BBbb88·Sep 25, 2019Submission
LiteX: System on a Chip Development for FPGAs
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Most popular modern SoCs are not fully documented - one part that usually lacks any documentation is the GPU. For most ARM-based SoCs, it's either one of ARM's Mali series or…
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| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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2 sourcesRight now, the homebrew electronics industry is buzzing like linux and open source was in 1996. PCB design and manufacturing has been opened up to millions by cost reductions and open source software in the past few years. FPGA development is following suit as well.
One of the big drawbacks of using an Arduino is that it is so limited in the number of modern devices it can access (USB 3, SATA, HDMI In or Out, etc).
To that end I think LiteX maybe the most intriguing thing I've seen this year if it catches on popularity. It's an SoC builder, which would allow for DIY SoC's (including using a RISC V core).
https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litex
I'm not saying it's guaranteed, but it's looking more and more possible that FPGA's using LiteX or similar technology could disrupt the embedded micro controller market particularly for the homebr
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ew market. You can choose the CPU you want to code for with the interfaces you're using.
Also check out the current supported litex FPGA platforms:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XTHfdYXuvwoYdPXm4M6q...