PATH`` environment variables when using the tools: + +.. code-block:: bash + + cp openocd-<date>-<platform>.tar.gz /my/desired/location/ + cp riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc-<date>-<platform>.tar.gz /my/desired/location + cd /my/desired/location + tar -xvf openocd-<date>-<platform>.tar.gz + tar -xvf riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc-<date>-<platform>.tar.gz + export RISCV_OPENOCD_PATH=/my/desired/location/openocd + export RISCV_PATH=/my/desired/location/riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc-<date>-<version> + +Cloning the Repository +---------------------- + +This repository can be cloned by running the following commands: + +.. code-block:: bash + + git clone --recursive https://github.com/sifive/freedom-e-sdk.git + cd freedom-e-sdk + +The ``--recursive`` option is required to clone the git submodules included in the +repository. If at first you omit the ``--recursive`` option, you can achieve +the same effect by updating submodules using the command: + +.. code-block:: bash + + git submodule update --init --recursive + +Updating the SDK +---------------- + +If you'd like to update your SDK to the latest version: + +.. code-block:: bash + + git pull origin master + git submodule update --init --recursive diff --git a/doc/sphinx/userguide/standalone.rst b/doc/sphinx/userguide/standalone.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..58f7f51 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/sphinx/userguide/standalone.rst @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Creating a Standalone Project +============================= + +You can export a program to a standalone project directory using the ``standalone`` +target. The resulting project will be locked to a specific ``TARGET``. Note +that this functionality is only supported for Freedom Metal programs, not the +Legacy Freedom E SDK. + +``STANDALONE_DEST`` is a required argument to provide the desired project location. + +.. code-block:: bash + + make BSP=mee [PROGRAM=hello] [TARGET=sifive-hifive1] STANDALONE_DEST=/path/to/desired/location standalone + |