Tutorial: Building a Mico32 platform for FPG-EYE
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Introduction
This page explains how to build a configuration file for FPG-EYE's fpga from a source platform with binary camera. To do that you need to install Mico32/FPG-EYE development environment and a local copy of Erika repopsitory, follow ERIKA_Enterprise_and_RT-Druid_SVN_Access page's instructions to get that.
Import platform project in LatticeMico System IDE
Launch LatticeMico System software, and click on MSB Perspective button (as the following figure):
Open the Open Platform form by selecting the File->Open Platform menu item:
Click the Browse button and load ee/trunk/ee/examples/mico32/demo/platforms/camera_debug_50/msb/soc/camera_debug_50.msb file inside Erika repository local copy:
The platform's architecture is visible under Sources in Project window:
Note: You don't need to make any changes to the platform. And finally, generate the platform source by selecting the Run Generator menu item:
The mico32 platform's Verilog source is generated. To use this platform in FPG-EYE, the source code must be compiled in binary format. The next session explains how to compile the Verilog platform's code with ispLEVER tool.
Import hardware platform project in ispLever IDE
Open ispLEVER and select Open Project under File menu:
Load ee/examples/mico32/demo/platforms/camera_debug_50/isplever/camera_debug_50.syn inside Erika repository local copy:
The hardware project structure is visible under Sources in Project window. Ensure that camera_50_wrapper.v is selected and active:
Before compiling the ispLever project, there are two more steps to perform (refer sections below).
Importing camera_component_mod.ngo in the ispLever
The component camera installed in the platform camera_50 is a binary version. So it is necessary to import in the ispLever the netlist of the camera. To do this, copy the file camera_component_mod.ngo, from the FPG-EYE Software Packet to the ispLever project directory.
Importing meminit_ebr.mem bootloader file in the ispLEVER
The file meminit_ebr.mem is a compiled file. It is the program bootloader which will be placed in the XP2 EBR non volatile memory. For the bootloader reference guide, refer section mico32_bootloader. Copy this file from the FPG-EYE Software Packet to the ispLever project directory.
Build the platform with ispLEVER
On Processes of current source click and select Generate Data File (JEDEC) then right click and select Force :
When the process is complete the file the FPGA configuration file JEDEC is ready to use.
Programming the platform on FPG-EYE board
The last step is download the JEDEC file into FPG-EYE. Please follow the Programming the FPG-EYE board istructions.