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Renode changelog

This document describes notable changes to the Renode framework.

1.12.0 - 2021.04.02

Added:

  • STM32F072 platform, with the STM32F072b Discovery board
  • i.MX RT1064 platform
  • NRF52840 platform, with Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense board
  • OpenTitan EarlGrey RISC-V platform with a range of OpenTitan peripherals
  • CV32E40P-based RISC-V platform with many PULP peripherals
  • LiteX with RISC-V Ibex CPU platform support
  • CrossLink-NX evaluation board
  • ice40up5k-mdp-evn board
  • Zephyr-based test suite for QuickLogic QuickFeather with EOS S3
  • Tock demo on LiteX/VexRiscv and STM32F4
  • Mbed demo on STM32F7
  • integration with Arduino IDE and Arduino CLI
  • Python Standard Library, to be used with Python hooks and scripts in Renode
  • support for images in the Monitor, along with possibility to take framebuffer screenshots. This also works with certain terminal emulators, like iTerm2, when in headless mode
  • option to connect UART to the running console, improving headless capabilities
  • option to run Renode Monitor directly in console, overlapped with logs, using the --console command line switch
  • support for virtual addressing in GDB
  • option to combine multiple interrupt or GPIO signals into one, using logical OR, directly in REPL files
  • multi-bus support and AXI4 support (both as an initiator and a receiver) in co-simulation with Verilator
  • ability to send synthetic network frames in Robot tests
  • various sensor models: MC3635, LSM330, LSM303DLHC, LSM9DS1, LIS2DS12, BMP180
  • seven-segment display model
  • support for camera interfaces for nRF52840 and other platforms, along with a basic HM01B camera model
  • support for sound data via PDM and I2S interfaces in nRF52840 and EOS S3
  • 32-bit CSR versions of various LiteX peripherals
  • window-height and window-width Renode config file options

Changed:

  • ad hoc C# compilation now uses the same, bundled compiler on all OSes, also allowing for compilation in the portable Linux package
  • bumped the officially supported Ubuntu version to 20.04
  • added execution metrics analyzer to all Renode packages
  • verilated peripherals can now also be used on Windows and on macOS
  • verilated UART peripherals have updated protocol message numbers, requiring them to be recompiled to work with the latest Renode version
  • moved to use openlibm instead of libm on Linux, improving portability
  • GDB can now access memory across pages in a single access
  • switched the unit testing framework from NUnit2 to NUnit3
  • reduced the number of transitions between the C and C# code, improving performance
  • improved performance of peripheral writes
  • tests print the run summary at the end of the output, making it easier to spot errors
  • revamped handling of the vectored interrupt mode for RISC-V cores
  • RISC-V CPUs can now optionally allow for unaligned memory accesses
  • updated the default privileged architecture version for VexRiscv CPU
  • VexRiscv can now use standard RISC-V interrupt model
  • changed the flow of NVIC interrupt handling, significantly improving performance
  • STM32F7 DMA2D and LTDC now support more pixel blending modes
  • reimplemented and modernized several STM32 peripherals
  • improved the model of K6xF Ethernet controller
  • LiteSDCard model now supports DMA interface
  • EXTI controller now has a configurable number of output lines
  • improved handling of dummy bytes in MPFS QSPI

Fixed:

  • tests running from installed Renode packages creating output files in forbidden locations
  • serialization of NetworkInterfaceTester and UARTBackend
  • possible non-deterministic behavior of UART backend in tests
  • occasional file sharing violation in PosixFileLocker
  • Renode printing out colors when in plain mode
  • non-determinism in the button model
  • time drift caused by unreported virtual ticks and improper instruction counting
  • crash in TermsharpProvider when running on Windows
  • invalid default frequency for STM32L1

1.11.0 - 2020.10.22

Added:

  • support for generating execution metrics, covering information like executed instructions count, memory and peripheral accesses, and interrupt handling
  • infrastructure for reporting supported CPU features to GDB
  • tests for Icicle Kit with PolarFire SoC
  • --debug-on-error option for renode-test allowing interactive debugging of failed Robot tests
  • lastLog Monitor command displaying n last log messages
  • currentTime monitor command with information about elapsed host and virtual time
  • WriteLine UART helper method to feed strings from the Monitor or scripts
  • support for non-base RISC-V instruction sets disassembly
  • support for custom Robot test results listeners
  • support for Python-based implementation of (stateful) custom CSRs and custom instructions in RISC-V
  • option to control RISC-V CSR access validation level interactively
  • dummy support for data cache flush instruction in VexRiscv
  • 64-bit decrementer support in PowerPC
  • nRF52840 RTC model
  • STM32F4 RTC model
  • STM32F4 RCC stub model
  • unified timer model for STM32F4 and STM32L1 platforms
  • support for ATAPI CD-ROM
  • burst read support in OpenCores I2C

Changed:

  • time flow settings in Icicle Kit script now ensure full determinism
  • all testers (for UART, LED, network, sysbus accesses and log messages) now rely on virtual time instead of host time and accept floating point timeouts
  • portable package now includes requirements.txt file
  • skipped tests do not generate save files anymore
  • Clear Monitor command does not remove current working directory from searched paths
  • WFI handling in RISC-V is simplified, improving performance on sleepy systems
  • translation block fetch logger messages are now logged with Info instead of Debug level
  • Cortex-M CPUs now reports their registers to GDB
  • several infrastructural changes in the PCI subsystem
  • STM32L1 oscillators are now all reported as ready

Fixed:

  • Renode logo appearing in UART analyzer windows when running without Monitor
  • logs not being fully written out when terminating Renode
  • keyboard event detection in framebuffer window when no pointer device is attached
  • crash when the logger console reports width equal to 0
  • crash of ad-hoc compilation on Renode portable. Note that this still requires a C# compiler to be available on the host system
  • crash when connecting GDB with the first core not being connected
  • occasional crash when providing incorrect CLI arguments
  • invalid disassembly of 64-bit RISC-V instructions
  • crash on machine reset when using custom CSRs in RISC-V
  • handling of multi-byte reads in LiteX I2C model
  • handling of images with unaligned size in USB pen drive
  • invalid LED connections in STM32F4

1.10.1 - 2020.07.30

This is a hotfix release overriding 1.10.0.

Fixed:

  • crash on Windows when accessing high memory addresses
  • installation instructions in README

1.10.0 - 2020.07.28

Added:

  • support for the PolarFire SoC-based Icicle Kit platform, with a demo running Linux
  • experimental support for OpenPOWER ISA
  • support for NXP K64F with UART, Ethernet and RNG
  • basic support for Nordic nRF52840
  • Microwatt platform, with Potato UART, running MicroPython or Zephyr
  • LiteX platform with a 4-core VexRiscv in SMP
  • LiteX demo running Microwatt as a CPU
  • LiteX demo with VexRiscv booting Linux from the SD card
  • LiteX demo with VexRiscv showing how to handle input and output via I2S
  • LiteX MMCM model, I2S model and SD card controller model
  • several peripheral models for QuickLogic EOS S3: ADC, SPI DMA, Packet FIFO, FFE etc
  • ADXL345 accelerometer model
  • PAC1934 power monitor model
  • PCM encoder/decoder infrastructure for providing audio data to I2S devices
  • modular network server allowing to easily add server components to the emulation without a host-to-guest connection
  • built-in TFTP server module
  • file backend for UARTs, allowing to send output directly to a file (uart CreateFileBackend)
  • alias Monitor command
  • console_log Monitor command to simply print to the log window without level filtering
  • --no-gui build option to build without graphical dependencies
  • option to define an average cycles count per instruction, to be used by CPU counters
  • code formatting rules for translation libraries, to be used with Uncrustify

Changed:

  • Renode is now able to be compiled with mcs. This means that you can use your distribution's Mono package instead of the one provided by mono-project.com, as long as it satisfies the minimum version requirement (currently Mono 5.2)
  • the default log level is now set to INFO instead of DEBUG
  • all PolarFire SoC peripherals are now renamed from PSE_* to MPFS_*, to follow Microchip's naming pattern
  • major rework of the SD card model, along with the added SPI interface
  • RI5CY core can now be created with or without FPU support
  • STM32 and SAM E70 platforms now have verified priorityMask in NVIC
  • Cortex-M based platforms can now be reset by writing to NVIC
  • easy way to update timer values between synchronization phases, significantly improving the performance of polling on timers
  • tests are now able to run in parallel, using the -j switch in the testing script execution
  • the pattern for download links in scripts for binaries hosted by Antmicro has been changed
  • portable package now includes testing infrastructure and sample tests
  • the LLVM-based disassembly library is now rebuilt, using less space and being able to support more architectures on all host OSes
  • the C++ symbol demangling now relies on a CxxDemangler library, instead of libstdc++
  • failed Robot tests will now produce snapshots allowing users to debug more easily
  • SVD-based log messages on reads and writes are now more verbose
  • Terminal Tester API has changed slightly, allowing for easier prompt detection, timeout control etc.

Fixed:

  • crash when running tests with empty tests.yaml file
  • crash when Renode is unable to find the root directory
  • crash when loading broken or incompatible state snapshot with Load
  • several issues in the PPC architecture
  • mstatus CSR behaviour when accessing FP registers in RISC-V
  • PMP napot decoding in RISC-V
  • evaluation of the IT-state related status codes in ARM CPUs
  • invalid setting of CPUID fields in x86 guests
  • PolarFire SoC platform description and various models: CAN, SPI, SD controller, etc.
  • ODR register behavior in STM32F1 GPIO port
  • State changed event handling in LED model
  • invalid disposal of the SD card model, possibly leading to filesystem sharing violations
  • some cursor manipulation commands in TermSharp
  • performance issues when hitting breakpoints with GDB
  • on the fly compilation of “*.cs” files in the portable Renode package
  • Mono Framework version detection
  • upgrading Renode version on Windows when installed using the msi package
  • error message when quitting Renode on Windows
  • running tests from binary packages
  • support for testing in Conda Renode package
  • other various fixes in Conda package building

1.9.0 - 2020.03.10

Breaking changes:

  • the Renode configuration directory was moved to another location.

    The directory is moved from ~/.renode on Unix-like systems and Documents on Windows to ~/.config/renode and AppData\Roaming\renode respectively. To use your previous settings and Monitor history, please start Renode 1.9 and copy your old config folder over the new one.

Added:

  • support for RISC-V Privileged Architecture 1.11
  • EOS S3 platform, with QuickFeather and Qomu boards support
  • EFR32MG13 platform support
  • Zolertia Firefly dual radio (CC2538/CC1200) platform support
  • Kendryte K210 platform support
  • NeTV2 with LiteX and VexRiscv platform support
  • EFR32 timer and gpcrc models
  • CC2538 GPIO controller and SSI models
  • CC1200 radio model
  • MAX3421E USB controller model
  • LiteX SoC controller model
  • support for Wishbone bus in verilated peripherals, exemplified with the riscv_verilated_liteuart.resc sample
  • one-shot mode in AutoRepaintingVideo allowing display models to control when they are refreshed
  • GetItState for ARM Cortex-M cores allowing to verify the current status of the IT block
  • scripts to create Conda packages for Linux, Windows and macOS
  • requirements.txt with Python dependencies to simplify the compilation process
  • configuration option to collapse repeated lines in the log - turn it to false if you observe strange behavior of the log output

Changed:

  • VexRiscv now supports Supervisor level interrupts, following latest changes to this core
  • PolarFire SoC script now has a sample binary, running FreeRTOS with LwIP stack
  • the output of Robot test is now upgraded to clearly indicate time of execution
  • NetworkInterfaceKeywords now support wireless communication
  • exposed several RISC-V registers to the Monitor
  • VerilatedUART now supports interrupts
  • tests file format was changed to yaml, thus changing tests.txt to tests.yaml
  • test.sh can now run NUnit tests in parallel
  • ./build.sh -p will no longer build the portable Linux package as it requires a very specific Mono version
  • path to ar can now be specified in the properties file before building
  • MinGW libraries are now compiled in statically, significantly reducing the Windows package size

Fixed:

  • crash when trying to set the underlying model for verilated peripheral in REPL
  • crash when copying data from the terminal to clipboard on Windows
  • crash on loading missing FDT file
  • crash when starting the GDB server before loading the platform
  • handling of very long commands via GDB
  • improper window positioning when running on Windows with a display scaling enabled
  • exception reporting from running CPUs
  • flushing of closing LoggingUartAnalyzer
  • icon installation on Fedora
  • rebuilding translation libraries when only a header is changed
  • macOS run scripts bundled in packages
  • priority level handling in NVIC
  • COUNTFLAG handling in NVIC
  • several improvements in Cadence GEM frame handling
  • FastRead operations in Micron MT25Q flash
  • PolarFire SoC Watchdog forbidden range handling
  • offset calculation on byte accesses in NS16550 model
  • interrupt handling in PolarFire SoC QSPI model
  • connected pins state readout in PolarFire SoC GPIO model
  • several fixes in HiFive SPI model
  • page latch alignment in PolarFire SoC

1.8.2 - 2019.11.12

Added:

  • a sample running HiFive Unleashed with Fomu running Foboot, connected via USB
  • a sample running MicroPython on LiteX with VexRiscv
  • vectored interrupts support in RISC-V
  • pythonEngine variable is now availalbe in Python scripting

Changed:

  • Renode now requires Mono 5.20 on Linux and macOS
  • USB setup packets are now handled asynchronously, allowing more advanced processing on the USB device side
  • additional flash sizes for Micron MT25Q
  • LiteX_Ethernet has a constant size now

Fixed:

  • problem with halting cores in GDB support layer when hitting a breakpoint - GDB works in a proper all-stop mode now

1.8.1 - 2019.10.09

Added:

  • LiteX with VexRiscv configuration running Zephyr
  • USB/IP Server for attaching Renode peripherals as a USB device to host
  • optional NMI support in RISC-V
  • flash controller for EFR32
  • I2C controller for LiteX
  • SPI controller for PicoRV
  • framebuffer controller for LiteX
  • USB keyboard model

Changed:

  • -e parameter for commands executed at startup can be provided multiple times
  • polarfire platform is now renamed to polarfire-soc
  • style of Robot Framework result files
  • MT25Q flash backend has changed from file to memory, allowing software to execute directly from it
  • improved LiteX on Fomu platform
  • terminals based on sockets now accept reconnections from clients

Fixed:

  • Bad IL exceptions when running on Mono 6.4

1.8.0 - 2019.09.02

Added:

  • support for RI5CY core and the VEGA board
  • UART and timer models for RI5CY
  • support for Minerva, a 32-bit RISC-V soft CPU
  • LiteX with Minerva platform
  • LiteX with VexRiscv on Arty platform
  • SPI, Control and Status, SPI Flash and GPIO port peripheral models for LiteX
  • PSE_PDMA peripheral model for the PolarFire SoC platform
  • basic slave mode support in PSE_I2C
  • EtherBone bridge model to connect Renode with FPGA via EtherBone
  • EtherBone bridge demo on Fomu
  • RTCC and GPCRC peripheral models for EFR32
  • support for deep sleep on Cortex-M cores
  • option of bundling Renode as an ELF executable on Linux

Changed:

  • GDB server is now started from the machine level instead of cpu and is able to handle multiple cores at once
  • renamed SetLossRangeWirelessFunction to SetRangeLossWirelessFunction
  • LiteX Ethernet now supports the MDIO interface
  • updated memory map for several EFR32 platforms
  • changed the interrupt handling of EFR32_USART
  • several changes in Ethernet PHY
  • switch is now started immediately after creation
  • the Monitor (and other mechanisms) now uses caching, increasing its performance
  • Robot tests are now part of packages
  • Robot tests no longer cause the Monitor telnet server to start automatically
  • REPL files now accept multiline strings delimited with triple apostrophe
  • UART analyzers are writing to the Renode log when running from Robot
  • simplified command line switches for running Robot tests
  • some Robot keywords (e.g. LogToFile) are not saved between related tests

Fixed:

  • compilation of verilated peripheral classes in Windows (backported to 1.7.1 package)
  • determinism of SAM E70 tests
  • crash when using logLevel command with --hide-log switch
  • ad-hoc compiler behavior in Windows
  • crash on too short Ethernet packets
  • byte read behavior in NS16550
  • auto update behavior of PSE_Timer
  • connection mode when running the Monitor via telnet
  • deserialization of SerializableStreamView
  • crash when completing interrupts in PLIC when no interrupt is pending
  • Renode startup position on Windows with desktop scaling enabled
  • fence.* operation decoding in RISC-V
  • invalid size reported by SD card
  • crash when trying to set the same log file twice
  • compilation issues on GCC 9

1.7.1 - 2019.05.15

Added:

  • integration layer for Verilator
  • base infrastructure for verilated peripherals
  • base class for verilated UARTs, with analyzer support
  • Linux on LiteX with VexRiscv demo

Changed:

  • RISC-V CPUs now don't need CLINT in their constructor, but will accept any abstract time provider
  • updated LiteX with PicoRV32 and LiteX with VexRiscv platform

Fixed:

  • sharing violation when trying to run downloaded files

1.7.0 - 2019.05.02

Added:

  • PicoRV32 CPU
  • LiteX platform with PicoRV32
  • LiteX timer and ethernet (LiteEth) model
  • Murax SoC with UART, timer and GPIO controller models
  • Fomu target support with LiteX and VexRiscv
  • SAM E70 Xplained platform with USART, TRNG and ethernet controller models
  • STM32F4 Random Number Generator model
  • PSE watchdog model
  • PTP support in Cadence GEM ethernet model, along with several fixes
  • option to execute CPUs in serial instead of parallel
  • support for custom instructions in RISC-V
  • empty keyword in REPL
  • graphical display analyzer support on Windows
  • multi-target GPIO support, along with the new REPL syntax
  • local interrupts in PolarFire SoC platform
  • option to pass variables to Robot tests via test.sh
  • some SiFive FU540 tests
  • network interface tester for Robot tests
  • tests for PTP implementation in Zephyr

Changed:

  • Micron MT25Q is now able to use file as a backend and does not need to have a separate memory provided in REPL
  • Micron MT25Q now has selectable endianess
  • logFile command will now create a copy of the previous log before overwriting it
  • sysbus LogPeripheralAccess will now add the active CPU name and current PC to log messages
  • single-stepping of a CPU is now easier, it requires only a single call to cpu Step on a paused CPU
  • NVIC reload value is now 24-bit
  • reimplemented the STM32_UART model
  • updated the PolarFire SoC memory map
  • updated the SiFive FU540 memory map
  • GetClockSourceInfo will now display the name of the timer
  • Termsharp will no longer print the NULL character
  • RISC-V cores will now abort when trying to run a disabled F/D instruction

Fixed:

  • handling of divider in ComparingTimer
  • reporting of download progress on some Mono versions
  • running Robot tests on Windows
  • generation of TAP helper on newest Mono releases
  • Renode crashing after opening a socket on the same port twice
  • serialization of data storage structures
  • architecture name reported on GDB connection for Cortex-M CPUs
  • highlighting of wrapped lines in the terminal on Windows
  • TAB completion in the Monitor on Windows
  • RNG determinism and serialization for multicore/multi-node systems
  • SiFive FE310 interrupt connection
  • instruction counting in RISC-V on MMU faults
  • time progress in multicore systems
  • fixes in MiV GPIO controller model
  • several fixes and improvements in file backend storage layer
  • several fixes in testing scripts
  • several fixes in various LiteX peripherals
  • several fixes in PSE QSPI and Micron MT25Q model

1.6.2 - 2019.01.10

Added:

  • instructions on running in Docker
  • --pid-file option to save Renode's process ID to a file

Changed:

  • RISC-V X0 register is now protected from being written from the Monitor
  • Renode will now close when it receives a signal from the environment (e.g. Ctrl+C from the console window)
  • invalid instructions in RISC-V will no longer lead to CPU abort - an exception will be issued instead, to be handled by the guest software
  • Robot tests will now log more

Fixed:

  • formatting of symbol logging
  • error reporting in Robot tests using the Requires keyword
  • Microsemi's Mi-V CPU description

1.6.1 - 2019.01.02

Added:

  • CC2538 Flash Controller
  • ECB mode for CC2538 Cryptoprocessor

Changed:

  • unhandled read/write logs are now decorated with the CPU name instead of the number
  • message acknowledge logic on PolarFire CAN controller

Fixed:

  • race condition in PromptTerminal used by the Robot Framework
  • Monitor socket not opening in certain situations
  • unaligned accesses in RISC-V not setting the proper badaddr value
  • handling of data exceeding the maximum packet size of USB endpoint
  • memory map and CPU definition for SiFive FE310
  • out of bounds access when using Ctrl+R with wrapped lines in the Monitor

1.6.0 - 2018.11.21

Added:

  • new USB infrastructure
  • new PCI infrastructure
  • PolarFire SoC platform support
  • atomic instructions on RISC-V
  • basic PicoSoC support - the picorv32 CPU and UART
  • block-finished event infrastructure - verified on RISC-V and ARM cores
  • more PSE peripherals: RTC, PCIe controller, USB controller, QSPI, CAN, etc
  • Micron MT25Q flash model
  • watch command to run Monitor commands periodically
  • a message on the Monitor when quitting Renode
  • qXfer support for GDB, allowing the client to autodetect the architecture
  • log tester for Robot Framework

Changed:

  • added error handling for uninitialized IRQ objects in REPL loading
  • RISC-V CSR registers are now accessible in relevant privilege architecture version only
  • RISC-V CPUs no longer require CLINT provided as a constructor parameter
  • added second timer interrupt to PSE_Timer
  • machine.GetClockSourceInfo now prints the current value for each clock entry
  • REPL loading tests are now in Robot
  • value provider callbacks on write-only fields will generate exceptions
  • watchpoint handling infrastructure
  • reworked single stepping
  • Monitor errors are forwarded to the GDB client when issuing qRcmd
  • LoadELF command initializes PC on all cores by default
  • reduced the default synchronization quantum
  • CPU abort now halts the emulation
  • --disable-xwt no longer requires opening a port
  • RISC-V atomic instructions now fail if the A instruction set is not enabled

Fixed:

  • pausing and halting the CPU from hooks
  • error when trying to TAB-complete nonexisting paths
  • packaging script on Windows
  • crash on extremely narrow Terminal on Windows
  • inconsistent cursor position when erasing in Termsharp
  • selection of multibyte UTF characters on Linux
  • scrollbar behavior on Windows
  • error reporting from executed commands in Robot
  • RISC-V cores reset
  • several fixes in time framework
  • output pin handling and interrupt clearing in PSE_GPIO
  • minor fixes in PSE_SPI
  • throwing invalid instruction exception on wrong CSR access in RISC-V
  • CPU abort will now stop the failing CPU

1.5.0 - 2018.10.03

Added:

  • custom CSR registers in RISC-V
  • VexRiscv CPU
  • basic LiteX platform with VexRiscv
  • LiteX VexRiscv demo with Zephyr
  • single and multinode CC2538 demos with Contiki-NG
  • PSE peripherals
  • several tests for demos and internal mechanisms
  • base classes for bus peripherals, allowing for easier definition of registers

Changed:

  • installation instructions in README
  • the target .NET version changed to 4.5 reducing the number of dependencies
  • forced mono64 on macOS
  • renamed the multinode demos directory
  • RISC-V CPUs now generate an exception on unaligned memory reads and writes
  • CLINT is now optional for RISC-V CPUs
  • reimplemented FileStreamLimitWrapper

Fixed:

  • first line blinking in terminal on Windows
  • performance fixes in function logging
  • handling of broken CSI codes in Termsharp
  • completely removed the GTK dependency on Windows
  • handling of CheckIfUartIsIdle Robot keyword
  • resetting of RISC-V-based platforms
  • prevented a rare crash on disposing multicore platforms when using hooks
  • handling of unsupported characters in Robot protocol
  • Windows installer correctly finds the previous Renode installation (may require manual deinstallation of the previous version)
  • compilation of translation libraries on Windows is no longer forced on every Renode recompilation

1.4.2 - 2018.07.27

Added:

  • debug mode in RISC-V, masking interrupts and ignoring WFI when connected via GDB
  • installer file for Windows
  • GPIO controller for STM32F103, with other improvements to the platform file
  • PWM, I2C and SPI peripherals for HiFive Unleashed
  • tests for HiFive Unleashed
  • configuration option to always add machine name in logs
  • test scripts when installing Renode from a package on Linux

Changed:

  • changed gksu dependency to pkexec, as Ubuntu does not provide gksu anymore
  • virtual time of machines created after some time is synchronized with other machines
  • improved Vector Table Offset guessing when loading ELF files on ARM Cortex-M CPUs
  • extended capabilities of some Robot keywords
  • changed the way peripheral names are resolved in logs, so that they don't disappear when removing the emulation

Fixed:

  • support for writing 64-bit registers from GDB
  • crash when trying to connect to a nonexisting interrupt
  • GDB access to Cortex-M registers
  • some fixes in EFR32_USART

1.4.1 - 2018.06.28

Added:

  • AXI UART Lite model

Changed:

  • event dispatching on WPF on Windows

Fixed:

  • an error in handling of generated code on Windows, causing the emulated application to misbehave
  • font loading and default font size on Windows

1.4.0 - 2018.06.22

Added:

  • support for RISC-V Privileged Architecture 1.10
  • 64-bit RISC-V target emulation
  • support for HiFive Unleashed platform
  • support for SiFive Freedom E310 platform
  • new way of handling time progression and synchronization in the whole framework
  • support for 64-bit registers
  • basic support for a range of SiLabs EFM32, EFR32 and EZR32 MCUs
  • several new Robot keywords
  • Wireshark support for macOS

Changed:

  • Windows runs a 64-bit version of Renode
  • 32-bit host OSes are no longer supported
  • Robot tests can now be marked as OS-specific or ignored
  • improvements in CC2538 radio model
  • enum values in REPL files can now be provided as integers
  • updated interrupt model in RISC-V
  • MaximumBlockSize is no longer forced to 1 when starting GDB server

Fixed:

  • several fixes in REPL grammar
  • fixes in Robot test handling
  • fixes in GDB watchpoints and breakpoints
  • few other fixes in GDB integration layer
  • floating point operations in RISC-V
  • atomic operations in RISC-V
  • high CPU usage when loading many nodes at the same time
  • deserialization of the UART windows
  • symbol names caching when loading new symbol files
  • several minor fixes in different platform files

1.3.0 - 2018.01.26

Added:

  • EmulationEnvironment - a mechanism to handle sensor data in a centralized way
  • test for loading REPL files
  • several registers and commands in CC2538RF
  • SCSS device for QuarkC1000 platform
  • sample scripts with two nodes running a Zephyr demo

Changed:

  • ComparingTimer and LimitTimer are now more similar in terms of API
  • macOS runs a 64-bit version of Renode
  • changed Arduino 101 with CC2520 board to Quark C1000 devkit
  • improvements in RISC-V interrupt handling
  • current working directory is now always a part of Monitor's default path

Fixed:

  • crash when closing Renode with Wireshark enabled but not yet started
  • handling of timer events for a specific timer configuration
  • implementation of LED tester
  • starting Robot on Windows without administrative privileges
  • terminal state after running Robot tests
  • improper timer initialization in RISC-V's CoreLevelInterruptor
  • text highlighting in wrapped lines in terminal windows

1.2.0 - 2017.11.15

Added:

  • support for RISC-V architecture
  • support for Microsemi Mi-V platform
  • thin OpenOCD layer in GDB remote protocol support

Changed:

  • timers can now hold values up to 64 bits
  • Button peripheral can now have inverted logic
  • GDB server can be configured to autostart after the first "monitor halt" received

Fixed:

  • translation cache invalidation on manual writes to memory
  • reset of LimitTimer peripheral, which is the base for most of the supported timers

1.1.0 - 2017.11.14

Added:

  • sample scripts for different platforms
  • support for running Renode on Windows
  • EFR32MG cpu support. For the list of peripherals, see efr32mg.repl
  • more robust support for SVD files
  • support for 'n -> rn' patching in Termsharp console windows
  • support for font configuration in Termsharp
  • support for CRC in Ethernet
  • packaging scripts

Changed:

  • API for UART-related keywords in Robot Framework integration layer
  • the project infrastructure now supports C# 7.0
  • directory organization

Fixed:

  • several minor fixes in platform description format (.repl)
  • bug where Renode hanged after issuing the "help" command in the Monitor

1.0.0 - 2017.06.13

This is the initial release of Renode. Renode is a virtual development and testing tool for multinode embedded networks. For more information please visit https://www.renode.io.