| Synopsys VDK Software Development Platform |
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| Intro |
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| The Virtualizer Development Kit (VDK) Family for ARM Cortex Products |
| consists of a set of virtual prototypes that provide a virtualizer for |
| the ARM core variants. The VDK is a standalone package that runs on an |
| host computer. |
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| Buildroot will generate the kernel image and a minimal root filesystem. |
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| How to build it |
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| Configure Buildroot |
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| Configuring Buildroot is pretty simple, just execute: |
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| $ make snps_aarch64_vdk_defconfig |
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| Build the rootfs and kernel |
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| Note: you will need to have access to the network, since Buildroot will |
| download the packages' sources. |
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| You may now build your rootfs with: |
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| $ make |
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| (This may take a while) |
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| Result of the build |
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| After building, you should obtain this tree: |
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| output/images/ |
| -- rootfs.ext2 |
| -- Image |
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| Installing your rootfs and Image |
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| Now copy the content of the output/images folder to the VDK' skins |
| folder: |
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| $ cp rootfs.ext2 Image <vdk_installation_path>/skins/Vanilla-Cortex/ARMv8 |
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| Starting the VDK |
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| Go the VDK' installation root and execute the 'start' script: |
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| $ cd <vdk_installation_path> |
| $ ./start.sh |
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| The VP Explorer application will be executed, starting the simulation |
| automatically. |
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| For more information about Synopsys' VDK please check: |
| http://www.synopsys.com/Prototyping/VirtualPrototyping/Pages/default.aspx |
