C-Class Core Generator

This repository contains the open-source C-Class core generator. C-class belongs to the SHAKTI family of processors.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
  • What is C-Class
  • Why Bluespec
  • License
  • Commercial Adoption
• Quick Start
  • Install Python Dependencies
  • Install DTC (device tree compiler)
  • Building the Core
  • Run Smoke Tests
• Configure the Core
  • ISA Level Configurations
  • Micro-Architectural Configuration hooks
• Test SoC
  • Structure of SoC
  • Address Map of SoC
  • BootRom Content
  • Synthesis of Core
• Simulating the Core
  • Generate Verilated Executable
  • Executing Programs
  • Support for PutChar
  • Simulation Arguments (Logger Utility)
  • Connect to GDB in Simulation
  • Dhrystone
  • Linux on C-Class
  • FreeRTOS on C-class
• Benchmarking the Core
  • Benchmarking Dhrystone
  • Benchmarking CoreMarks
  • Why Compressed Binaries perform bad on C-class?
• Micro-Arch Notes
  • Custom CSRs Available in C-Class
  • Performance Monitors
  • RAMS used in the C-Class
  • Physical Memory Protection (PMP)
• For Developers
  • Directory Structure
  • Upgrading dependencies
  • Changing Compile arguments
  • Adding Checks on YAML
• CHANGELOG
  • [4.4.0] - 2025-06-04
  • [4.3.0] - 2025-05-27
  • [4.2.2] - 2025-05-26
  • [4.2.1] - 2025-04-25
  • [4.2.0] - 2025-04-17
  • [4.1.0] - 2025-04-15
  • [4.0.0] - 2025-03-24
  • [3.3.0] - 2025-03-09
  • [3.2.0] - 2025-03-06
  • [3.1.0] - 2025-02-10
  • [3.0.8] - 2024-12-24
  • [3.0.7] - 2024-12-04
  • [3.0.6] - 2024-12-04
  • [3.0.5] - 2024-11-12
  • [3.0.4] - 2024-11-11
  • [3.0.3] - 2024-11-07
  • [3.0.2] - 2023-07-06
  • [3.0.1] - 2023-05-08
  • [3.0.0] - 2023-05-08
  • [2.0.0] - 2022-12-08
  • [1.10.0] - 2022-10-19
  • [1.9.9] - 2020-11-03
  • [1.9.8] - 2020-09-23
  • [1.9.7] - 2020-07-03
  • [1.9.6] - 2020-06-05
  • [1.9.5] - 2020-05-13
  • [1.9.4] - 2020-04-30
  • [1.9.3] - 2020-04-30
  • [1.9.2] - 2020-04-26
  • [1.9.1] - 2020-04-07
  • [1.9.0] - 2020-04-03
  • [1.8.0] - 2020-04-01
  • [1.7.3] - 2020-03-24
  • [1.7.2] - 2020-03-23
  • [1.7.1] - 2020-03-10
  • [1.7.0] - 2020-03-02
  • [1.6.1] - 2019-11-21
  • [1.6.0] - 2019-11-21
  • [1.5.0] - 2019-11-21
  • [1.4.2] - 2019-11-08
  • [1.4.1] - 2019-10-29
  • [1.4.0] - 2019-10-28
  • [1.3.6] - 2019-10-22
  • [1.3.5] - 2019-10-16
  • [1.3.4] - 2019-10-16
  • [1.3.3] - 2019-10-08
  • [1.3.2] - 2019-10-04
  • [1.3.1] - 2019-10-04
  • [1.3.0] - 2019-10-03
  • [1.2.5] - 2019-10-01
  • [1.2.4] - 2019-09-28
  • [1.2.3] - 2019-09-27
  • [1.2.2] - 2019-09-26
  • [1.2.1] - 2019-09-26
  • [1.2.0] - 2019-09-26
  • [1.1.1] - 2019-09-16
  • [1.1.0] - 2019-09-16
  • [1.0.3] - 2019-09-10
  • [1.0.2] - 2019-09-10
  • [1.0.1] - 2019-09-09
  • [1.0.0] - 2019-09-09

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page