AJIT Software Programming Guide

This repository contains the LaTeX source files for the Software Programming Guide for the AJIT SPARCv8 processor and its peripherals.

Overview

The AJIT processor is a SPARCv8-compliant processor developed from scratch by Prof. Madhav Desai at IIT Bombay. It features various integrated peripherals and is designed for commerical embedded & edge compute systems. This guide provides comprehensive documentation for software developers working with the AJIT processor architecture.

Contents

The programming guide covers the following topics:

• AJIT SPARCv8 Processor: Core architecture, instruction set, and programming model
• UART: Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter interface
• Per-CPU Timer: Timer peripheral specifications and programming
• Interrupt Controller: Interrupt handling and configuration
• Flash Controller: Flash memory interface and operations
• Ethernet Controller: Network interface programming

Building the Documentation

To build the PDF documentation from the LaTeX sources:

make

Requirements

• Tectonic - A modernized, complete, self-contained TeX/LaTeX engine

Installing Tectonic

Linux:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -fsSL https://drop-sh.fullyjustified.net | sh

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributors

• Redkill Tech. Pvt Ltd
• IIT Bombay

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute to this project:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch for your changes
3. Make your modifications
4. Submit a Pull Request with a clear description of your changes

For bug reports, feature requests, or questions, please open an issue on the repository.