Introduction

This repo focuses on creating a devcontainer with complete tools for SystemVerilog HDL.

What's included by default in the devcontainer:

• Icarus Verilog - compile SystemVerilog to later simulate components
• Verilator - execute simulations of components
• Gtkwave - see waveforms of simulations
• cocotb - create simulation testbenches using python
• VScode extensions - SystemVerilog language IDE integration, predefined tasks

How to install Vivado

Tested version: 2018.3 Vivado download has to be performed manually due to licencing It is possible to optionally install Vivado (I installed WebPack edition 2018.3):

• Download Vivado on a machine, then expose the download directory through HTTP
  • This can be achieved for example with python -m http.server
• Set MIRROR_IP, VIVADO_TAR_FILE and VIVADO_VERSION in .devcontainer/post-create.sh

Alternative install

• Download Vivado on local machine, then move the archive inside this project folder
• Set VIVADO_TAR_FILE and VIVADO_VERSION in .devcontainer/post-create.sh

As of now, it has not been automated the process of loading a licence, this will probably need additional steps. I suggest to use a WebPack edition of Vivado

Credits

This blog post: https://igorfreire.com.br/2023/06/18/vscode-setup-for-systemverilog-development/ This repository: https://github.com/starwaredesign/vivado-docker