From c5be6e26bef75aca53beb46a6719da2fef2119b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florent Kermarrec Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:37:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] README: add section for newcomers --- README | 18 +++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 72e1986a..936e3496 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -53,12 +53,24 @@ soc: boards: Provides platforms and targets for the supported boards. -[> Quick start guide --------------------- +[> Very Quick start guide (for newcomers) +----------------------------------------- +TimVideos.us has done an awesome job for setting up a LiteX environment easily in +the litex-buildenv repo: https://github.com/timvideos/litex-buildenv + +It's recommended for newcomers to go this way. Various FPGA boards are supported +and multiple examples provided! You can even run Linux on your FPGA using LiteX +very easily! + +Migen documentation can be found here: https://m-labs.hk/migen/manual + + +[> Quick start guide (for advanced users) +----------------------------------------- 0. If cloned from Git without the --recursive option, get the submodules: git submodule update --init -1. Install Python 3.3+ and FPGA vendor's development tools and JTAG tools. +1. Install Python 3.5+, FPGA vendor's development tools and JTAG tools. 2. Compile and install binutils. Take the latest version from GNU. mkdir build && cd build -- 2.30.2