first semester - run linux
| stage | lab | time | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1 | 1W | chisel (verilator drive chisel) |
| 2 | M2 | 1W | ALU based CPU (pass dummy, use 1-cycle bram) |
| 3 | M3 | 1W | diff test (pass cputests) |
| 4 | L1 | 1W | handshake signals (module, use workbench), device |
| 5 | L2 | 2W | pass insttest and microbench(TEST) on emulator |
| 6 | L3 | 1W | run microbench/litenes/typing/PAL on FPGA |
| 7 | L4 | 2W | pass extest on emulator |
| 8 | L5 | 2W | pass tlbtest on emulator (nanos-lite VM on FPGA) |
| 9 | L6 | 1W | pass intrtest on emulator (nanos-lite INT on FPGA) |
| 10 | L7 | 1W | pass linux on emulator |
| 11 | L8 | 1W | run linux on FPGA (ulite as tty) |
| 12 | M4 | ?W | add your device (audio, VGA), add AM/linux driver |
second semester - optimize and run debian
| stage | lab | time | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | M5 | 1W | Kconfig |
| 14 | M6 | 1W | rootfs image |
| 15 | M7 | 1W | configure and migrate linux and u-boot |
| 16 | L9 | 4W | optimize microbench (pipeline) |
| 17 | L10 | 2W | optimize microbench (icache, IPC 1 for empty loop) |
| 18 | L11 | 2W | optimize microbench (dcache) |
| 20 | L13 | 1W | add branch prediction |
| 21 | L14 | 1W | out-of-order execution |
| 22 | L15 | 1W | run debian on FPGA |
| 23 | L16 | 1W | add fpu (IP core), run debian (with gcc) |
boss stage
| stage | lab | description |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | L17 | OoO issue, double issue |
| 25 | L18 | run debian (with GUI) |