A simplified version of John Conway's Game of Life, implemented in assembly language for the EPFL CS-200 lab. The game runs on the Gecko5 board with a multicycle RISC-V processor.
The game follows standard Game of Life rules:
- Underpopulation: A living cell dies if it has fewer than two live neighbors.
- Overpopulation: A living cell dies if it has more than three live neighbors.
- Reproduction: A dead cell becomes alive if it has exactly three live neighbors.
- Stasis: A living cell remains alive if it has two or three live neighbors.
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| jc | Cycle through predefined seeds |
| jr | Start the game |
| b0-b2 | Set game step count (Hex format) |
| jt | Generate a new random seed |
| jb | Reset the game |
You can also find a tag for each button in docs/buttons.jpeg.
The simulation uses Verilator, an open-source SystemVerilog simulator. To install it, run:
sudo apt install verilator # For Ubuntu/Linux
brew install verilator # For macOSOnce Verilator is installed, compile the Verilog code with the following command:
verilator --binary --trace -Wno-fatal --top-module tb_controller -o Vtb_controller testbench/tb_controller.v verilog/controller.v
This should generate the Vtb_controller binary.