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SoftConsole

Enable Faster Design and Easier Verification of Software Accelerators With SoftConsole

SoftConsole is a software development environment for the rapid development of bare metal- and RTOS-based C/C++ software. It supports: 

  • Development and debugging for all Microchip SoC FPGAs and 32-bit soft IP CPUs
  • GNU GCC/GDB/Binutils-based toolchains
  • RISC-V emulator using Antmicro Renode™
  • Static code analysis to detect bugs and undefined behavior
  • Debugging and programming using GDB and FlashPro
  • Resource-constrained embedded targets with Newlib C standard library 

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Please read the release notes for the relevant versions of SoftConsole to learn about relevant features, known issues, troubleshooting tips and more.

SoftConsole v2022.2 Release (10/18/2022)

SoftConsole v2022.2 supports only RISC-V®. Read the SoftConsole v2022.2 installation section before using SoftConsole. Refer to the following downloads and resources for more information:

Notes

  1. For operating system and minimum requirements, please refer to the SoftConsole v2022.2 release notes or visit the Libero SoC Design Suite page.
  2. SoftConsole v2022.2 is available as a stand-alone installer and not bundled with Libero SoC Design Suite.

Please read the release notes for the relevant versions of SoftConsole to learn about relevant features, known issues, troubleshooting tips and more.

SoftConsole v2021.3 Release (01/05/2022)

SoftConsole v2021.3 has been discontinued and replaced by SoftConsole v2022.2. Please download the recommended version, and if you have any questions, please create a support case.

SoftConsole v2021.1 Release (04/14/2021)

SoftConsole v2021.1 supports both RISC-V and Arm® Cortex®-M3 processors. It is the last release to support Arm Cortex -M3 processors. Please read the SoftConsole v2021.1 release notes before using SoftConsole. Download SoftConsole below:

Notes

  1. For operating system and minimum requirements, please refer to the SoftConsole v2021.1 release notes or visit the Libero SoC Design Suite page.
  2. SoftConsole v2021.1 is available as a stand-alone installer and not bundled with Libero SoC Design Suite.

SoftConsole v6.5 Release (11/05/2020)

Please read the SoftConsole v6.5 release notes before working with the software. Download the software below:

Notes

  1. For operating system and minimum requirements, please refer to the SoftConsole v6.5 release notes or visit the Libero SoC Design Suite page.
  2. SoftConsole v6.5 is available as a stand-alone installer and not bundled with Libero SoC Design Suite.

SoftConsole v6.4 Release (09/08/2020)

Please read the SoftConsole v6.4 release notes before working with the software. Download the software below:

Notes

  1. For operating system and minimum requirements, please refer to the SoftConsole v6.4 release notes or visit the Libero SoC Design Suite page.
  2. SoftConsole v6.4 is available as a stand-alone installer and not bundled with Libero SoC Design Suite.

SoftConsole v6.2 Release (12/09/2019)

Please read the SoftConsole v6.2 release notes before working with the software. Download the software below:

Notes

  1. For operating system and minimum requirements, please refer to the SoftConsole v6.2 release notes or visit the Libero SoC Design Suite page.
  2. SoftConsole v6.2 is available as a stand-alone installer and not bundled with Libero SoC Design Suite or Libero SoC Design Suite for PolarFire FPGAs.

SoftConsole v6.1 Release (08/27/2019)

Please read the SoftConsole v6.1 release notes before working with the software. Download the software below:

Notes

  1. For operating system and minimum requirements, please refer to the SoftConsole v6.1 release notes.
  2. SoftConsole v6.1 is available as a stand-alone installer and not bundled with Libero SoC Design Suite or Libero SoC Design Suite for PolarFire FPGAs.

SoftConsole v6.0 Release (12/03/2018)

Please read the SoftConsole v6.0 release notes before working with the software. Download SoftConsole below:

Notes

  1. For operating system and minimum requirements, please refer to the SoftConsole v6.0 release notes.
  2. SoftConsole v6.0 is available as a stand-alone installer and not bundled with Libero SoC Design Suite or Libero SoC Design Suite for PolarFire FPGAs.

SoftConsole v5.3 Release (07/18/2018)

Please read the SoftConsole v5.3 release notes before working with the software. Download SoftConsole below:

Notes

  1. For operating system and minimum requirements, please refer to the SoftConsole v5.3 release notes.
  2. SoftConsole v5.3 is available as a stand-alone installer and not bundled with Libero SoC Design Suite or Libero SoC Design Suite for PolarFire FPGAs.

SoftConsole v5.2 Release (11/24/2017)

Please read the SoftConsole v5.2 release notes before working with the software. Download SoftConsole below:

Notes

  1. For operating system and minimum requirements, please refer to the SoftConsole v5.2 release notes.
  2. SoftConsole v5.2 is available as a stand-alone installer and not bundled with Libero SoC Design Suite or Libero SoC Design Suite for PolarFire FPGAs.

SoftConsole v5.1 Release (06/06/2017)

Please read the SoftConsole v5.1 release notes before working with the software. Download SoftConsole below:

Notes

  1. SoftConsole v5.1 is the first release that supports RISC-V on the Windows platform.
  2. SoftConsole v5.1 is available as a stand-alone installer and not bundled with Libero SoC Design Suite or Libero SoC Design Suite for PolarFire FPGAs.
  3. The SoftConsole v5.1 release notes contain instructions for installing.

SoftConsole v5.0 for RISC-V (11/16/2016)

Please refer to the following resources and downloads:

SoftConsole v4.0 Release (10/21/2015)

Please refer to the following resources and downloads:

Notes

  1. SoftConsole v4.0 is available as a stand-alone installer and not bundled with Libero SoC Design Suite v11.8.
  2. For operating system and minimum requirements, visit the Libero SoC Design Suite page.
  3. The SoftConsole v4.0 release notes contain instructions for installing.
  4. Download the SoftConsole v4.0 license agreement for licensing
  5. SoftConsole workspaces/projects generated by Libero SoC Design Suite (in the "SoftConsole" folder of a Libero SoC Design Suite project) are for use with SoftConsole v3.4 SP1 and are not compatible with and should not be used with SoftConsole v4.0. Firmware exported by Libero SoC Design Suite into the "firmware" folder of a Libero SoC Design Suite project is compatible with SoftConsole v4.0 and should be copied/imported into a SoftConsole v4.0 project. Refer to the SoftConsole v4.0 release notes for more information about using Libero SoC Design Suite-generated firmware in SoftConsole v4.0 projects. SoftConsole v4.0 should not be configured as a Software IDE Tool Profile in Libero SoC Design Suite.

SoftConsole v3.4 SP1 Release (Previous Release)

Please refer to the following downloads and resources for the SoftConsole v3.4 SP1 release:

SoftConsole Versions 1.0 to 3.3

Please create a technical support query to request previous versions of SoftConsole (versions 1.0 to 3.3).

Supported Platforms 

We test and support the latest releases of the specific operating systems shown below. We are committed to resolving problems you may encounter on these supported operating systems. We do not support untested operating systems or versions.

  • Windows® 10 64-bit
  • Windows 7 64-bit
  • Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS 64-bit
  • Debian 10 64-bit
  • CentOS 7 64-bit and RHEL 64-bit
  • OpenSUSE Leap 15 64-bit

 

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