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Glasgow software installation instructions

These instructions are for Ubuntu

Install FPGA tools

Download and install yosys/nextpnr/icestorm FPGA flow.
Recommend using the binary release by yosysHQ.
MAKE SURE IT IS REALLY UP TO DATE AND YOU DON'T HAVE SOME ANCIENT INSTALL IN YOUR PATH!
Download tarball from: https://github.com/YosysHQ/oss-cad-suite-build/releases

This guide describes the steps necessary to setup the FPGA tools, python, nmigen and zadig drivers for the iCEBreaker-fpga development board on Windows 10.

Download the following software:

git: https://git-scm.com/download/win
open-tool-forge (fpga-toolchain-windows_amd64-nightly-xxxxxxxx.zip): https://github.com/open-tool-forge/fpga-toolchain/releases
python (newest python v3 "Windows x86-64 executable installer"): https://www.python.org/downloads/release
zadig drivers: https://zadig.akeo.ie/

Install the following in whichever order:

git

I have moved this list to my blog: https://esden.net/2020/05/11/my-streaming-setup-and-electronics-tools-collection/

A common name for the interface is HUB75

The displays use shift registers for columns and two sets of row multiplexers.

Typical organization

32x32 panel

Organized in two halfs of 16x32 tiles
32 bit long RGB column drive shift registers
4 bit to 16 row drive demultiplexers

Create a new directory:

mkdir myhardware-git
cd myhardware-git

Initialize git:

git init

	# The Vendor ID and Product ID seem to identify a particular chipset
	# to target. I used the libftdi utilities and OS X USB Prober app to
	# poke around and figure out what numbers to use.

	vendor_id=0x403
	product_id=0x6010

	# The rest of the fields are settings which can be written to the
	# FT2xx with the --flash-eeprom option.

	Section "Monitor"
	Identifier "SAMSUNG"
	ModelName "SAMSUNG"
	VendorName "SAM"
	# Monitor Manufactured week 2 of 2014
	# EDID version 1.3
	# Digital Display
	DisplaySize 1110 620
	Gamma 2.20
	Option "DPMS" "false"

	{signal: [
	['Input',
	{name: 'R', wave: 'x4343434343434343x..........', data: ['R1[0]','R0[0]','R1[1]','R0[1]','R1[2]','R0[2]','R1[3]','R0[3]','R1[4]','R0[4]','R1[5]','R0[5]','R1[6]','R0[6]','R1[7]','R0[7]']},
	{name: 'G', wave: 'x4343434343434343x..........', data: ['G1[0]','G0[0]','G1[1]','G0[1]','G1[2]','G0[2]','G1[3]','G0[3]','G1[4]','G0[4]','G1[5]','G0[5]','G1[6]','G0[6]','G1[7]','G0[7]']},
	{name: 'B', wave: 'x4343434343434343x..........', data: ['B1[0]','B0[0]','B1[1]','B0[1]','B1[2]','B0[2]','B1[3]','B0[3]','B1[4]','B0[4]','B1[5]','B0[5]','B1[6]','B0[6]','B1[7]','B0[7]']},
	{name: 'SCLK', wave: 'hn.......h....', period:2, phase:0.5},
	{name: 'LATCH', wave: '0........10...', period:2},
	{name: 'BLANK', wave: 'x.......1..0..', period:2},
	{name: 'ARST', wave: '1.............', period:2},
	{name: 'ACLK', wave: '0........10...', period:2}

	# Code generated by Icestudio 0.4.0-dev
	# Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:32:14 GMT

	set_io v5beaf0[4] 28
	set_io v5beaf0[3] 31
	set_io v5beaf0[2] 34
	set_io v5beaf0[1] 38
	set_io v5beaf0[0] 43
	set_io vb20513[5] 3
	set_io vb20513[4] 48