ubuntu-hdl-tools-install

Set of scripts to simplify the installing of HDL development tools on Ubuntu 18.04 (x64). Can be run on Ubuntu base system install. For Windows 10 you can use this step-by-step guide.

Tools

• Icarus Verilog & GTKWave
• MARS MIPS Simulator
• Intel Quartus Lite 18.1
• Xilinx Vivado SDK 2018.2
• MIPS Toolchain
• Microsoft Visual Studio Code
• Sublime Text 3
• git
• openocd

Usage

It is assumed that you start to use it with the Ubuntu base system installed (console mode and no tools).

sudo apt install git
git clone https://github.com/zhelnio/ubuntu-hdl-tools-install.git
cd ubuntu-hdl-tools-install/bin
./00_install_desktop.sh
./01_install_console.sh
./02_install_open.sh
...
./08_install_sublime3.sh

Scripts description

00_install_desktop.sh

Installs default Ubuntu-desktop

01_install_console.sh (optional)

Installs some usefull utils:

• ssh - for secure remote access
• tmux - console screen manager
• mc - open source FAR alternative
• htop - advanced console process monitor

02_install_open.sh

Installs open source development and debug tools

• Icarus Verilog
• git source control system
• openocd on-chip debugger solution

03_install_vscode.sh

Installs Microsoft Visual Studio Code open source editor

04_install_mars.sh

Installs MARS MIPS Simulator

05 MIPS toolchain

Select the prefered one

05.1_install_mips_ubuntu.sh

MIPS toolchain from Ubuntu repository

05.2_install_mips_codescape_sdk.sh

Download and install the Codescape SDK. You may have to renew the links to packages in

05.3_install_mips_codescape_bm.sh

Download and install the Codescape Bare Metal toolchain. You may have to renew the links to packages in

05.4_install_mips_codescape_linux.sh

Download and install the Codescape Linux toolchain. You may have to renew the links to packages in

06_install_quartus.sh

Download and install Quartus-lite from Intel website. You may have to register on altera.com and to update the URL in

07_install_vivado.sh

Installs Vivado SDK. You may have to register on xilinx.com and to update the URL in

08_install_sublime3.sh

Installs Sublime Text 3 editor