RISC-V eXpress Installation Manual
- Miscellaneous -

Kyuseung Han, Sukho Lee, Hyunguk Jang, Jae-Jin Lee
ETRI, Daejeon, South Korea

v2025-07-10 or later

Checking RVX Version

cmd) cd ${RVX_MINI_HOME}
cmd) make rvx_version

Handling Configuration Files

Changing RTL Simulators

The RTL simulator used in RVX is automatically selected based on
the executable file found in the system’s PATH environment variable.
If automatic selection fails,
the simulator’s installation path has not been added to the PATH.
If multiple simulators are installed,
you can manually select one by modifying the settings as described below.

  1. Open ${RVX_MINI_HOME}/.rvx_path_config with a text editor.

  2. Set the value of rtl_simulator to one of the following:

Accessing RVX Platform Examples

cmd) cd ${RVX_MINI_HOME}
cmd) make example

Instruction @ Any OS

inst) If you have any work in progress, backup it.
cmd) cd ${RVX_MINI_HOME}
cmd) git checkout .
cmd) git pull origin master
cmd) git submodule init
cmd) git submodule update
cmd) make reconfig_python
cmd) make pip3
cmd) make config
inst) close and reopen the terminal.

Updating (RVX-cloud Only)

If an update message appears during usage, follow the steps below.
After the update, you need to clean the platform and restart with make syn.

Instruction @ Linux

inst) If you have any work in progress, backup it.
cmd) cd ${RVX_MINI_HOME}
cmd) ./update.sh
inst) close and reopen the terminal.

Instruction @ Linux

inst) If you have any work in progress, backup it.
cmd) cd ${RVX_MINI_HOME}
cmd) update.bat
inst) close and reopen the terminal.

Updating Manually (RVX-cloud Only)

Performed at the request of the administrator.
After the update, you need to clean the platform and restart with make syn.

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