Required Software
To write software for the Sapphire High-Performance SoC, you need the following tools. The Efinity RISC-V Embedded Software IDE installer for Windows and Linux operating systems are available in the Efinity page of the Support Center.
Efinity® Software
Efinix® development environment for creating RTL designs targeting Trion®, Titanium, or Topaz FPGAs. The software provides a complete RTL-to-bitstream flow, simple, easy to use GUI interface, and command-line scripting support.
Efinity RISC-V Embedded Software IDE
The Efinity RISC-V Embedded Software IDE is an Eclipse-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE) powered by Ashling's RiscFree™ IDE for Sapphire High-Performance SoC and provides a complete provides a complete, seamless environment for RISC-V C and C++ software development. The RISC-V IDE includes the following packages:
xPack GNU RISC-V Embedded GCC—Open-source, prebuilt toolchain from the xPack Project.
OpenOCD Debugger—The open-source Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD) software includes configuration files for many debug adapters, chips, and boards. Many versions of OpenOCD are available. The Efinix RISC-V flow requires a custom version of OpenOCD that includes the VexRiscv 32-bit RISC-V processor.