Building a RISC-V SoC From Scratch!

System-on-chips, SoC, integration, RTL, FPGA, RISC-V.

Are you eager to explore electronics or bridge a knowledge gap in System-on-Chip design? Maybe you’re a hobbyist eager to build SoCs for your projects. If this sounds like you, welcome!

What you’ll learn

  • Learn the first principle of how complex computer chips work.
  • Learn how processors execute code from a very low level.
  • Learn the basics of FPGA design.
  • Learn RISC-V ISA.
  • Learn how to work with compilers using the command line.
  • Learn how use linker scripts and its basic syntax.
  • Hands on experience on designing your own custom RISC-V SoC, writing the software for it, simulating it and emulating it on FPGA.

Course Content

  • Introduction –> 3 lectures • 19min.
  • Processors –> 3 lectures • 47min.
  • Software, compiler and linker –> 3 lectures • 58min.
  • Building simple SoC –> 3 lectures • 59min.
  • Adding a peripheral to the SoC –> 1 lecture • 26min.
  • Accelerated Advanced IP Design For The SoC –> 3 lectures • 58min.
  • UART IP Core –> 4 lectures • 1hr 15min.
  • FPGA Emulation –> 2 lectures • 34min.

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Are you eager to explore electronics or bridge a knowledge gap in System-on-Chip design? Maybe you’re a hobbyist eager to build SoCs for your projects. If this sounds like you, welcome!

In this course, we’ll dive into creating System-on-Chips. From learning assembly and C code to simulating RTL and seeing the magic of an FPGA.

 

AGENDA

 

The agenda for this course is a breakdown of everything you need to know to build the final project.

The final project is a working System-on-chip with some peripherals: mainly a GPIO module and a UART transmitter.

 

• Section 1: Introduction

• Section 2: Processors

• Section 3: Software, Compiler and Linker

• Section 4: Building simple SoC

• Section 5: Adding a peripheral to the SoC

• Section 6: Accelerated Advanced IP Design for the SoC

• Section 7: UART IP Core

• Section 8: FPGA Emulation

•   +10 Labs

 

You will …

• Learn the first principles of how complex computer chips work.

• Learn how processors execute machine code.

• Learn RISC-V ISA.

• Learn how to work with make files, compilers, and linker scripts.

• Learn how to add external peripherals and use register maps.

• Learn the basics of the FPGA flow.

• Have hands-on experience with designing the RISC-V SoC, Writing and debugging software for it, and implementing it on an FPGA board.

 

Join a community of enthusiasts and learners. This isn’t just theory; you’ll gain hands-on knowledge and bring your SoC designs to life!