Bomberman using Xilinx Microblaze for UEC2 project

Software

1. Git (Optional)
2. Basys 3 board files

Download and programming instruction

1. Open cmd
2. Navigate to your working directory:

   cd <working_directory>
   

3. Download the ZIP file and extract in <working_directory> or use git command:

   git clone git://github.com/micholek/uec2_projekt.git
   

4. Open Vivado
5. Open Tcl Console by choosing Window -> Tcl Console or using Ctrl+Shift+T combination
6. Navigate to the sources directory:

   cd {<working_directory>/src}
   

7. Build the Vivado project:

   source build.tcl
   

   The project will be created under <working_directory>/vivado
8. Run synthesis, implementation and generate bitstream
9. Export hardware by choosing File -> Export -> Export Hardware...

• Tick Include bitstream option

10. Launch SDK environment by choosing File -> Launch SDK
11. Create New C++ Application Project

• Set name to bomberman

12. Configure SDK project

• Delete default main.cc file
• Import C++ sources from <working_directory>/src/sdk
  • Project Explorer -> bomberman -> RMB -> Import...
  • General -> File System
  • Click Browse... and choose <working_directory>/src/sdk
  • Tick sdk folder on the left side
  • Click Advanced >> and tick all 3 options, set PROJECT_LOC
  • Click Finish
• Set stack size to 0x3000 and heap size to 0x1000 in lscript.ld

13. Program device

• Xilinx -> Program FPGA
• Project Explorer -> bomberman -> RMB -> Run As -> Launch on Hardware (System Debugger)

14. Open UART terminal for keyboard input

Video presentation

You can watch a short video presenting the game here

Project report

A detailed description of the project (in Polish) can be found in the attached PDF file.