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| Caravel User Project |
| ==================== |
| |
| |License| |User CI| |Caravel Build| |
| |
| Table of contents |
| ================= |
| |
| - `Overview <#overview>`__ |
| - `Install Caravel <#install-caravel>`__ |
| - `Caravel Integration <#caravel-integration>`__ |
| |
| - `Repo Integration <#repo-integration>`__ |
| - `Verilog Integration <#verilog-integration>`__ |
| - `Layout Integration <#layout-integration>`__ |
| |
| - `Running Full Chip Simulation <#running-full-chip-simulation>`__ |
| - `User Project Wrapper Requirements <#user-project-wrapper-requirements>`__ |
| - `Hardening the User Project using |
| Openlane <#hardening-the-user-project-using-openlane>`__ |
| - `Checklist for Open-MPW |
| Submission <#checklist-for-open-mpw-submission>`__ |
| |
| Overview |
| ======== |
| |
| This repo contains a sample user project that utilizes the |
| `caravel <https://github.com/efabless/caravel.git>`__ chip user space. |
| The user project is a simple counter that showcases how to make use of |
| `caravel's <https://github.com/efabless/caravel.git>`__ user space |
| utilities like IO pads, logic analyzer probes, and wishbone port. The |
| repo also demonstrates the recommended structure for the open-mpw |
| shuttle projects. |
| |
| Prerequisites |
| ============= |
| |
| - Docker |
| |
| Install Caravel |
| =============== |
| |
| To setup caravel, run the following: |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| # If unset, CARAVEL_ROOT will be set to $(pwd)/caravel |
| # If you want to install caravel at a different location, run "export CARAVEL_ROOT=<caravel-path>" |
| export CARAVEL_ROOT=$(pwd)/caravel |
| |
| # Disable submodule installation if needed by, run "export SUBMODULE=0" |
| |
| git clone https://github.com/efabless/caravel_user_project.git |
| cd caravel_user_project |
| make install |
| |
| To update the installed caravel to the latest, run: |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| make update_caravel |
| |
| To remove caravel, run |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| make uninstall |
| |
| By default |
| `caravel-lite <https://github.com/efabless/caravel-lite.git>`__ is |
| installed. To install the full version of caravel, run this prior to |
| calling make install. |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| export CARAVEL_LITE=0 |
| |
| Caravel Integration |
| =================== |
| |
| Repo Integration |
| ---------------- |
| |
| Caravel files are kept separate from the user project by having caravel |
| as submodule. The submodule commit should point to the latest of |
| caravel/caravel-lite master/main branch. The following files should have a symbolic |
| link to `caravel's <https://github.com/efabless/caravel.git>`__ |
| corresponding files: |
| |
| - `Openlane Makefile <../../openlane/Makefile>`__: This provides an easier |
| way for running openlane to harden your macros. Refer to `Hardening |
| the User Project Macro using |
| Openlane <#hardening-the-user-project-macro-using-openlane>`__. Also, |
| the makefile retains the openlane summary reports under the signoff |
| directory. |
| |
| - `Pin order <../../openlane/user_project_wrapper/pin_order.cfg>`__ file for |
| the user wrapper: The hardened user project wrapper macro must have |
| the same pin order specified in caravel's repo. Failing to adhere to |
| the same order will fail the gds integration of the macro with |
| caravel's back-end. |
| |
| The symbolic links are automatically set when you run ``make install``. |
| |
| Verilog Integration |
| ------------------- |
| |
| You need to create a wrapper around your macro that adheres to the |
| template at |
| `user\_project\_wrapper <https://github.com/efabless/caravel/blob/master/verilog/rtl/__user_project_wrapper.v>`__. |
| The wrapper top module must be named ``user_project_wrapper`` and must |
| have the same input and output ports as the golden wrapper `template <https://github.com/efabless/caravel/blob/master/verilog/rtl/__user_project_wrapper.v>`__. The wrapper gives access to the |
| user space utilities provided by caravel like IO ports, logic analyzer |
| probes, and wishbone bus connection to the management SoC. |
| |
| For this sample project, the user macro makes use of: |
| |
| - The IO ports for displaying the count register values on the IO pads. |
| |
| - The LA probes for supplying an optional reset and clock signals and |
| for setting an initial value for the count register. |
| |
| - The wishbone port for reading/writing the count value through the |
| management SoC. |
| |
| Refer to `user\_project\_wrapper <../../verilog/rtl/user_project_wrapper.v>`__ |
| for more information. |
| |
| .. raw:: html |
| |
| <p align="center"> |
| <img src="./_static/counter_32.png" width="50%" height="50%"> |
| </p> |
| |
| .. raw:: html |
| |
| </p> |
| |
| |
| Layout Integration |
| ------------------- |
| |
| The caravel layout is pre-designed with an empty golden wrapper in the user space. You only need to provide us with a valid ``user_project_wrapper`` GDS file. And, as part of the tapeout process, your hardened ``user_project_wrapper`` will be inserted into a vanilla caravel layout to get the final layout shipped for fabrication. |
| |
| .. raw:: html |
| |
| <p align="center"> |
| <img src="./_static/layout.png" width="80%" height="80%"> |
| </p> |
| |
| To make sure that this integration process goes smoothly without having any DRC or LVS issues, your hardened ``user_project_wrapper`` must adhere to a number of requirements listed at `User Project Wrapper Requirements <#user-project-wrapper-requirements>`__ . |
| |
| |
| Building the PDK |
| ================ |
| |
| You have two options for building the pdk: |
| |
| - Build the pdk natively. |
| |
| Make sure you have `Magic VLSI Layout Tool <http://opencircuitdesign.com/magic/index.html>`__ installed on your machine before building the pdk. |
| The pdk build is tested with magic version ``8.3.209``. |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| # set PDK_ROOT to the path you wish to use for the pdk |
| export PDK_ROOT=<pdk-installation-path> |
| |
| # you can optionally specify skywater-pdk and open-pdks commit used |
| # by setting and exporting SKYWATER_COMMIT and OPEN_PDKS_COMMIT |
| # if you do not set them, they default to the last verfied commits tested for this project |
| |
| make pdk |
| |
| - Build the pdk using openlane's docker image which has magic installed. |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| # set PDK_ROOT to the path you wish to use for the pdk |
| export PDK_ROOT=<pdk-installation-path> |
| |
| # you can optionally specify skywater-pdk and open-pdks commit used |
| # by setting and exporting SKYWATER_COMMIT and OPEN_PDKS_COMMIT |
| # if you do not set them, they default to the last verfied commits tested for this project |
| |
| make pdk-nonnative |
| |
| Running Full Chip Simulation |
| ============================ |
| |
| First, you will need to install the simulation environment, by |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| make simenv |
| |
| This will pull a docker image with the needed tools installed. |
| |
| Then, run the RTL simulation by |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| export PDK_ROOT=<pdk-installation-path> |
| export CARAVEL_ROOT=$(pwd)/caravel |
| # specify simulation mode: RTL/GL |
| export SIM=RTL |
| # Run RTL simulation on IO ports testbench, make verify-io_ports |
| make verify-<testbench-name> |
| |
| Once you have the physical implementation done and you have the gate-level netlists ready, it is crucial to run full gate-level simulations to make sure that your design works as intended after running the physical implementation. |
| |
| Run the gate-level simulation by: |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| export PDK_ROOT=<pdk-installation-path> |
| export CARAVEL_ROOT=$(pwd)/caravel |
| # specify simulation mode: RTL/GL |
| export SIM=GL |
| # Run RTL simulation on IO ports testbench, make verify-io_ports |
| make verify-<testbench-name> |
| |
| |
| This sample project comes with four example testbenches to test the IO port connection, wishbone interface, and logic analyzer. The test-benches are under the |
| `verilog/dv <https://github.com/efabless/caravel_user_project/tree/main/verilog/dv>`__ directory. For more information on setting up the |
| simulation environment and the available testbenches for this sample |
| project, refer to `README <https://github.com/efabless/caravel_user_project/blob/main/verilog/dv/README.md>`__. |
| |
| |
| User Project Wrapper Requirements |
| ================================= |
| |
| Your hardened ``user_project_wrapper`` must match the `golden user_project_wrapper <https://github.com/efabless/caravel/blob/master/gds/user_project_wrapper_empty.gds.gz>`__ in the following: |
| |
| - Area ``(2.920um x 3.520um)`` |
| - Top module name ``"user_project_wrapper"`` |
| - Pin Placement |
| - Pin Sizes |
| - Core Rings Width and Offset |
| - PDN Vertical and Horizontal Straps Width |
| |
| |
| .. raw:: html |
| |
| <p align="center"> |
| <img src="./_static/empty.png" width="40%" height="40%"> |
| </p> |
| |
| |
| These fixed configurations are specified `here <https://github.com/efabless/caravel/blob/master/openlane/user_project_wrapper_empty/fixed_wrapper_cfgs.tcl>`__ . |
| |
| However, you are allowed to change the following if you need to: |
| |
| - PDN Vertical and Horizontal Pitch & Offset |
| |
| .. raw:: html |
| |
| <p align="center"> |
| <img src="./_static/pitch.png" width="30%" height="30%"> |
| </p> |
| |
| To make sure that you adhere to these requirements, we run an exclusive-or (XOR) check between your hardened ``user_project_wrapper`` GDS and the golden wrapper GDS after processing both layouts to include only the boundary (pins and core rings). This check is done as part of the `mpw-precheck <https://github.com/efabless/mpw_precheck>`__ tool. |
| |
| |
| Hardening the User Project using OpenLane |
| ========================================== |
| |
| OpenLane Installation |
| --------------------- |
| |
| You will need to install openlane by running the following |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| export OPENLANE_ROOT=<openlane-installation-path> |
| |
| # you can optionally specify the openlane tag to use |
| # by running: export OPENLANE_TAG=<openlane-tag> |
| # if you do not set the tag, it defaults to the last verfied tag tested for this project |
| |
| make openlane |
| |
| For detailed instructions on the openlane and the pdk installation refer |
| to |
| `README <https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane#setting-up-openlane>`__. |
| |
| Hardening Options |
| ----------------- |
| |
| There are three options for hardening the user project macro using |
| openlane: |
| |
| +--------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |
| | Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | |
| +--------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |
| | Hardening the user macro(s) first, then inserting it in the | Flattening the user macro(s) with the | Placing multiple macros in the wrapper | |
| | user project wrapper with no standard cells on the top level | user_project_wrapper | along with standard cells on the top level | |
| +==============================================================+============================================+============================================+ |
| | |pic1| | |pic2| | |pic3| | |
| | | | | |
| +--------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |
| | ex: |link1| | | ex: |link2| | |
| +--------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |
| |
| .. |link1| replace:: `caravel_user_project <https://github.com/efabless/caravel_user_project>`__ |
| |
| .. |link2| replace:: `caravel_ibex <https://github.com/efabless/caravel_ibex>`__ |
| |
| |
| .. |pic1| image:: ./_static/option1.png |
| :width: 48% |
| |
| .. |pic2| image:: ./_static/option2.png |
| :width: 140% |
| |
| .. |pic3| image:: ./_static/option3.png |
| :width: 72% |
| |
| For more details on hardening macros using openlane, refer to `README <https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane/blob/master/docs/source/hardening_macros.md>`__. |
| |
| |
| Running OpenLane |
| ----------------- |
| |
| For this sample project, we went for the first option where the user |
| macro is hardened first, then it is inserted in the user project |
| wrapper without having any standard cells on the top level. |
| |
| .. raw:: html |
| |
| <p align="center"> |
| <img src="./_static/wrapper.png" width="30%" height="30%"> |
| </p> |
| |
| .. raw:: html |
| |
| </p> |
| |
| To reproduce hardening this project, run the following: |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| # Run openlane to harden user_project |
| make user_project |
| # Run openlane to harden user_project_wrapper |
| make user_project_wrapper |
| |
| |
| For more information on the openlane flow, check `README <https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane#readme>`__. |
| |
| Running MPW Precheck Locally |
| ================================= |
| |
| You can install the `mpw-precheck <https://github.com/efabless/mpw_precheck>`__ by running |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| # By default, this install the precheck in your home directory |
| # To change the installtion path, run "export PRECHECK_ROOT=<precheck installation path>" |
| make precheck |
| |
| This will clone the precheck repo and pull the latest precheck docker image. |
| |
| |
| Then, you can run the precheck by running |
| Specify CARAVEL_ROOT before running any of the following, |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| # export CARAVEL_ROOT=$(pwd)/caravel |
| export CARAVEL_ROOT=<path-to-caravel> |
| make run-precheck |
| |
| This will run all the precheck checks on your project and will produce the logs under the ``checks`` directory. |
| |
| |
| Other Miscellaneous Targets |
| ============================ |
| |
| The makefile provides a number of useful that targets that can run LVS, DRC, and XOR checks on your hardened design outside of openlane's flow. |
| |
| Run ``make help`` to display available targets. |
| |
| Specify CARAVEL_ROOT before running any of the following, |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| # export CARAVEL_ROOT=$(pwd)/caravel |
| export CARAVEL_ROOT=<path-to-caravel> |
| |
| Run lvs on the mag view, |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| make lvs-<macro_name> |
| |
| Run lvs on the gds, |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| make lvs-gds-<macro_name> |
| |
| Run lvs on the maglef, |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| make lvs-maglef-<macro_name> |
| |
| Run drc using magic, |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| make drc-<macro_name> |
| |
| Run antenna check using magic, |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| make antenna-<macro_name> |
| |
| Run XOR check, |
| |
| .. code:: bash |
| |
| make xor-wrapper |
| |
| |
| Checklist for Open-MPW Submission |
| ================================= |
| |
| - ✔️ The project repo adheres to the same directory structure in this |
| repo. |
| - ✔️ The project repo contain info.yaml at the project root. |
| - ✔️ Top level macro is named ``user_project_wrapper``. |
| - ✔️ Full Chip Simulation passes for RTL and GL (gate-level) |
| - ✔️ The hardened Macros are LVS and DRC clean |
| - ✔️ The hardened ``user_project_wrapper`` adheres to the same pin |
| order specified at |
| `pin\_order <https://github.com/efabless/caravel/blob/master/openlane/user_project_wrapper_empty/pin_order.cfg>`__ |
| - ✔️ The hardened ``user_project_wrapper`` adheres to the fixed wrapper configuration specified at `fixed_wrapper_cfgs <https://github.com/efabless/caravel/blob/master/openlane/user_project_wrapper_empty/fixed_wrapper_cfgs.tcl>`__ |
| - ✔️ XOR check passes with zero total difference. |
| - ✔️ Openlane summary reports are retained under ./signoff/ |
| - ✔️ The design passes the `mpw-precheck <https://github.com/efabless/mpw_precheck>`__ |
| |
| .. |License| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg |
| :target: https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0 |
| .. |User CI| image:: https://github.com/efabless/caravel_project_example/actions/workflows/user_project_ci.yml/badge.svg |
| :target: https://github.com/efabless/caravel_project_example/actions/workflows/user_project_ci.yml |
| .. |Caravel Build| image:: https://github.com/efabless/caravel_project_example/actions/workflows/caravel_build.yml/badge.svg |
| :target: https://github.com/efabless/caravel_project_example/actions/workflows/caravel_build.yml |