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Running your Design in FireSim
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Converting a Chipyard config (one in ``chipyard/src/main/scala`` to run in FireSim is simple, and can be done either throught the traditional configuration system or through FireSim's build recipes scheme.
Converting a Chipyard config (one in ``chipyard/src/main/scala`` to run in FireSim is simple, and can be done either through the traditional configuration system or through FireSim's build-recipes scheme.
A FireSim simulation requires 3 additional config fragments:
* ``WithFireSimConfigTweaks`` modifies your design to better fit the FireSim usage model. For example, FireSim designs typically include a UART. Technically, adding this in is optional, but *strongly* recommended.
* ``WithDefaultMemModel`` sets the external memory model in the FireSim simulation. See the FireSim documentation for details. This config fragment is currently included by default within ``WithFireSimConfigTweaks``, so it isn't neccessary to add in separately, but it is required if you choose not to use ``WithFireSimConfigTweaks``.
* ``WithFireSimConfigTweaks`` modifies your design to better fit the FireSim usage model. This is composed of multiple smaller config fragments. For example, the removal of clock-gating (using the ``WithoutClockGating`` config fragment) which is required for correct functioning of the compiler. This config fragment also includes other config fragments such as the inclusion of UART in the design, which although may technically be optional,is *strongly* recommended.
* ``WithDefaultMemModel`` provides a default configuration for FASED memory models in the FireSim simulation. See the FireSim documentation for details. This config fragment is currently included by default within ``WithFireSimConfigTweaks``, so it isn't neccessary to add in separately, but it is required if you choose not to use ``WithFireSimConfigTweaks``.
* ``WithDefaultFireSimBridges`` sets the ``IOBinders`` key to use FireSim's Bridge system, which can drive target IOs with software bridge models running on the simulation host. See the FireSim documentation for details.
The simplest method to add this config fragments to your custom Chipyard config is through FireSim's build recipe scheme.
After your FireSim environment is setup, you will define your custom build recipe in ``sims/firesim/deploy/deploy/config_build_recipes.ini``. By prepending the FireSim config fragments (separated by ``_``) to your Chipyard configuration, these config fragments will be added to your custom configuration as if they were listed in a custom Chisel config class definition. For example, if you would like to convert the Chipyard ``LargeBoomConfig`` to a FireSim simulation with a DDR3 memory model, the appropriate FireSim ``TARGET_CONFIG`` would be ``DDR3FRFCFSLLC4MB_WithDefaultFireSimBridges_WithFireSimConfigTweaks_chipyard.LargeBoomConfig``. Note that the FireSim config fragments are part of the ``firesim.firesim`` scala package, and therefore there do not need to be prefixed with the full class name, and opposed to the Chipyard config fragments which need to be prefixed with the chipyard package name.
After your FireSim environment is setup, you will define your custom build recipe in ``sims/firesim/deploy/deploy/config_build_recipes.ini``. By prepending the FireSim config fragments (separated by ``_``) to your Chipyard configuration, these config fragments will be added to your custom configuration as if they were listed in a custom Chisel config class definition. For example, if you would like to convert the Chipyard ``LargeBoomConfig`` to a FireSim simulation with a DDR3 memory model, the appropriate FireSim ``TARGET_CONFIG`` would be ``DDR3FRFCFSLLC4MB_WithDefaultFireSimBridges_WithFireSimConfigTweaks_chipyard.LargeBoomConfig``. Note that the FireSim config fragments are part of the ``firesim.firesim`` scala package and therefore there do not need to be prefixed with the full package name as opposed to the Chipyard config fragments which need to be prefixed with the chipyard package name.
An alternative method to prepending the FireSim config fragments in the FireSim build recipe is to create a new "permanent" FireChip custom configuration, which includes the FireSim config fragments.
We are using the same target (top) RTL, and only need to specify a new set of connection behaviors for the IOs of that module. Simply create a matching config within ``generators/firechip/src/main/scala/TargetConfigs`` that inherits your config defined in ``chipyard``.