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Quick start for caravel_user_project
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Dependencies
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Starting your project
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#. To start the project you need to first create an empty Git project on Github and make sure your repo is public and includes a README

#.  Open your Terminal. Create an empty folder to use as your Caravel workspace, and navigate to it.

    .. code:: bash

        # Create a directory and call it anything you want
        mkdir -p caravel_tutorial

        # navigate into the directory
        cd caravel_tutorial
	
#.  Clone caravel_user_project and setup the git environment as follows

    .. code:: bash

        # Make sure that "caravel_example" matches the empty github repo name in step 1
        git clone -b mpw-5c https://github.com/efabless/caravel_user_project caravel_example
        cd caravel_example
        git remote rename origin upstream

        # You need to put your empty github repo URL from step 1
        git remote add origin <your github repo URL>

        # Create a new branch, you can name it anything 
        git checkout -b <my_branch>
        git push -u origin <my_branch>
	
#.  Now that your git environment is setup, it's time to setup your local environment by running.

    .. code:: bash
    
    	# make sure to change <directory_name> with the directory you created in step 2
	# in this case it is caravel_tutorial
	export OPENLANE_ROOT=~/<directory_name>/openlane # you need to export this whenever you start a new shell
	
	export PDK_ROOT=~/<directory_name>/pdks # you need to export this whenever you start a new shell

        make setup

    *   This command will setup your environment by installing the following:
    
        - caravel_lite (a lite version of caravel)
        - management core for simulation
        - openlane to harden your design 
        - pdk

	
#.  Now you can start hardening your design

    *   To start hardening you project you need 
        - RTL verilog model for your design for OpenLane to harden
        - A subdirectory for each macro in your project under ``openlane/`` directory, each subdirectory should include openlane configuration files for the macro

	.. code:: bash

		make <module_name>	
	..

		For an example of hardening a project please refer to `user_project_example <https://github.com/efabless/caravel_user_project/blob/main/docs/source/index.rst#hardening-the-user-project-using-openlane>`_
	
#.  Integrate modules into the user_project_wrapper

    *   Change the environment variables ``VERILOG_FILES_BLACKBOX``, ``EXTRA_LEFS`` and ``EXTRA_GDS_FILES`` in ``openlane/user_project_wrapper/config.tcl`` to point to your module
    *   Instantiate your module(s) in ``verilog/rtl/user_project_wrapper.v``
    *   Harden the user_project_wrapper including your module(s), using this command:

        .. code:: bash

            make user_project_wrapper

#.  Run simulation on your design

    *   You need to include your rtl/gl/gl+sdf files in ``verilog/includes/includes.<rtl/gl/gl+sdf>.caravel_user_project``

        **NOTE:** You shouldn't include the files inside the verilog code

        .. code:: bash

            # you can then run RTL simulations using
            make verify-<testbench-name>-rtl

            # OR GL simulation using
            make verify-<testbench-name>-gl

            # for example
            make verify-io_ports-rtl
	
#.  Run the precheck locally 

    .. code:: bash

        make precheck
        make run-precheck

#. You are done! now go to www.efabless.com to submit your project!
   
   
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