Learn BLUESPEC-SYSTEMVERILOG with Real Code Examples

Download and install Bluespec compiler (BSV)

Set up environment variables (BSV_PATH, PATH)

Verify simulator and synthesis tool availability

Test installation using sample BSV projects

Configure target FPGA or ASIC toolchains

Install Bluespec compiler

Set up PATH and BSV environment variables

Install FPGA synthesis toolchain if needed

Test with sample BSV modules

Prepare simulator for verification

BSV source files (.bsv)

Top-level system module definitions

Testbench configuration files

Synthesis toolchain files

Simulation scripts and waveforms

bsc -u -sim -o output main.bsv - compile and simulate

bsc -u -verilog -o output.v main.bsv - generate RTL

bsc -u -sim - run simulation

bsc -list - list modules and rules

bsc -help - show compiler options

Language-agnostic syntax

Comments and documentation can be localized

Toolchain supports Unicode for file paths and identifiers

No inherent locale constraints on simulation

Integration with international FPGA/ASIC tools

Supports Windows, Linux, MacOS

Command-line interface

Optional IDE integration for editing

Waveform and simulation visualization tools

Educational and research tutorials available

Primarily CLI-based tools

Waveform viewers for simulation output

Optional GUI for module visualization

Graphical debugging of rules

Documentation for interfaces and modules

Modules encapsulate registers and memories

Rules modify state atomically

Interfaces communicate state between modules

Simulation maintains state history

Synthesis maps state to hardware registers

Module-local variables and registers

FIFO and memory buffers

Inter-module communication via interfaces

Simulation data for verification

Parameterization for reusable data widths