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Computer Architecture with an Industrial RISC-V Core [RVfpga]

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Overview

Get a practical introduction to using RISC-V computer architecture based on a RISC-V system-on-chip (SoC) targeted to a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and to different simulation tools.

What you'll learn

  • Understand and be able to use the RISC-V Computer Architecture
  • Develop and compile C and RISC-V Assembly code for the RVfpga SoC
  • Understand, use and extend the Input/Output System of the RVfpga SoC
  • Understand and configure the microarchitecture of the VeeR EH1 CoreTM and test its different features using Performance Counters and industry-standard Benchmar…
  • Execute programs on the Nexys A7 board (optional) and simulate programs on different simulation tools: Whisper instruction set simulator (ISS); Verilator-based…

Syllabus 12

  1. Welcome!
  2. Chapter 1. Installation and Initial Demonstrations
  3. Chapter 2. C Programming with the RVfpga SoC
  4. Chapter 3. RISC-V Assembly Programming with the RVfpga SoC
  5. Chapter 4. RISC-V Function Calls
  6. Chapter 5. Mixing C and Assembly Functions in a Program
  7. Chapter 6. Introduction to Peripherals and Input/Output
  8. Chapter 7. More I/O: 7-Segment Displays
  9. Chapter 8. More I/O: Timers
  10. Chapter 9. Interrupts
  11. Chapter 10. Delving Deeper into the RISC-V VeeR Core
  12. Final Exam (Verified Track only)

Skills you'll practise

Computer ArchitectureReduced Instruction Set ComputingSimulationsCPU DesignField-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)Computer EngineeringExperimentationComputer ScienceSystem On A ChipSoftware Development

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
  • A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
  • Self-paced: start any time.
  • A clear syllabus (12 parts) you can see before you start.

Disadvantages

  • Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
  • Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
  • Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
  • Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.

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Free to audit

  • Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
  • Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (Certificate $149). Audit access may end after the course closes.

Before you start

Learners should have a fundamental understanding of the following topics: digital logic design, high-level programming (such as C programming), assembly programming, RISC-V instruction set architecture, processor microarchitecture, and memory and input/output systems. The software and optional hardware is supported in Linux, and most of it is also supported in Windows and macOS. A Ubuntu 22.04 Virtual Machine is also provided with everything installed on it, so that you can easily use all tools in a Linux environment (independently of the OS that you use in your computer) out-of-the-box. The…

Taught by

  • Sarah HarrisProfessor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Daniel Chaver-MartinezAssociate Professor

The Linux Foundation is in Tier 3: good universities, respected companies, nonprofits and well-known teachers of our institution ranking (82/100). The people behind Linux and Kubernetes.

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