Ice Tooling

Install Tools Set

Installing the IceStorm Tools (icepack, icebox, iceprog, icetime, chip databases):

git clone https://github.com/cliffordwolf/icestorm.git icestorm

cd icestorm

make -j$(nproc)

sudo make install

Installing Arachne-PNR (place&route tool, predecessor to NextPNR):

git clone https://github.com/cseed/arachne-pnr.git arachne-pnr

cd arachne-pnr

make -j$(nproc)

sudo make install

Installing Yosys (Verilog synthesis):

git clone https://github.com/cliffordwolf/yosys.git yosys

cd yosys

make -j$(nproc)

sudo make install

Installing tinyprog (for tinyFPGA boards only):

pip install tinyprog

sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER

Building

> rm *.bin *.blif *.txt

> yosys -q -p 'synth_ice40 -top main -blif main.blif' main.v # and other .v

> arachne-pnr -q -d 8k -P cm81 -o main.txt -p pins.pcf main.blif

> icepack main.txt main.bin

> tinyprog -p main.bin # For a tinyFPGA board (via bootloader)

> iceprog main.bin # For a board (via FTDI usb/serial)

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