Chapter 1. Course Introduction
BUNDLE
RISC-V Fundamentals (LFD210) + RISC-V Foundational Associate (RVFA) Exam Bundle
Who Is It For
This course is designed for computer engineers and programmers looking to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to work with RISC-V processors and software, giving you a competitive edge in the job market. The certification is ideal for those pursuing a career in roles such as Embedded Engineer, RTL Design Engineer, Design Verification Engineer, Software Developer (specifically Device Driver, Kernel, and Toolchain), or Documentation Engineer.
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What You’ll Learn
This course prepares you to write assembly language code for RISC-V processors and use high-level languages like C to develop applications for RISC-V-based systems. Additionally, you will learn about RISC-V operating systems and tools that can be used to develop and debug RISC-V software.
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What It Demonstrates
An RVFA will have demonstrated skills and knowledge relating to the RISC-V ISA (Instruction Set Architecture), including basic architecture and terminology. In addition, an RVFA candidate understands Embedded Hardware Design, including Internet of Things (IoT), industrial, medical, and automotive applications.
RVFA certificate holders have demonstrated the ability to write, debug, optimize, and compile code in RISC-V Assembly Language, as well as the ability to use toolchains (GCC, LLVM) and understand RISC-V calling conventions.
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RVFA certificate holders have demonstrated the ability to write, debug, optimize, and compile code in RISC-V Assembly Language, as well as the ability to use toolchains (GCC, LLVM) and understand RISC-V calling conventions.
Chapter 1. Course Introduction
Chapter 2. RISC-V Overview
Chapter 3. Introduction to RISC-V Instruction Set
Chapter 4. Understanding Instruction Formats and Pseudoinstructions
Chapter 5. The Modularity of RISC-V as an ISA
Chapter 6. Privileges and the Memory Model
Chapter 7. Assembly Language for RISC-V
Chapter 8. Writing and Debugging RISC-V Assembly Code
Chapter 9. High-Level Languages for RISC-V: C Programming
Chapter 10. The GNU C Compiler for RISC-V
Chapter 11. Clang and LLVM for RISC-V
Chapter 12: RISC-V Operating Systems & Tools
Chapter 13: Firmware for RISC-V Platforms
Chapter 14: General Purpose RISC-V Operating Systems
RISC-V Overview10%
RISC-V International
RISC-V Documentation
Contribute to RISC-V
RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture35%
Understand Instruction Formats: branching, accessing memory, and accessing data structures
Understand the modularity of RISC-V as an ISA: core ratified (M, C, F, D, A) and other extensions
Understand Privilege Modes, system calls, CSRs, exceptions, and interrupt handling
Understand memory model, cache management, and virtual memory management
Assembly Language for RISC-V25%
Write and debug RISC-V assembly code
Assess performance of assembly code
Convert high-level code to assembly code
High Level Languages for RISC-V: C Programming15%
Understand calling conventions (ABIs), the stack, and disassembly
Understand inline assembly
RISC-V Operating Systems & Tools15%
Understanding basic use and functionality of firmware for RISC-V platforms
Understanding microcontrollers versus application processors
Running RISC-V Applications in a General Purpose OS
The RVFA exam is an online, proctored, multiple-choice exam.
Prerequisites
- Basic experience in computer architecture
- Basic experience with any assembly language
- Experience with the C programming language
- Some exposure to basic Operating System elements like paging, multithreading, synchronization, and cache coherence
The RVFA exam does not have pre-requisites.
$299
Course + Exam
Online, Self Paced
12-16 Hours of Course Material
12 Months of Access to Online Course
Digital Badge
Online
Exam Duration 90 Minutes
One Retake
