Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Paul E Bennett Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth Subject: Re: http://www.lowrisc.org/ Open Core - is the Forth Community involved in this new 64Bit Core? Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:24:18 +0000 Organization: Hidecs Consultancy Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: <38ce3d1c-72a5-45fc-8672-aa3ce52e9099@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Trace: individual.net PGVRQ+3/gJrAFOCRdzXilQd8FEYqObkI40EqlNRg7tL8GvAzZG Cancel-Lock: sha1:Ueae08UdfsemoEVhYG9j2rjUpzc= User-Agent: KNode/4.11.4 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.forth:34463 JUERGEN wrote: > Is anybody here involved in thei project, to make them aware of > requirements to run Forth efficiently? > > http://www.lowrisc.org/ > > From the website: > > lowRISC is producing fully open hardware systems. From the processor core > to the development board, our goal is to create a completely open > computing eco-system. > > Our open-source SoC (System-on-a-Chip) designs will be based on the 64-bit > RISC-V instruction set architecture. Volume silicon manufacture is planned > as is a low-cost development board. There are more details on our plans in > these slides from a recent talk > > lowRISC is a not-for-profit organisation working closely with the > University of Cambridge and the open-source community. > > To keep track of the project, follow @lowRISC or join our announcements > list by entering your email below: Looks rather more complex than processors like the RTX series or the B16. They seem to be aiming at the 64-bit end of the scale with a standard 32-bit instruction word which could include variable length instructions (16-bit and up depending on how you code the base end of the cell. -- ******************************************************************** Paul E. Bennett IEng MIET..... Forth based HIDECS Consultancy............. Mob: +44 (0)7811-639972 Tel: +44 (0)1235-510979 Going Forth Safely ..... EBA. www.electric-boat-association.org.uk.. ********************************************************************