archx 2025.8.9

A framework to explore the design space of hardware architecture.

Archx

A cost modeling framework to explore the system design space based on A-Graph.

Installation

All provided installation methods allow running archx in the command line and import archx as a python module.

Make sure you have Anaconda installed before the steps below.

Option 1: pip installation

1. git clone this repo and cd to the repo dir
2. conda env create -f environment.yaml
   • The name: archx in evironment.yaml can be updated to a preferred one.
3. conda activate archx
4. pip install archx
5. Validate installation via archx -h in the command line or import archx in python code

Option 2: source installation

This is the developer mode, where you can edit the source code with live changes reflected for simulation.

1. git clone this repo and cd to the repo dir
2. conda env create -f environment.yaml
   • The name: archx in evironment.yaml can be updated to a preferred one.
3. conda activate archx
4. python3 -m pip install -e . --no-deps
5. Validate installation via archx -h in the command line or import archx in python code