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interrupt controller, timers and embedded memories. External memories, peripherals and custom IP can be attached via a
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interrupt controller, timers and embedded memories. External memories, peripherals and custom IP can be attached via a
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Wishbone-based external memory interface. All optional features beyond the base CPU can be enabled and configured via VHDL generics.
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Wishbone-based external memory interface. All optional features beyond the base CPU can be enabled and configured via VHDL generics.
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This project comes with a complete software ecosystem that features core libraries for high-level usage of the
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This project comes with a complete software ecosystem that features core libraries for high-level usage of the
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provided functions and peripherals, application makefiles and example programs. All software source files
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provided functions and peripherals, application makefiles and example programs. All software source files
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provide a doxygen-based documentary.
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provide a doxygen-based documentary. The deployed doxygen-based software documentation can be found on the
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project's [Github pages](https://stnolting.github.io/neorv32/files.html).
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The project is intended to work "out of the box". Just synthesize the test setup from this project, upload
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The project is intended to work "out of the box". Just synthesize the test setup from this project, upload
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it to your FPGA board of choice and start playing with the NEORV32. If you do not want to [compile the GCC toolchains](https://github.com/riscv/riscv-gnu-toolchain)
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it to your FPGA board of choice and start playing with the NEORV32. If you do not want to [compile the GCC toolchains](https://github.com/riscv/riscv-gnu-toolchain)
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by yourself, you can also download [pre-compiled toolchain](https://github.com/stnolting/riscv_gcc_prebuilt) for Linux.
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by yourself, you can also download [pre-compiled toolchain](https://github.com/stnolting/riscv_gcc_prebuilt) for Linux.
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The processor is synthesizable (tested with Intel Quartus Prime, Xilinx Vivado and Lattice Radiant/LSE) and can successfully execute
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The processor is synthesizable (tested with Intel Quartus Prime, Xilinx Vivado and Lattice Radiant/LSE) and can successfully execute
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all the [provided example programs](https://github.com/stnolting/neorv32/tree/master/sw/example) including the CoreMark benchmark.
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all the [provided example programs](https://github.com/stnolting/neorv32/tree/master/sw/example) including the CoreMark benchmark.
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The processor passes the official `rv32i`, `rv32im`, `rv32imc`, `rv32Zicsr` and `rv32Zifencei` [RISC-V compliance tests](https://github.com/riscv/riscv-compliance).
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The processor passes the official `rv32i`, `rv32im`, `rv32imc`, `rv32Zicsr` and `rv32Zifencei` [RISC-V compliance tests](https://github.com/riscv/riscv-compliance).
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| NEORV32 processor | [](https://travis-ci.com/stnolting/neorv32) |
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| [NEORV32 processor](https://github.com/stnolting/neorv32) | [](https://travis-ci.com/stnolting/neorv32) | [](https://stnolting.github.io/neorv32/files.html) |
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| [Pre-build toolchain](https://github.com/stnolting/riscv_gcc_prebuilt) | [](https://travis-ci.com/stnolting/riscv_gcc_prebuilt) |
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| [Pre-build toolchain](https://github.com/stnolting/riscv_gcc_prebuilt) | [](https://travis-ci.com/stnolting/riscv_gcc_prebuilt) | |
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| [RISC-V compliance test](https://github.com/stnolting/neorv32_compliance_test) | [](https://travis-ci.com/stnolting/neorv32_riscv_compliance) |
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| [RISC-V compliance test](https://github.com/stnolting/neorv32_riscv_compliance) | [](https://travis-ci.com/stnolting/neorv32_riscv_compliance) | |
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### Limitations to be fixed
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### Limitations to be fixed
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* No exception is triggered in `E`-mode when using registers above `x15` yet
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* No exception is triggered in `E`-mode when using registers above `x15` yet
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### Processor Features
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### Processor Features
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- RISC-V-compliant `rv32i` or `rv32e` CPU with optional `C`, `E`, `M`, `Zicsr` and `rv32Zifencei` extensions
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- RISC-V-compliant `rv32i` or `rv32e` CPU with optional `C`, `E`, `M`, `Zicsr` and `rv32Zifencei` extensions
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- GCC-based toolchain ([pre-compiled rv32i and rv32 etoolchains available](https://github.com/stnolting/riscv_gcc_prebuilt))
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- GCC-based toolchain ([pre-compiled rv32i and rv32 etoolchains available](https://github.com/stnolting/riscv_gcc_prebuilt))
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- Application compilation based on [GNU makefiles](https://github.com/stnolting/neorv32/blob/master/sw/example/blink_led/makefile)
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- Application compilation based on [GNU makefiles](https://github.com/stnolting/neorv32/blob/master/sw/example/blink_led/makefile)
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- [Doxygen-based](https://github.com/stnolting/neorv32/blob/master/docs/doxygen_makefile_sw) documentation of the software framework
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- [Doxygen-based](https://github.com/stnolting/neorv32/blob/master/docs/doxygen_makefile_sw) documentation of the software framework: available [@Github pages](https://stnolting.github.io/neorv32/files.html)
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- Completely described in behavioral, platform-independent VHDL – no primitives, macros, etc.
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- Completely described in behavioral, platform-independent VHDL – no primitives, macros, etc.
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- Fully synchronous design, no latches, no gated clocks
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- Fully synchronous design, no latches, no gated clocks
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- Small hardware footprint and high operating frequency
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- Small hardware footprint and high operating frequency
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- Highly customizable processor configuration
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- Highly customizable processor configuration
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- Optional processor-internal data and instruction memories (DMEM/IMEM)
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- Optional processor-internal data and instruction memories (DMEM/IMEM)
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