1. Chipyard Basics

These sections will walk you through the basics of the Chipyard framework:

• First, we will go over the components of the framework.
• Next, we will go over how to understand how Chipyard configures its designs.
• Then, we will go over initial framework setup.

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Chipyard Basics:

• 1.1. Chipyard Components
  • 1.1.1. Generators
  • 1.1.2. Tools
  • 1.1.3. Toolchains
  • 1.1.4. Software
  • 1.1.5. Sims
  • 1.1.6. VLSI
• 1.2. Configs, Parameters, Mix-ins, and Everything In Between
  • 1.2.1. Parameters
  • 1.2.2. Configs
  • 1.2.3. Cake Pattern
  • 1.2.4. Mix-in
  • 1.2.5. Additional References
• 1.3. Initial Repository Setup
  • 1.3.1. Requirements
  • 1.3.2. Checking out the sources
  • 1.3.3. Building a Toolchain