kammce / Motherboard

Motherboard

This is a git repository full of modules used in the CMPE 127 Microprocessor System Design course.

The software is in Verilog and is a Vivado 2017.3 project folder.

Dependencies

None

Adding this project

0. From your shell, change your working directory to the intended parent directory.
1. Download this repo using git clone to your project's intended parent directory, i.e. using the following command:
   • git clone https://github.com/kammce/Motherboard.git
2. Please ensure that the dependencies listed above are also added to the parent directory.

Initializing this project in Xilinx Vivado

You'll need to initialize this project in Xilinx Vivado if:

1. You need to edit the file structure of the project to prepare it for pushing upstream
2. You need to work directly on the project, proceeding through its RTL design flow

To initialize, open an instance of the Xilinx Vivado GUI, and use [Tools] > [Run Tcl Script...] to run the create_project.tcl script located in scripts

Note: The Vivado project directory created by create_project.tcl will bear the same name as the project.

Making modifications

Changes to the project's file structure

1. need to be done in Xilinx Vivado, using the [Libraries] tab of [Windows] > [Sources], and
2. need to be committed to the create_project.tcl using writeout_project.tcl.

Examples of file structure changes include:

1. Creating new files/folders
2. Renaming files/folders
3. Moving files/folders
4. Deleting files/folders

Please keep all project files in the Motherboard folder, such as:

1. *.xdc constraint files,
2. *.tcl script files,
3. *.v design and simulation sources,
4. *.mem memory files, and
5. *.wcfg waveform configuration files.

Making commits, and pushing changes to remote

1. Before making your commits, be sure to refer to the previous section, Making modifications, before committing any modifications to the project's file structure.
2. Commits and pushes can be done the usual way. Also, be sure your fork and your git remote are set up.

Pulling updates from remote

1. Use your usual git fetch and git merge routine to update the repo.
2. Then, be sure to run create_project.tcl to rebuild your Vivado project with the changes from upstream.

References

1. Using Vivado Design Suite with Version Control Systems