Xhovani’s VIP Processor Design Notebook - Fall 2024

Weekly Updates

Week of 23 September 2024

Progress Summary:
Set up my development environment on my MacBook Pro. Homebrew was already installed from prior internship work. Using Parallels for virtualization on macOS and accessing VirtualBox remotely on my desktop.

Project Work:

  • Onboarding Lab 1:

    • Repository Link: Lab 1 Repository
    • Issue: CMake error during the build process due to compatibility issues.
    • Resolution: Reinstalled make with arm64 support.

  • Onboarding Lab 2:

    • Repository Link: Lab 2 Repository
    • Issue: Testing command didn’t recognize the folder structure.
    • Resolution: Ran the command from the build directory.

  • Onboarding Lab 3:

    • Repository Link: Lab 3 Repository
    • Issue: exercise3.cpp test failed. Other tests passed.
    • Resolution: Need further investigation.

  • Onboarding Lab 4:

    • Repository Link: Lab 4 Repository
    • Issue: Missing nyu-cmake configuration file.
    • Resolution: Configured the correct path to the nyu-cmake package and set vpckg.
    • Result: All tests passed.

  • Onboarding Labs 5-8:

    • Repository links provided, but pending updates for exercises. Readings completed.

Weekly Progress Summaries

  • 30 September 2024:
    Attended a weekly meeting, reviewed onboarding labs, and discussed challenges.

  • 7 October 2024:
    Separated onboarding lab folders into a new repository based on feedback.

  • 14 October 2024:
    Attended the VIP Showcase Event.

  • 21 October 2024:
    Completed onboarding-lab 2.

  • 28 October 2024:
    Continued work on onboarding-lab 3.

  • 4 November 2024:
    Near completion of onboarding-lab 3; testing in progress.

  • 11 November 2024:
    Formed a group for semester presentations focusing on development environments.

  • 18 November 2024:
    Finalizing semester labs and planning post-semester work on Core/Memory.

  • 25 November 2024:
    Studied the main differences between wire, reg, and logic in SystemVerilog. Learned about interfaces, modports, and parameterization.

  • 28 November 2024:
    Presented on OpenLane, an automated RTL to GDSII flow based on open-source components.

  • 12 December 2024:
    Final update for the semester. Compiled notes and will began investigating easy bug issues in the repository.