[libre-riscv-dev] pinmux in nmigen

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

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On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:13 PM Rishabh Jain <rishucoding at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Yes, i remember the first phase. We used to specify the specification, the
> pinout in a file in a tabular format.
> Then, using python templates, we generated the bsv code. Then using
> bluespec compiler, it automatically generated the
> verilog code.

 yes.  this time, with nmigen, i'd like to not have to actually
auto-generate python code, rather, to write code that *is* python,
instead.

> For this verilog RTL, we used to model the same design in python cocotb and
> test the functional correctness.

 yes.  it was quite a lot of fun, i remember.

> To begin, I shall experiment with some of the files to get my hands back on
> pinmux.

 cool.

> Can you give more insights on where nmigen will be useful?

 nmigen is libre, bluespec is not.

> Earlier, bluespec used to generate verilog. But, nmigen can also generate
> verilog (as we are doing in CAM).

 yes it can.

> So, are you thinking to switch to nmigen and replace bsv?

 not replace, just leave it as-is.  if the shakti group want to use it, great.