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RISC-V Summit 2021 - Demo Theatre SW talk: Porting software to RISC-V using Imperas Virtual Prototypes

Abstract:

While much of the focus and energy of the RISC-V adopters has so far gone into the development of the RISC-V architecture and specific cores, the real success of RISC-V is dependent upon the key software tasks for new applications, porting legacy software, and optimizing OS/RTOS ports and drivers for the wide range of RISC-V devices being built. With more custom silicon projects starting every day, virtual platforms (often called virtual prototypes) offer a viable alternative to hardware prototypes for software engineering tasks. 
This talk will highlight how simulation and virtual prototypes can be used for software development for new processors and SoCs including a demonstration with Quake running on RISC-V.

Co-Author:       Katherine (Kat) Hsu – Imperas Software
Co-Author:       Manny Wright – Imperas Software

The video of this presentation is available at this link.
 

 

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Related Resources

There are many Imperas documents available. Some of them are accessed only from the Imperas User site and are available only to Imperas customers under license.

On the OVPworld website there are many documents that introduce the various APIs and technologies developed by Imperas and made available as part of Open Virtual Platforms. Click here for the OVPworld documentation list.

Publicly available Imperas documents:

NSITEXE’s RISC-V Success Using ImperasDV and Cadence

RISC-V Custom Instruction Flow Application Note

RISC-V Custom Instruction Flow Application Note

Comments

  • Melaine Facon, Director of Codasip’s French Design Centre

    Codasip

    An open verification standard such as RVVI provides the essential framework and guidelines to configure the test environment for RISC-V and allows the flexibility necessary to address all aspects of a modern processor yet maintain a common base that allows verification IP reuse across projects.

    With the latest additions to Imperas’ tools processor DV teams can pre-test system level integrations and cover the next level of complex asynchronous events with virtual components integrated into the test bench. These guidelines both support entry level verification and also enable experts to build compressive test environments for the most complex RISC-V designs.

  • Han Jin Cho, executive director

    ETRI Korea

    We have seen that virtual platform based methodology can accelerate IoT product development. Imperas OVP models combined with the Imperas embedded software tools, supported by Coontec’s experienced staff, is a great solution for the Korean market.