# Shakti

Configuration

  platform = `shakti`

Shakti is an open-source initiative by the RISE group at IIT-Madras, which is not only building open source, production grade processors, but also associated components like interconnect fabrics, verification tools, storage controllers, peripheral IPs and SOC tools.

For more detailed information please visit vendor site.

Contents

- Examples

- Debugging

- Stable and upstream versions

- Packages

- Frameworks

- Boards

## Examples

Examples are listed from Shakti development platform repository:

- shakti-sdk_gpio-keypad

- shakti-sdk_i2c-lm75

- shakti-sdk_uart-hello

## Debugging

PIO Unified Debugger - “1-click” solution for debugging with a zero configuration.

- Tools & Debug Probes

  - On-Board Debug Tools

### Tools & Debug Probes

Supported debugging tools are listed in “Debug” column. For more detailed information, please scroll table by horizontal. You can switch between debugging Tools & Debug Probes using debug_tool option in “platformio.ini” (Project Configuration File).

Warning

You will need to install debug tool drivers depending on your system. Please click on compatible debug tool below for the further instructions.

#### On-Board Debug Tools

Boards listed below have on-board debug probe and ARE READY for debugging! You do not need to use/buy external debug probe.

Name | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Artix-7 35T Arty FPGA Evaluation Kit | E-CLASS | 50MHz | 0B | 128KB
Arty A7-100: Artix-7 FPGA Development Board | C-CLASS | 50MHz | 0B | 128MB

## Stable and upstream versions

You can switch between stable releases of Shakti development platform and the latest upstream version using platform option in “platformio.ini” (Project Configuration File) as described below.

### Stable

    ; Latest stable version
    [env:latest_stable]
    platform = shakti
    board = ...

    ; Custom stable version
    [env:custom_stable]
    platform = shakti@x.y.z
    board = ...

### Upstream

    [env:upstream_develop]
    platform = https://github.com/platformio/platform-shakti.git
    board = ...

## Packages

Name | Description
--- | ---
framework-shakti-sdk | A software development kit for developing applications on Shakti class of processors
tool-jlink | SEGGER J-Link Software and Documentation Pack
tool-openocd-riscv | OpenOCD for RISC-V
tool-qemu-riscv | Open source machine emulator and virtualizer
toolchain-riscv | GNU toolchain for RISC-V, including GCC

Warning

Linux Users:

> - Install “udev” rules 99-platformio-udev.rules

> - Raspberry Pi users, please read this article Enable serial port on Raspberry Pi.

Windows Users:

> Please check that you have a correctly installed USB driver from board manufacturer

## Frameworks

Name | Description
--- | ---
Shakti SDK | A software development kit for developing applications on Shakti class of processors

## Boards

Note

- You can list pre-configured boards by platformio boards command or PlatformIO Boards Explorer

- For more detailed `board` information please scroll the tables below by horizontally.

### Xilinx

Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Artix-7 35T Arty FPGA Evaluation Kit | On-board | E-CLASS | 50MHz | 0B | 128KB
Arty A7-100: Artix-7 FPGA Development Board | On-board | C-CLASS | 50MHz | 0B | 128MB