Renode

Renode is a development framework which accelerates IoT and embedded systems development by letting you simulate physical hardware systems - including both the CPU, peripherals, sensors, environment and wired or wireless medium between nodes. For more information, see Renode’s official website.

Configuration

You can configure Renode as a debugging tool using debug_tool option in “platformio.ini” (Project Configuration File):

[env:myenv]
platform = ...
board = ...
debug_tool = renode

More options:

• Debugging options

Installation

We will automatically install for you the latest Renode package using PlatformIO package manager. The only requirement is to install Mono/.NET framework.

Windows

On Windows 7, download and install .NET Framework 4.7. Windows 10 ships with .NET by default, so no action is required there.

Mac

Install Homebrew and the mono package using brew install mono.

Linux

Install the mono-complete package as per the installation instructions for various Linux distributions which can be found on the Mono project website.

Check the official Renode installation guide for more details.

Platforms

Name	Description
SiFive	SiFive brings the power of open source and software automation to the semiconductor industry, making it possible to develop new hardware faster and more affordably than ever before.

Frameworks

Name	Description
Freedom E SDK	Open Source Software for Developing on the SiFive Freedom E Platform
Zephyr	The Zephyr Project is a scalable real-time operating system (RTOS) supporting multiple hardware architectures, optimized for resource constrained devices, and built with safety and security in mind.

Boards

Note

For more detailed board information please scroll tables below by horizontal.

Name	Platform	Debug	MCU	Frequency	Flash	RAM
Arty FPGA Dev Kit	SiFive	On-board	FE310	450MHz	16MB	256MB
HiFive Unleashed	SiFive	On-board	FU540	1500MHz	32MB	8GB
HiFive1	SiFive	On-board	FE310	320MHz	16MB	16KB
HiFive1 Rev B	SiFive	On-board	FE310	320MHz	16MB	16KB
SparkFun RED-V RedBoard	SiFive	On-board	FE310	320MHz	16MB	16KB
SparkFun RED-V Thing Plus	SiFive	On-board	FE310	320MHz	16MB	16KB