Wiki_MiSTer
edalize
| Wiki_MiSTer | edalize | |
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| 15 | 4 | |
| 85 | 592 | |
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| 10.0 | 7.2 | |
| over 1 year ago | 9 days ago | |
| Python | ||
| - | BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License |
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Wiki_MiSTer
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OpenFPGA. The future of video game preservation
I think it's a bit rich to describe this as the 'future of video game preservation'.
The MiSTer project https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Wiki_MiSTer/wiki more rightfully deserves that title. It's got a huge range of systems (across consoles, arcade and micro computers) and it's all GPL licenced. The base board is a Terasic DE10 Nano which is proprietary but all other hardware required is open source.
The MiSTeX project aims to make MiSTer portable across different FPGA platforms https://github.com/MiSTeX-devel so a DE10 Nano won't be mandatory enabling a new ecosystem of open hardware and commercial for profit solutions.
I take no issue with people wanting to make money in this space. I take great issue with trying to gatekeep system preservation behind a mostly closed system you stamp an 'open' moniker on.
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New!
Go to the source https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Wiki_MiSTer/wiki that should have all the information you need and also https://misterfpga.org/ and https://discord.gg/4xKVg4XVYn
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Minimig v1.97itx 6MB
Cute, but I don't see the point relative to miSTer.
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How Does an FPGA Work?
The MiSTer project[0] is a wonderful introduction to a practical use case for FPGAs. It uses verilog to describe how the DE10-Nano chip should be set up to resemble various classic computers, arcade machines, and video game consoles. With a single device you can have an Apple II+, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, and a SNES. Currently it supports up to the PlayStation for console cores, which is probably the upper bounds for the DE10-Nano.
The entire project feels perfectly in line with hacker mentality and is exciting to watch grow. There's nothing like playing Super Metroid with an original SNES controller on a CRT at the end of the day.
[0] https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Wiki_MiSTer/wiki
- straightforward question Regarding direct video
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An argument for a new standalone FPGA-based Amiga aimed at the retro community
I'd advice anyone interested to look at miSTer instead. That is open hardware proper and has a very mature ecosystem of cores, including Amiga.
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I really like the idea of the Amiga 500 Mini. Is it frustrating to side load programs on it? Do the companies frown on you putting roms on it (I can't imagine Mortal Kombat is fretting my Amiga rom)
Consider the miSTer as an open source hardware (in FPGA) alternative (minimig FPGA core).
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Loading games from USB drive connected to my ASUS router with SMB enabled
Have you followed the steps here https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Wiki_MiSTer/wiki/Samba funily enoough google pointed me here.
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Advice on MiSTer arcade cabinet setup
Here https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Wiki_MiSTer/wiki and https://misterfpga.org/ I assume you know about these links?
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Introduction to FPGAs
You can find a lot of old computers and game consoles implemented in FPGA here:
- https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Wiki_MiSTer/wiki/Cores
edalize
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Dropping EDA-GUI's 101
Check out FuseSoC: https://github.com/olofk/fusesoc which can handle Vivado builds for you (utilizing edalize: https://github.com/olofk/edalize) along with some nice package management. It can run against multiple tools so you can also get it to build simulations using Verilator or a commercial EDA tool if you have access to them.
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Introduction to FPGAs
Check out https://github.com/olofk/fusesoc. It gives you a command line build flow that can drive Vivado (along with many other eda tools via edalize https://github.com/olofk/edalize) without having to touch the GUI (though you might want it for programming the board, though FuseSoC can do that too).
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Compiling Code into Silicon
This reminds me very much of edalize[1], which does something very similar.
[1]: https://github.com/olofk/edalize
- Olof Kindgren on LinkedIn: We have a new world record! 6000 RISC-V cores in a single chip!
What are some alternatives?
icesugar-nano - iCESugar-nano FPGA board (base on iCE40LP1K)
fusesoc - Package manager and build abstraction tool for FPGA/ASIC development
oss-cad-suite-build - Multi-platform nightly builds of open source digital design and verification tools
skywater-pdk - Open source process design kit for usage with SkyWater Technology Foundry's 130nm node.
tensil - Open source machine learning accelerators
freepdk-45nm - ASIC Design Kit for FreePDK45 + Nangate for use with mflowgen
make_for_vivado - experimentation with gnu make for Xilinx Vivado compilation. dependencies can be complicated.
apio - :seedling: Open source ecosystem for open FPGA boards
fpga-tamagotchi - Tamagotchi P1 for Analogue Pocket and MiSTer
icestudio - :snowflake: Visual editor for open FPGA boards
analogue-pocket-utils - Collection of IP and information on how to develop for openFPGA and Analogue Pocket
rggen - Code generation tool for control and status registers