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Course Overview
Environment, development languages, and tool dependencies
Software Configuration
- Linux Environment
Software Development (Simulator, System Software, Applications)
- C language, minimal C++ (basic class usage) - GCC compiler
Hardware Development
- Verilog or Chisel - Open-source Verilator simulator + Open-source GTKWave waveform viewer
Backend Physical Design
- Commercial EDA tools (primarily handled by engineers or offline interns). Open-source EDA will soon be integrated into the teaching process.
[http://matthieu.benoit.free.fr/cross/data_sheets/8086_family_Users_Manual.pdf]
✒️ How to learn "YSYX"
A real processor is a complex system
Textbook Processor: 6 instructions (MIPS)
Course Project Processor: ~40 instructions
"YSYX" Processor:
- Guoke: ~100 instructions + pipeline + interrupts/exceptions + cache + MMU + AXI bus
Research Prototype
- Xiangshan(2nd Gen): ~250 instructions + 8 fetch + 6 decode + 17 FUs + 192-entry ROB + ...
Commercial-Grade Processor (Mass-Produced)
- Apple M1: ARMv8 ISA + 8 decode + 17 FUs + ~630-entry ROB + proprietary tech + ...
Simply knowing how to read waveforms is not enough
The number of cycles in a real processor's operation is often unimaginably large—relying solely on waveform analysis is far from sufficient.
Tuntun Yuchiha