sim-ext

ECE270 FPGA simulator frontend extension for vscode based theia-ide.

This is a test/rework of @norandomtechie's work here. Check it out for an extended README with more info about the project and also this documentation he wrote.

Getting started

Install nvm.

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.5/install.sh | bash

Install npm and node.

nvm install 10
nvm use 10

Install yarn.

npm install -g yarn

Install verilog vscode plugin

• download plugin
• unpack with zip
• place extension directory in ~/.theia/plugins/
• add following to settings.json in ~/.theia

  {
  "verilog.linting.linter": "verilator",
  "verilog.languageServer": "svls"
  }
  

Install svls

• put binary somewhere in PATH

Install Verilator

• apt install verilator

Running the browser example

yarn rebuild:browser
cd browser-app
yarn start

Open http://localhost:3000 in the browser.

Running the Electron example

yarn rebuild:electron
cd electron-app
yarn start

Developing with the browser example

Start watching of sim-ext.

cd sim-ext
yarn watch

Start watching of the browser example.

yarn rebuild:browser
cd browser-app
yarn watch

Launch Start Browser Backend configuration from VS code.

Open http://localhost:3000 in the browser.

Developing with the Electron example

Start watching of sim-ext.

cd sim-ext
yarn watch

Start watching of the electron example.

yarn rebuild:electron
cd electron-app
yarn watch

Launch Start Electron Backend configuration from VS code.

Publishing sim-ext

Create a npm user and login to the npm registry, more on npm publishing.

npm login

Publish packages with lerna to update versions properly across local packages, more on publishing with lerna.

npx lerna publish