IP SoC Generator

IP SoC gen is a framework to generate MP/SoCs with different configurations through a set of masters/slaves for fast digital design development. To install through pip:

pip install --upgrade ipsocgen

Template projects

In order to get started generating your own designs, check the template repository which contains an example of SoC and MPSoC using NoX processor as the main CPU. The configuration files that were used for the ipsocgen_template are available in ipsocgen/examples/template_soc.yaml and ipsocgen/examples/template_mpsoc.yaml.

To contribute/develop/extend the work

Please follow the steps below to build the virtual environment and install the dependencies.

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate 
python3 setup.py install

Configuration file reference

Here is a list of all inputs that can be listed for the IPSoCGen configuration file in yaml format.

proj_name:                #Project Name
desc: 	                  #Short description
type:                     #System type (soc or mpsoc)

#####################
# If type == soc
#####################

soc_desc:
  bus_name:		            #Name for the bus Interconnect
  bus_type:	  	          #Type of the bus
  addr_width: 	          #Bus adress width			
  data_width:	  	        #Bus data width
  txn_id_width:  	        #Bus transaction ID width
  num_masters:	          #Number of master in the bus (min == 1)
  num_slaves:    	        #Number of slave in the bus (min == 1)
  proc_required:	        #Set if a processor is required (y or n)
  mmap_type:     	        #Memory map type (manual or auto)
  clk:
    name: 		            #Clock name
    clk_int: 		          #Internal signal name for the clock
    io_in_clk: 		        #Wrapper input pin for the clock
    type:  		            #Type of clock (pll or direct)
    pll:  		            #Only applicable if type == pll
      divclk_divide:      #PLL parameters
      clkfbout_mult:	    #PLL parameters
      clkout_divide:	    #PLL parameters
      io_rst_pin:         #Wrapper input pin for the PLL reset
      rst_in_type:        #Type of reset for the PLL (act_l or act_h)
      clkin_period:       #PLL parameters
  rst: 
    name:   		          #Reset name
    rst_int:  		        #Internal signal name for the reset
    io_in_rst: 		        #Wrapper input pin for the reset
    rst_in_type:  	      #Type of reset for the PLL (act_l or act_h)
    type:         		    #Type of reset (acc_rst or direct)
  proc:		
    name: 		            #Name of the main CPU that will be used
    type:		              #Type of processor (nox, vex…)
    clk: 		              #Describe the clock of the processor
    rst: 		              #Describe the reset of the processor
    boot:		              #Describe the boot for this processor
      type:   	 	        #Type of boot (slave, value or signal)
      signal:  	 	        #Only applicable if type == signal
      slave: 		          #Only applicable if type == slave
      value:        	    #Only applicable if type == value
    irq_mapping:
      timer:    		      #Internal signal name for RV timer interrupts
      software: 		      #Internal signal name for RV software interrupts
      external: 		      #Internal signal name for RV external interrupts
  masters:		            #Describe all masters within the system
    x:		                #Master ID, start always from 0
      name: 		          #Unique name for the instance
      desc: 		          #Brief description of the master I/F
      type: 	      	    #Master type
      if:   		          #Interface name (must be a valid one supported)
    ...
  slaves:
    x:		                #Slave ID, start always from 0
      name: 		          #Unique name for the instance
      desc: 		          #Brief description of the slave
      type:		            #Slave type
      base_addr:	        #Base address if mmap_type == manual
      addr_width:	        #Base address if mmap_type == manual
      mem_size_kib:	      #Slave kib size, only applicable if type == ram_mem/rom_mem/acc_custom_slave
      irq_timer:		      #Timer internal signal name, only applicable if type == acc_timer
      rst_def_addr:	      #Reset default address, only applicable if type == acc_rst
      rst_addr_out:	      #Reset address signal name [usually for CPUs], only applicable if type == acc_rst
      rst_pulse_width: 	  #Reset address signal name [usually for CPUs], only applicable if type == acc_rst
      io_bootloader:	    #Wrapper input pin for the bootloader, only applicable if type == acc_rst
      bootloader_type:    #Bootloader type (act_l or act_h), only applicable if type == acc_rst
      irq_dma_done:	      #Internal signal name for the DMA done IRQ, only applicable if type == acc_dma
      irq_dma_error:  	  #Internal signal name for the DMA error IRQ, only applicable if type == acc_dma
      io_tx:		          #Wrapper output pin for the UART TX, only applicable if type == acc_uart
      io_rx:		          #Wrapper input pin for the UART TX, only applicable if type == acc_uart
      irq_uart_rx:	      #Internal signal name for the UART IRQ, only applicable if type == acc_uart
      irq_type:		        #IRQ type (0-level, 1-edge) for all incomming IRQs, only applicable if type == acc_irq
      irq_summary:	      #Internal signal name for the IRQ summary, only applicable if type == acc_irq
      vec_mapping:	      #List of all internal signal names for the IRQ vector, only applicable if type == acc_irq
         - highest_prior_irq_1
         - …
         - lowest_prior_irq_n
      irq_noc:	      	  #Internal signal name for the NoC IRQ, only applicable if type == acc_noc
      pkt_recv_irq:	      #Internal signal name for the Received Packet IRQ, only applicable if type == acc_eth
      pkt_sent_irq:	      #Internal signal name for the Packet sent IRQ, only applicable if type == acc_eth
      pkt_recv_full_irq:	#Internal signal name for the Full FIFO Recv. Packet IRQ, only applicable if type == acc_eth
      eth_type:		        #Ethernet slave type (csr, infifo or outfifo), only applicable if type == acc_eth
    ...

#####################
# If type == mpsoc
#####################
mpsoc_desc:
  clk:
    name: 		            #Clock name
    clk_int: 		          #Internal signal name for the clock
    io_in_clk: 		        #Wrapper input pin for the clock
    type:  		            #Type of clock (pll or direct)
    pll:  		            #Only applicable if type == pll
      divclk_divide:      #PLL parameters
      clkfbout_mult:	    #PLL parameters
      clkout_divide:	    #PLL parameters
      io_rst_pin:         #Wrapper input pin for the PLL reset
      rst_in_type:        #Type of reset for the PLL (act_l or act_h)
      clkin_period:       #PLL parameters
  rst: 
    name:   		          #Reset name
    rst_int:  		        #Internal signal name for the reset
    io_in_rst: 		        #Wrapper input pin for the reset
    rst_in_type:  	      #Type of reset for the PLL (act_l or act_h)
    type:         		    #Type of reset (acc_rst or direct)
  noc:
    type:                 #Type of the noc (currently only ravenoc is available)
    name:                 #Unique name for the NoC instance
    size_x:               #Num. of rows
    size_y:               #Num. of collumns
    flit_data_width:      #Data width of the flit
    flit_buff:            #Num. of flit buffers
    h_priority:           #Priority of the virtual channels (ZeroHighPrior or ZeroLowPrior)
    n_virt_chn:           #Num. of virtual channels
    routing_alg:          #Routing algorithm (XYAlg or YXAlg)
    max_sz_pkt:           #Max. size of packet in flits (usually 256)
    base_addr:            #NoC common base address across all Tiles
  tiles:
    x:                    #Tile ID, always start from zero
      ....                #Same description pattern as soc_desc