APAI-LAB01: Basics of Embedded Programming on PULP

Material

Assignment: here Sldes: here

Summary:

The target device for the lab sessions is the multi-core PULP platform. The PULP Virtual Platform simulator GVSOC, which is included within the PULP SDK, will be used during the class.

• Subject(s): hello-world, vector sum, matrix-vector mul, profiling code execution;
• Programming Language: C;
• Lab duration: 3h
• Objective: Embedded programming & profiling. You will learn basics of embedded programming, the pulp architecture, basic operations (sum & matmul), and how to profile your code execution (MAC, cycles) !

How to deliver the assignment:

Use Virtuale, upload only the assignment file named as follows: LAB#_APAI_yourname.ipynb

Assignment DEADLINE: 10/10/2025 (at 14:30)

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Quickstart

How to set the environment (Your PC)

1. Open a terminal
2. Go into 'APAI-Docker' folder.
3. Open VSCode with 'code .'
4. On VSCode, click on 'Reopen in container'.
5. Open you new terminal in VSCode and launch the following commands to clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/EEESlab/APAI25-LAB01-PULP-Embedded-Programming
cd APAI25-LAB01-PULP-Embedded-Programming/

5. Now you're ready to start!

How to set the environment (LAB1)

1. Open the VirtualBox virtual machine
2. Open a terminal (CTRL+T or open terminal)
3. Go into 'APAI-Docker' folder.
4. Open VSCode with 'code .'
5. On VSCode, click on 'Reopen in container'.
6. Open you new terminal in VSCode and launch the following commands to clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/EEESlab/APAI25-LAB01-PULP-Embedded-Programming
cd APAI25-LAB01-PULP-Embedded-Programming/

7. Now you're ready to start!

How to run the code

[DO NOT FORGET] Every time you open a new terminal run:

source setup-pulp-sdk.sh

To run the code enter in a terminal

make clean all run