Software
For Open Source Silicon
For ages, open-source silicon has stood in the wings, begging for capable EDA tools. No longer! We turn the tables by developing next-generation EDA solutions for the open-source silicon community first, before offering them commercially. Open source and industry are able to live in harmony with the community helping to stabilize the tools as early adopters and with industry financing further advancements for the community.
Getting Started
Our tools are available in the cloud, ready to serve you. We provide the Makerchip IDE, and the SandPiper™ TL-Verilog compiler.
Makerchip is your one-stop shop for Verilog and TL-Verilog development in your browser as well as simulation visualization for any HDL simulations. It can be run in a browser tab or installed from your browser to run as a desktop app.
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The SandPiper code generator helps you write Verilog or SystemVerilog code more productively from TL-Verilog. Most open-source projects use SandPiper SaaS, which provides a command-line interface to run SandPiper in the cloud. To install and run:
> pip3 install sandpiper-saas
> sanpiper-saas -i my.tlv -o my.sv
If you need to run locally, request SandPiper Education Edition.
TL-Verilog
SandPiper
System
Verilog
Development Environments
These popular text editors and integrated development environments (IDEs) support TL-Verilog, with features like syntax highlighting, auto-indentation, compilation, etc.
Visual Studio Code
An open source Visual Studio Code syntax-highlighting mode is available with documentation here.
Makerchip
Makerchip is our very own free online IDE for developing in Verilog or TL-Verilog. It is the easiest way to experiment with SandPiper, and simply the best IDE for IC design.
EDA Playground
EDA Playground is an free online IDE provided by Doulos, providing easy access to EDA tools. It is ideal for training, education, and experimentation. (The TL-Verilog editing mode used by EDA Playground is provided in an open source code editor called CodeMirror.)
AMIQ's DVT
AMIQ EDA's Design and Verification Tools (DVT) is a powerful IDE for SystemVerilog development. DVT utilizes the popular Eclipse IDE framework to provide a rich environment with automated build flows, code navigation and visualization, and simulation debug. It even highlights errors as you type! And, of course... it has support for SandPiper and TL-Verilog.
For Commercial Use
The SandStorm™ IDE is a commercial version of the Makerchip IDE. Contact us for details.
SandPiper is available for download.
Platforms:
Linux® OS and macOS® Environment
Download SandPiper tool for Linux
Windows® Platform and Others
Please contact us.
License Options:
When downloading, you can select among the following licenses.
Starter Edition
Starter Edition is designed to make you, as a logic designer, more productive within your organization (for free). No license key is required.
Full Edition
Full Edition is built for broad use across a team. Each organization is entitled to one free single-user license, and pilot licenses are available. Contact us for details.
Education Edition
Free for educational use.
SandPiper Feature Overview
SandPiper supports the latest TL-Verilog language specification, to make your RTL:
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simpler
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more powerful
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more flexible
SandPiper supports numerous Verilog formatting modes. These control the coding style of the generated Verilog or SystemVerilog to uniformly adhere to your preferences and to optimize for different use models.
In general usage, the output is partitioned between generated code and translated code. The generated code is correct-by-construction. The translated code maintains a line-for-line alignment with the TL-Verilog source code. This preserves readability and ensures that downstream messages reported against the Verilog/SystemVerilog correlate directly to your TL-Verilog source code, so no productivity is lost due to the translation.
The SandPiper download and web/cloud options support the experimental macro-preprocessing capabilities, showcased in the WARP-V CPU core, used to achieve an unprecedented level of IP flexibility.