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=Status=
 
=Status=
This project is currently just a proposal.
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This project is currently an unfinished draft proposal.
  
 
=Proposal=
 
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===Description===
 
===Description===
 
This project aims to improve simpPRU, the simple python-like language developed during GSoC 2020 to make programming the PRU easier, by doing the following things:
 
This project aims to improve simpPRU, the simple python-like language developed during GSoC 2020 to make programming the PRU easier, by doing the following things:
* Add suport for BeagleBone Blue: Currently, simpPRU supports the following boards: PocketBeagle, BeagleBone Black, BeagleBone Black Wireless and BeagleBone AI. This project will add support for the BeagleBone Blue (solving [https://github.com/VedantParanjape/simpPRU/issues/4 issue#4]). Adding support for other boards in the BeagleBone family like the SeedStudio boards can also be done depending on availability.
 
* Add unit tests: Currently, simpPRU lacks any testing apart from making sure the examples work. This project will add unit tests for every feature present in simpPRU.
 
* Update the grammar so that control statements (break/continue) can only be called inside loops: Currently, they can be called inside any compound statement such as conditionals, which will throw an error while compiling the generated C code.
 
* Update the grammar so that return statements can be called anywhere in the function: Currently they can be called only at the end of a function, which is less flexible.
 
* Add a more flexible for loop: Currently the for loop in simpPRU can only handle loops of the form for : var in range_1:range_2, where range_2 > range_1. This project will add support for more flexible for loops of the form for : var in range_1:range_2:increment, where range_1 and range_2 can be any integers.
 
* Better error handling in the parser: simpPRU has some error handling in the bison parser, but it is not comprehensive. This project will add more comprehensive error handling.
 
* Bonus: Add support for calling C code from simpPRU: This can be done if time is left after the other tasks are completed. Approaches will have to discussed with mentors.
 
  
===Implementation Details===
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'''Add suport for BeagleBone Blue'''
'''Adding support for BeagleBone Blue'''
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Currently, simpPRU supports the following boards: PocketBeagle, BeagleBone Black, BeagleBone Black Wireless and BeagleBone AI. This project will add support for the BeagleBone Blue (solving [https://github.com/VedantParanjape/simpPRU/issues/4 issue#4]). Adding support for other boards in the BeagleBone family like the SeedStudio boards can also be done depending on availability. This will be done by adding the pin mappings for the BeagleBone Blue in include/pin_config.h, and setting the device model in src/pin_config.c.
This will be done by adding the pin mappings for the BeagleBone Blue in include/pin_config.h, and setting the device model in src/pin_config.c.
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'''Add unit tests'''
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Currently, simpPRU lacks any testing apart from making sure the examples work. This project will add unit tests for every feature present in simpPRU.
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For example, a test case for variable assignment, equality checking, and if statement would look like:
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int a := 5;
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if : a != 5 {
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    error();
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}
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return 0;
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Then we would build and run using the host C compiler and make sure that error() never gets called.
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For the PRU specific functions, a stub function will have to be provided to  satisfy the linker, for example:
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void digital_write(pin_number, value) {
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    printf("Digital Write called");
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}
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'''Update the grammar so that control statements (break/continue) can only be called inside loops'''
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Currently, they can be called inside any compound statement such as conditionals, which will throw an error while compiling the generated C code. After updating the grammar, this would be an error in the bison parser.
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'''Update the grammar so that return statements can be called anywhere in the function'''
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Currently they can be called only at the end of a function, which is less flexible.
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'''Add a more flexible for loop'''
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Currently the for loop in simpPRU can only handle loops of the form
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for : var in range_1:range_2 {...}, where range_2 > range_1
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This project will add support for more flexible for loops of the form
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for : var in range_1:range_2:increment {...}, where range_1, range_2, and increment can be any integers.
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'''Better error handling in the parser'''
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simpPRU has some error handling in the bison parser, but it is not comprehensive. This project will add more comprehensive error handling.
  
TBD
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* Bonus: Add support for calling C code from simpPRU: This can be done if time is left after the other tasks are completed. Approaches will have to discussed with mentors.
  
 
===Timeline===
 
===Timeline===
Provide a development timeline with a milestone each of the 11 weeks and any pre-work. (A realistic timeline is critical to our selection process.)
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(Not finished)
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
| Mar 29 || Applications open, Students register with GSoC, work on proposal with mentors
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| Mar 29 || Applications open, Students register with GSoC, work on proposal with mentors ||
 
|-
 
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| Apr 13 || Proposal complete, Submitted to https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com
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| Apr 13 || Proposal complete, Submitted to https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com ||
 
|-
 
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| May 17 || Proposal accepted or rejected
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| May 17 || Proposal accepted or rejected ||
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* Go through course on parsers, lexers, compilers
 
|-
 
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| Jun 07 || Pre-work complete, Coding officially begins!
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| Jun 07 || Pre-work complete, Coding officially begins! ||
 
|-
 
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| Jun 17 || Milestone #1, Introductory YouTube video
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| Jun 17 || Milestone #1, Introductory YouTube video ||
 
|-
 
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| June 24 || Milestone #2
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| June 24 || Milestone #2 ||
 
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| June 30 || Milestone #3
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| June 30 || Milestone #3 ||
 
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| July 12 18:00 UTC || Milestone #4, Mentors and students can begin submitting Phase 1 evaluations
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| July 12 18:00 UTC || Milestone #4, Mentors and students can begin submitting Phase 1 evaluations ||
 
|-
 
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| July 16 18:00 UTC || Phase 1 Evaluation deadline
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| July 16 18:00 UTC || Phase 1 Evaluation deadline ||
 
|-
 
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| July 23 || Milestone #5
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| July 23 || Milestone #5 ||
 
|-
 
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| July 30 || Milestone #6
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| July 30 || Milestone #6 ||
 
|-
 
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| Aug 06 || Milestone #7
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| Aug 06 || Milestone #7 ||
 
|-
 
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| August 10 || Milestone #8, Completion YouTube video
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| August 10 || Milestone #8, Completion YouTube video ||
 
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| August 16 - 26 18:00 UTC || Final week: Students submit their final work product and their final mentor evaluation
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| August 16 - 26 18:00 UTC || Final week: Students submit their final work product and their final mentor evaluation ||
 
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| August 23 - 30 18:00 UTC || Mentors submit final student evaluations
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| August 23 - 30 18:00 UTC || Mentors submit final student evaluations ||
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
===Experience and approach===
 
===Experience and approach===
In 5-15 sentences, convince us you will be able to successfully complete your project in the timeline you have described.
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I have some experience with building stuff using arduinos and other controllers before ([https://github.com/archisman-dey/spotify github]). I also have programming experience with C, C++, and Python. I got interested in how parsers and compilers work while trying to build a symbolic differentiator ([https://github.com/archisman-dey/spotify github]) as a personal project. I have learned the basics of how flex and bison work and looked at the repository for simpPRU and I understand how it works. So I think I am qualified to work on this project.
  
 
===Contingency===
 
===Contingency===
What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn’t around?
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BeagleBoard is a very active community and it is unlikely that none of the mentors would be willing to help. That said, everything I am going to be working on is an open source project with good documentation, so I will use all the resources available to help myself.
  
 
===Benefit===
 
===Benefit===
If successfully completed, what will its impact be on the BeagleBoard.org community? Include quotes from BeagleBoard.org community members who can be found on http://beagleboard.org/discuss and http://bbb.io/gsocchat.
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* quotes
  
 
==Misc==
 
==Misc==
Please complete the requirements listed on the [[BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas#General_requirements|ideas page]]. Provide link to pull request.
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Link to pull request: [https://github.com/jadonk/gsoc-application/pull/146 #146]

Revision as of 14:45, 31 March 2021


Proposal for Improvements to simpPRU

===== About =====
Student: Archisman Dey
Mentors: Abhisekh
Code: https://github.com/VedantParanjape/simpPRU
Wiki: https://elinux.org/index.php?title=BeagleBoard/GSoC/2021_Proposal/simpPRU_Improvements
GSoC: [N/A]

Status

This project is currently an unfinished draft proposal.

Proposal

I have completed all the requirements listed on the ideas page. The code for the cross-compilation task can be found here, submitted through the pull request #146

About you

IRC: archismandey (@archismandey:matrix.org)
GitHub: GitHub Account
School: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Country: India
Primary language: English, Bengali, Hindi
Typical work hours: 10:30 AM - 8:30 PM US Indian Standard Time
Previous GSoC participation: This is the first time I am participating in GSoC.

About your project

Project name: Improvements to simpPRU

Description

This project aims to improve simpPRU, the simple python-like language developed during GSoC 2020 to make programming the PRU easier, by doing the following things:

Add suport for BeagleBone Blue Currently, simpPRU supports the following boards: PocketBeagle, BeagleBone Black, BeagleBone Black Wireless and BeagleBone AI. This project will add support for the BeagleBone Blue (solving issue#4). Adding support for other boards in the BeagleBone family like the SeedStudio boards can also be done depending on availability. This will be done by adding the pin mappings for the BeagleBone Blue in include/pin_config.h, and setting the device model in src/pin_config.c.

Add unit tests Currently, simpPRU lacks any testing apart from making sure the examples work. This project will add unit tests for every feature present in simpPRU.

For example, a test case for variable assignment, equality checking, and if statement would look like:

int a := 5;
if : a != 5 {
    error();
}
return 0;

Then we would build and run using the host C compiler and make sure that error() never gets called.

For the PRU specific functions, a stub function will have to be provided to satisfy the linker, for example:

void digital_write(pin_number, value) {
    printf("Digital Write called");
}

Update the grammar so that control statements (break/continue) can only be called inside loops Currently, they can be called inside any compound statement such as conditionals, which will throw an error while compiling the generated C code. After updating the grammar, this would be an error in the bison parser.

Update the grammar so that return statements can be called anywhere in the function Currently they can be called only at the end of a function, which is less flexible.

Add a more flexible for loop Currently the for loop in simpPRU can only handle loops of the form

for : var in range_1:range_2 {...}, where range_2 > range_1

This project will add support for more flexible for loops of the form

for : var in range_1:range_2:increment {...}, where range_1, range_2, and increment can be any integers.

Better error handling in the parser simpPRU has some error handling in the bison parser, but it is not comprehensive. This project will add more comprehensive error handling.

  • Bonus: Add support for calling C code from simpPRU: This can be done if time is left after the other tasks are completed. Approaches will have to discussed with mentors.

Timeline

(Not finished)

Mar 29 Applications open, Students register with GSoC, work on proposal with mentors
Apr 13 Proposal complete, Submitted to https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com
May 17 Proposal accepted or rejected
  • Go through course on parsers, lexers, compilers
Jun 07 Pre-work complete, Coding officially begins!
Jun 17 Milestone #1, Introductory YouTube video
June 24 Milestone #2
June 30 Milestone #3
July 12 18:00 UTC Milestone #4, Mentors and students can begin submitting Phase 1 evaluations
July 16 18:00 UTC Phase 1 Evaluation deadline
July 23 Milestone #5
July 30 Milestone #6
Aug 06 Milestone #7
August 10 Milestone #8, Completion YouTube video
August 16 - 26 18:00 UTC Final week: Students submit their final work product and their final mentor evaluation
August 23 - 30 18:00 UTC Mentors submit final student evaluations

Experience and approach

I have some experience with building stuff using arduinos and other controllers before (github). I also have programming experience with C, C++, and Python. I got interested in how parsers and compilers work while trying to build a symbolic differentiator (github) as a personal project. I have learned the basics of how flex and bison work and looked at the repository for simpPRU and I understand how it works. So I think I am qualified to work on this project.

Contingency

BeagleBoard is a very active community and it is unlikely that none of the mentors would be willing to help. That said, everything I am going to be working on is an open source project with good documentation, so I will use all the resources available to help myself.

Benefit

  • quotes

Misc

Link to pull request: #146