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This document provides instructions for installing and using the open-source high-level synthesis tool Bambu HLS to generate Verilog RTL from C code. It outlines downloading the Bambu AppImage file, making it executable, and installing required dependencies like FUSE. It also gives an example of C code to synthesize a function using Bambu HLS, and provides links for tutorials, papers, and the Github repository for more information.

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Tutorial 3 Updated

This document provides instructions for installing and using the open-source high-level synthesis tool Bambu HLS to generate Verilog RTL from C code. It outlines downloading the Bambu AppImage file, making it executable, and installing required dependencies like FUSE. It also gives an example of C code to synthesize a function using Bambu HLS, and provides links for tutorials, papers, and the Github repository for more information.

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VLSI Design Flow: RTL To GDS (NPTEL Course)

Lab Tutorial 3

Objective: To gain a hands-on experience on High Level Synthesis

Requirement:

⚫ You can use any tool for HLS

⚫ Following open-source HLS tool can also be used: Bambu HLS

Installation of Bambu HLS:

1. Update package index files on system

$ sudo apt-get update

2. Install dependencies required by Bambu HLS tool

$ sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential ca-certificates gcc-multilib


git iverilog verilator wget

3. Downlaod AppImage

$ wget https://release.bambuhls.eu/appimage/bambu-0.9.7.AppImage

4. Make AppImage executable

$ chmod +x bambu-0.9.7.AppImage

5. AppImages require Linux technology called “File system in userspace” (FUSE). Installing
FUSE

$ sudo add-apt-repository universe

$ sudo apt install libfuse2

6. Run tool

$ ./bambu-0.9.7.AppImage <path-to-c-file> --top-fname=<accelerator-function-to-be-


implemented-in-hardware>
Example: Input C code for generating Verilog RTL using HLS tool:

long func(int,int,int,int);
main()
{
int j;
int k;

int c;
int d;

int res = func(j,k, c, d);


return 0;
}

long func(int j,int k, int c, int d)


{
int i=0;
if(c > 2){
i = j - k;
} else if (d < 5) {
i = j + k;
} else {
i= 12;
}
return i;
}

For more information:

C. Pilato and F. Ferrandi, “Bambu: A modular framework for the high level synthesis of
memory- intensive applications," in 23rd International Conference on Field programmable
Logic and Applications, pp. 1-4,IEEE, 2013.

Where and how to download? https://panda.dei.polimi.it/?page_id=81

NOTE: downloading and running the AppImage is sufficient

How to run?

Tutorial: https://panda.dei.polimi.it/?page_id=555

script: ./bambu-x86_64.AppImage file.c <path of c file> --top-fname = <accelerator func>

How to get more information?

Reference paper:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315383441_Open_Source_HLS_Tools_A_steppin
g_stone_for_modern_Electronic_CAD

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261299590_Bambu_A_modular_framework_for
_the%20_high_level_synthesis_of_memory-intensive_applications

Github:

https://github.com/ferrandi/PandA-bambu

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