Hello everyone,

I am an electrical engineer graduate ( Technion - Israel Institute of Technology ), majoring in computer networks, microprocessors and nano-technology.
I am willing to contribute to open cores by joining projects.

If there is someone here, that is running a project and requires help with it then please let me know - I am looking for someone to help out, and also to learn from! So if you think you could lead me into your project and mentor me, then please PM me.

I'll be glad to send you my profile, skills and whatever you need!

Thanks!
Yousef

P.S i apologise if this isnt the place to post similar posts!

Hi Yousef,

Contributors are always wanted for OpenRISC. Take a look at its Wiki: http://opencores.org/or1k/OR1K:Community_portal or join the IRC discussion at #openrisc on freenode.net.

Best wishes,

Jeremy

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i suggest starting with a 8 bit core like the t80. if you want help getting started i am available on weekends. my email is tylerapohl@gmail.com

Thanks.
Jeremy: i will be GLAD to help with the openRISC project. the problem is that everytime i look at the wiki, i find huge deal of it not updated when the last update was like a year ago or more.. (this includes the guideline for contributors).

tylerapohl : i will take your advice and will start with smaller, less advanced projects. but something like the t80 processor doesnt have a specification or a describtion document.. im looking for something with atleast some guidlines regarding the design

I would suggest you to have a look at amber project,yas it's might look big but this is a good example of a SoC system.if you will need some help with it we may work on it together i've been porting it on atmel fpga DE2 board

what type of development kit are you starting with? if you purchase the altera de2 development kit i have a project that will compile in quartus II so you can load z80 code and start running. i have not got around to organizing it and subitting to opencores yet. it uses the t80 which is the z80 and follows the spec perfectly. it has two serial ports and a bootloader that you can download z80 code to it. from there you can add external vhdl circuits like sdcard support or whatever you want. it would be a good place to test various simpler verilog or vhdl projects especailly if you know your way around 8bit assembly. i like the z80 for this because you can easily test various controllers out by using ports. anyways good luck and have fun.

Hi,

After all reading in above post/post-reply i would definitely like to contribute in any project as i can.

I am not a expert but have a sound knowledge in design and verification.I did couple of SOC Verification projects and Designed single module too.

let me know if i can contribute in any way it will advance my skills and i love to learn new things specially Technical .

Regards,
Vinay

tylerapohl: right now i have EDA tools only including: modelsim, encounter, design vision. im planning to get an FPGA board too, do you have a recommendation? my budget is around 150 $ for both the fpga and programmer (if needed)

Yes here is a link to the board I purchased. http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/P0528/P0528-ND/1833602

Its the BOARD DEV DE1 ALTERA. CycloneII evaluation kit. You will not need a programmer it is buildin to the board using usb.

I use the QuartusII http://www.altera.com/products/software/quartus-ii/web-edition/qts-we-index.html --> it is free IDE for verilog and VHDL. This IDE software is very feature rich and easy to learn.

If you find Quartus II version 9.0 via torrent on ISOHUNT.com it has the simulator for testing VHDL and verilog code. The newer versions are missing the simulator which I find handy.

Sorry the link above is broken you can search for this board on Digikey it is there. It is $150 at digikey. Here is a working link from the Altera site. http://www.altera.com/education/univ/materials/boards/de1/unv-de1-board.html

thank you

Hello

I have extensive experience in digital design and cpu design.

I would like to contribute to Opencores/OpenRisc.


Please can you indicate who i need to contact regarding this?

Thanks

JO

Hi Jo,

Take a look at the OpenRISC forum and the OpenRISC wiki. Lots of ideas there. Then just do something and post it as a patch. If you find it useful, there is an active IRC community, channels #opencores and #openrisc on freenode.net.

HTH

Jeremy