This repository implements Pong in Haskell, both as a software program (using SDL for input and graphics) and as a hardware FPGA design via Clash.
This code is part of the book Retrocomputing with Clash: Haskell for FPGA Hardware Design at https://unsafePerform.IO/retroclash/.
Use stack build to build and stack run pong to run the software
version.
For the hardware version, use the included Shakefile. An easy way to
run it is via the provided mk shell script. Create a build.mk file
with content like the following:
TARGET = nexys-a7-50t
VIVADO_ROOT = /opt/somewhere/where/vivado/is/installed/bin
ISE_ROOT = /opt/somewhere/where/ise/is/installed/ISE/bin/lin64
QUARTUS_ROOT = /opt/somewhere/where/quartus/is/installed/bin
Alternatively, if you have Vivado/ISE installed in Docker or similar, you
can create a wrapper script and use that by setting VIVADO instead
of VIVADO_ROOT:
TARGET = nexys-a7-50t
VIVADO = /usr/local/lib/docker-scripts/xilinx-vivado-2019.1-ubuntu-18.04/run
ISE = /usr/local/lib/docker-scripts/xilinx-ise-14.7-ubuntu-12.04/run
QUARTUS = /usr/local/lib/docker-scripts/intel-quartus-20.1-ubuntu-20.04/run
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Xilinx ISE toolchain
- Papilio One (Spartan-3) with the Arcade MegaBoard
- Papilio Pro (Spartan-6) with the Arcade MegaBoard
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Xilinx Vivado toolchain
- Nexys A7-50T (Artix-7)
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Intel Quartus toolchain
- DE0-Nano (Cyclone IV) with Fen Logic VGA666 adapter
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SymbiFlow open source toolchain (experimental, pass
--symbiflowtomkto use it)- Nexys A7-50T (Artix-7)
Adding support for other Intel or Xilinx based FPGA dev boards is very straightforward with the included Shake rules, as long as they have VGA output and at least two input pushbuttons.
Targeting other FPGA toolchains will require adding support in the Shake rules. Alternatively, you can always just run Clash, and import the resulting Verilog files into your FPGA toolchain in a non-automated way.