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1 [> 2020.XX, planned for July 2020
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4 [> Issues resolved
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6 - Fix flush_cpu_icache on VexRiscv.
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8 [> Added Features
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10 - Properly integrate Minerva CPU.
11 - Add nMigen dependency.
12 - Pluggable CPUs.
13 - BIOS history, autocomplete.
14 - Improve boards's programmers.
15 - Add Microwatt CPU support (with GHDL-Yosys-plugin support for FOSS toolchains).
16 - Speedup Memtest using an LFSR.
17 - Add LedChaser on boards.
18 - Improve WishboneBridge.
19 - Improve Diamond constraints.
20 - Use InterconnectPointToPoint when 1 master,1 slave and no address translation.
21 - Add CV32E40P CPU support (ex RI5CY).
22 - JTAG UART with uart_name=jtag_uart (validated on Spartan6, 7-Series, Ultrascale(+)).
23 - Add Symbiflow experimental support on Arty.
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25 [> API changes/Deprecation
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27 - Add --build --load arguments to targets.
28 - Deprecate soc.interconnect.wishbone.UpConverter (will be rewritten if useful).
29 - Deprecate soc.interconnect.wishbone.CSRBank (Does not seem to be used by anyone).
30 - Move soc.interconnect.wishbone2csr.WB2CSR to soc.interconnect.wishbone.Wishbone2CSR.
31 - Move soc.interconnect.wishbonebridge.WishboneStreamingBridge to soc.cores.uart.Stream2Wishbone.
32 - Rename --gateware-toolchain target parameter to --toolchain.
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34 [> 2020.04, released April 28th, 2020
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37 [> Description
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39 First release of LiteX and the ecosystem of cores!
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41 LiteX is a Migen/MiSoC based Core/SoC builder that provides the infrastructure to easily create
42 Cores/SoCs (with or without CPU).
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44 The common components of a SoC are provided directly:
45 - Buses and Streams (Wishbone, AXI, Avalon-ST)
46 - Interconnect
47 - Common cores (RAM, ROM, Timer, UART, etc...)
48 - CPU wrappers/integration
49 - etc...
50 And SoC creation capabilities can be greatly extended with the ecosystem of LiteX cores (DRAM,
51 PCIe, Ethernet, SATA, etc...) that can be integrated/simulated/build easily with LiteX.
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53 It also provides build backends for open-source and vendors toolchains.
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55 [> Issues resolved
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57 - NA
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59 [> Added Features
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61 - NA
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63 [> API changes/Deprecation
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65 - https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litex/pull/399: Converting LiteX to use Python modules.