Tag: FOSS

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Antmicro Launches Renode 1.7 with TSN, PTP Support, PicoRV32, Murax SoC

Antmicro has announced the release of Renode 1.7 – quickly followed by version 1.7.1 – with the framework’s first support for time-sensitive networking (TSN) and precision time protocol (PTP) on RISC-V platforms. An open-source simulation framework popular among those working within the proprietary Arm and open RISC-V ecosystems, and recently… Read More

CRU: ‘Unhackable’ Chips, Grove AI HAT, RISC-V Drones, and More

Researchers from the University of Michigan have announced a new RISC-V processor design with a strong focus on security, using ‘churn’ to keep attackers from exploiting vulnerabilities. “Today’s approach of eliminating security bugs one by one is a losing game,” claims Todd Austin, professor of computer science and engineering at… Read More

The CHIPS Alliance Announces Inaugural Workshop Agenda

The CHIPS Alliance, a Linux Foundation-backed consortium for free and open source silicon (FOSSi) efforts, has announced in inaugural workshop for the 19th of June at Google’s Sunnyvale, California facility. Launched back in March, the CHIPS Alliance includes among its founding members Google, Western Digital, Esperanto, and SiFive, all… Read More

Gentoo Linux Announces Experimental RISC-V Support

The Gentoo Linux distribution has announced initial, experimental support for the free and open RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA). “After some preparations, we’re happy to announce (initially experimental) support for a new arch: riscv,” writes Andreas Huettel in the gentoo-dev mailing list. “The keyword is ‘~riscv’; no stable keyword… Read More

CRU: Fieldbus in Linux, FPGA SweRV Core, Wuthering Bytes Tickets, and More

Linux 5.2, the upcoming release of the open source kernel, is to receive an official subsystem for the Fieldbus networking protocol family – bringing built-in support for the monitoring and control of industrial equipment. Spotted by Michael Larabel on the Linux news site Phoronix, the Fieldbus subsystem has been… Read More

QEMU 4.0.0 Brings New RISC-V Features

Version 4.0.0 of the QEMU emulator has been released, bringing with it new features for those working with the RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA). Designed to allow a system to run code designed for a different instruction set, emulation via QEMU or a similar package is a key part of… Read More

Linux 5.2 to get Fieldbus Subsystem for Real-Time Industrial Systems

Dover Microsystems Details Shift to Open-Source Renode Framework

Dover Microsystems’ Greg Sullivan has written of how Antmicro’s open-source Renode development framework has considerably decreased the length of his company’s design cycle – showcasing why the framework is becoming increasingly popular. Built with embedded platforms and the Internet of Things (IoT) in mind, Renode allows for the execution, debugging,… Read More

RISC-V Foundation Finalises Schedule for RISC-V Workshop Zurich

The RISC-V Foundation has released the agenda for its RISC-V Workshop Zurich, to be held on the 11th-13th of June as part of the larger Week of Open Source Hardware (WOSH). Following its call for speakers, which closed back in February, the RISC-V Foundation has firmed up the schedule… Read More

SiFive HiFive1 Board, Courtesy of SiFive

CRU: Open Source Awards 2019, MIPS Open, RISC-V Priorities, and More

Open UK, a membership organisation dedicated to promoting and supporting the use of free and open source standards and software in the UK, has announced a call for nominations for the UK Open Source Awards 2019. “The awards have happened five times in the last 10 years, but not since… Read More

SPDX Project Adds Open Hardware Licences to Licence List

The Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) project, the initial standard for which AB Open’s Andrew Back acted as a contributor, has released the latest version of its SPDX Licence List – and it now includes open hardware licences. Made for ease of reference and to simplify identification of licences and… Read More

LLVM 8.0.0 Release Adds RISC-V Support to lld Linker

The LLVM project has announced the release of LLVM 8.0.0, which brings with it a wealth of new features including the first support for the open RISC-V architecture in the lld linker. Released this week, LLVM 8.0.0 includes a range of enhancements to the compiler and toolchain collection. “This release… Read More