I think I saw that one. Is this a fixed-function pipeline? Thanks.
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 3:25 AM, Olof Kindgren <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > We had two guys who did this one for their master thesis > http://opencores.org/project,orsoc_graphics_accelerator > I haven't had time to look at it in detail, but it might be worth adding > to the list > > //Olof > > > On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Timothy Normand Miller <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Naturally, I have to cite anything (or at least anything scholarly) that >> even attempts to develop an open-architecture GPU. I'm coming up just >> short of bone dry, but here are some random things I've found so far that >> might be slightly interesting: >> >> I knew that someone was trying something with the LEON core, and here's a >> 2012 article on it: >> http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~wongwf/papers/FPT12.pdf >> But LEON is a SPARC processor. This isn't a GPU. It's GPU-like, but in >> a very weak sort of way. This reminds me of BarraSim that tries to make a >> GPU simulator out of PowerPC cores. >> >> This paper HINTS a the idea of making a synthesizable GPU: >> http://casmail.ee.ncku.edu.tw/research/publications/CASLab_2010_CNF_01.pdf >> >> This one does some geometry calculations in FPGA: >> https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Michael.Manzke/fyp2004-2005/DanielMcKeon.pdf >> >> This appears to purport to do ray-tracing in hardware: >> http://opencores.org/project,theia_gpu >> I looked at the code, and it's a mess, so I can't be sure what it does, >> but it isn't architected like a GPU, as far as I can tell. >> >> This one ALMOST looks interesting, until you look at the code and realize >> it's just bits and pieces of some course assignment, missing vital >> components: >> http://code.google.com/p/verilogpipelinedgpu/source/checkout >> >> Random discussion started from 2009 by someone wanting to design their >> own GPU: >> http://beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=55644 >> >> There are tons of papers that use GPUs to accelerate all sorts of things, >> including simulation, synthesis, and functional verification, which is >> nothing like what we're doing. This may be drowning out my searchers. >> Examples: >> http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=6105404 >> >> http://developer.download.nvidia.com/GTC/PDF/GTC2012/PresentationPDF/S0050-GTC2012-High-Logic-Simulation.pdf >> >> >> >> -- >> Timothy Normand Miller, PhD >> Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Binghamton University >> http://www.cs.binghamton.edu/~millerti/ >> Open Graphics Project >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Open-graphics mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics >> List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com) >> > > -- Timothy Normand Miller, PhD Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Binghamton University http://www.cs.binghamton.edu/~millerti/ Open Graphics Project
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