# Simulation Environment on MacOS for SoC Laboratory

## System Information
* MacBook Air M3
* macOS Tahoe 26.1

## Prerequisite
* Homebrew (upgrade to the latest version)

$ brew upgrade

## Icarus Verilog

$ brew install icarus-verilog

## GTKWave

$ brew install --HEAD randomplum/gtkwave/gtkwave

To open GTKWave

$ gtkwave

## RISC-V Tool Chain
Clang version:

$ brew tap riscv-software-src/riscv
$ brew install riscv-tools

Verify installation

$ brew test riscv-tools

It will show the riscv compiler path: `/opt/homebrew/opt/riscv-gnu-toolchain/bin/riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc` (for reference)

## Reference
1. [iverilog](https://blog.csdn.net/qq_62561876/article/details/133901907)
2. [gtkwave](https://blog.csdn.net/q753698/article/details/136459965)
3. [riscv-tool-chain](https://github.com/riscv-software-src/homebrew-riscv)