Oxford, UK. Imperas Software Ltd. has released a Developer Suite for the RISC-V architecture, including models and tools for validating and verifying the functionality of a RISC-V processor. The RISC-V Processor Developer Suite also enables estimation of a processor’s timing and power consumption.

Specifically, the RISC-V Processor Developer Suite includes:

• Reference models for design verification
• Fast processor models, an instruction set simulator (ISS), and extensible virtual platforms
• Processor model instruction code coverage and profiling
• A standard software toolchain including compiler, linker, debugger, and Eclipse integration
• Timing performance and power estimation tools
• Multiple test suites for measuring processor quality
• Infrastructure for evaluating RISC-V conformance

All RISC-V features are implemented in supported models, and extendable with user-defined instructions, registers, and accelerators. Imperas currently supports RV64/32 IMAFDC (GC) models, Andes V5 RISC-V based cores, and Extendable Platform Kits (EPKs) of Microsemi RISC-V-based devices running FreeRTOS (available on the Open Virtual Platforms (OVP) website).

For more information, visit www.imperas.com.

eletter-11-29-2017