Download Open Virtual Platforms Demos

On the right are the current downloadable demonstration files. Each of these is a self extracting installer that includes the binaries required to run. Source of platforms and the smaller applications is also included with makefiles etc.

Watch Videos of OVP Demos, Installations, and Debugging

Below you will find the current videos that are online.These are recordings of a run through of using the OVP technology. These are videos of the computer desktop with a presenter explaining what is being seen.

Just click on one of the images below to start a video demonstration.

For the three MIPS Linux videos / demonstrations of downloading the Malta platform, installing Linux, and debugging applications click here.

To see how to debug embedded software on bare metal platforms - using the GDB debugger and the Eclipse IDE click here.

ARM Demonstration Video

Video demonstration showing the download of the OVPsim simulator and the running of several example ARM based platforms, with one, two, and twenty four processors. Click on the image:

MIPS Demonstration Video

Video demonstration showing the download of the OVPsim simulator and the running of several example MIPS based platforms, with one, two, and twenty four processors. Click on the image:

NEC v850 Demonstration Video

Video demonstration showing the download of the OVPsim simulator and the running of several example NEC v850 based platforms, with one, two, and twenty four processors. Click on the image:

PowerPC Demonstration Video

Video demonstration showing the download of the OVPsim simulator and the running of several example PowerPC based platforms, with one, two, and twenty four processors. Click on the image:

OpenCores OR1K Demonstration Video

Video demonstration showing the download of the OVPsim simulator and the running of several example OR1K based platforms, with one, two, and twenty four processors. Also includes demonstration of booting ucLinux on OR1K platform. Click on the image:

Hetero 1xARM7 3xMIPS32LE Demonstration Video

Video demonstration showing the download of the OVPsim simulator and the running of a four processor heterogeneous platform. Click on the image:

Application Development and Debug using GDB / Eclipse Demonstration Video

Video demonstration showing how to use OVP to run software on a bare metal platform and debug with GDB and Eclipse. Click on the image:

MIPS Malta Linux Videos

MIPS Malta Linux Video 1) - Installing OVPsim simulator, MIPS Malta Platform and Booting Linux (boots in 4 seconds)

Video demonstration showing the download of the OVP simulator, download of the Linux image, install and booting the OVP MIPS Malta Virtual Platform with Linux 2.6:

MIPS Malta Linux Video 2)- Installing, creating full disk image and booting multiuser Linux

Video demonstration of how to use OVP to create a full multi user Linux disk image and boot from it:

MIPS Malta Linux Video 3) - Cross compiling user applications and debugging them on simulated MIPS Linux

Video demonstration of how to use OVP to cross compile MIPS Linux applications, install them into the Linux disk image and then simulate them - and debug them with GDB and Eclipse:

If you would like any other videos to show the usage of any OVP technology or component - please let us know.

Current release: 20100528.0

The current release has been available for 65 days. Please uninstall the previous release before installing the new release or components of it. The changes in this release can be viewed here. Don't mix releases.

Obtaining a license key

OVPsim requires a license key to run. This can be obtained by visiting the Obtaining an OVPsim License Key page

OSCI SystemC TLM2.0 Models

Using OVP Models in SystemC TLM2.0 Platforms

TLM2.0 executable demos on Windows (6 MB)
Examples and demonstrations of different small applications/benchmarks running on platforms using TLM2.0 with ARM, MIPS, and OR1K processors. For Windows hosts.

OVP TLM2.0 User Guide Download the user guide that explains how to use OVP models in a TLM2.0 platform and environment and walks through some examples in detail.

TLM2.0 Platform on Windows with OR1K running ucLinux (6 MB)
OVP TLM2.0 self contained OR1K platform for Windows hosts that boots ucLinux. Includes binary of ucLinux.

TLM2.0 Platform on Linux with OR1K running ucLinux (10 MB)
OVP TLM2.0 self contained OR1K platform for Linux hosts that boots ucLinux. Includes binary of ucLinux.

TLM2.0 executable demos on Linux (12 MB)
Examples and demonstrations of different small applications/benchmarks running on platforms using TLM2.0 with ARM, MIPS, and OR1K processors. For Linux hosts.

TLM2.0 ARM IntegratorCP Platform on Linux with ARM926 running linux (21.5 MB)
OVP TLM2.0 self contained ARM926EJ-S IntegratorCP platform for Linux hosts that boots linux. Includes binary of ARM linux.

TLM2.0 ARM IntegratorCP Platform on Windows with ARM926 running linux (20.0 MB)
OVP TLM2.0 self contained ARM926EJ-S IntegratorCP platform for Windows hosts that boots linux. Includes binary of ARM linux.

TLM2.0 MIPS Malta Platform on Windows running linux (12.6 MB)
OVP TLM2.0 self contained 4KEc Malta platform for Windows hosts that boots linux. Includes binary of MIPS linux.

TLM2.0 MIPS Malta Platform on Linux running linux (11.4 MB)
OVP TLM2.0 self contained 4KEc Malta platform for Linux hosts that boots linux. Includes binary of MIPS linux.

ARM Platform Examples

Examples and demonstrations of different applications/benchmarks running on platforms using ARM processors

Self contained ARM examples on Windows (2.6 MB)
Several simple example C programs running on ARM processors. Includes single and multicore examples running fibonacci, linpack, dhrystone etc. For Windows hosts.

Self contained ARM examples on Linux (2.7 MB)
Several simple example C programs running on ARM processors. Includes single and multicore examples running fibonacci, linpack, dhrystone etc. For Linux hosts.

IntegratorCP booting Linux on Linux (6.3 MB)
ARM IntegratorCP Virtual Platform including ARM926EJ-S, all peripherals and software to boot Linux2.6 in under 10 secs. For Linux hosts.

IntegratorCP booting Linux on Windows (5.6 MB)
ARM IntegratorCP Virtual Platform including ARM926EJ-S, all peripherals and software to boot Linux2.6 in under 10 secs. For Windows hosts.

AtmelAT91SAM7 on Windows (5.9 MB)
Atmel ARM7TDMI based Virtual Platform including all peripherals and software to boot uClinux and connect to interactive terminal. For Windows hosts.

AtmelAT91SAM7 on Linux (5.7 MB)
Atmel ARM7TDMI based Virtual Platform including all peripherals and software to boot uClinux and connect to interactive terminal. For Linux hosts.

SystemC TLM2.0 IntegratorCP on Windows (20.0 MB)
ARM IntegratorCP Virtual Platform using SystemC TLM2.0 including ARM926EJ-S, all peripherals and software to boot Linux2.6 in under 10 secs. For Windows hosts.

SystemC TLM2.0 IntegratorCP on Linux (21.5 MB)
ARM IntegratorCP Virtual Platform using SystemC TLM2.0 including ARM926EJ-S, all peripherals and software to boot Linux2.6 in under 10 secs. For Linux hosts.

IntegratorCP booting Nucleus on Windows (5.0 MB)
ARM IntegratorCP Virtual Platform including ARM920T, all peripherals and software to boot Nucleus 2.2. For Windows hosts.

IntegratorCP booting Nucleus on Linux (3.2 MB)
ARM IntegratorCP Virtual Platform including ARM920T, all peripherals and software to boot Nucleus 2.2. For Linux hosts.

ARC Examples

Examples and demonstrations of different small applications/benchmarks running on platforms using ARC processors

Self Contained ARC Examples on Windows (1.3 MB)
Several simple example C programs running on ARC processors. Includes single and multicore examples running fibonacci, linpack, dhrystone etc. For Windows Hosts.

Self Contained ARC Examples on Linux (3.0 MB)
Several simple example C programs running on ARC processors. Includes single and multicore examples running fibonacci, linpack, dhrystone etc. For Linux Hosts.

MIPS32 Examples

Examples and demonstrations of different applications/benchmarks running on platforms using MIPS processors

Self contained MIPS on Windows (1.3 MB)
Several simple example C programs running on MIPS processors. Includes single and multicore examples running fibonacci, linpack, dhrystone etc. For Windows hosts.

Self contained MIPS on Linux (2.5 MB)
Several simple example C programs running on MIPS processors. Includes single and multicore examples running fibonacci, linpack, dhrystone etc. For Linux hosts.

Malta Platform booting Linux2.6 on Windows (23 MB)
MIPS Malta Virtual Platform and all peripherals that boots Linux 2.6 on single core MIPS 24K or dual core SMP Linux 2.6 on MIPS 34K. Available as source from library section of website. For Windows hosts.

Malta Platform booting Linux2.6 on Linux (26 MB)
MIPS Malta Virtual Platform and all peripherals that boots Linux 2.6 on single core MIPS 24K or dual core SMP Linux 2.6 on MIPS 34K. Available as source from library section of website. For Linux hosts.

Malta Platform booting Nucleus on Linux (4.0 MB)
MIPS Malta Virtual Platform and all peripherals that boots Nucleus 2.2 on single core MIPS 24K. For Linux hosts.

Malta Platform booting Nucleus on Windows (6.1 MB)
MIPS Malta Virtual Platform and all peripherals that boots Nucleus 2.2 on single core MIPS 24K. For Windows hosts.

SystemC TLM2.0 MIPS Malta Platform on Windows running linux (12.6 MB)
OVP TLM2.0 self contained 4KEc Malta platform for Windows hosts that boots linux. Includes binary of MIPS linux.

SystemC TLM2.0 MIPS Malta Platform on Linux running linux (11.4 MB)
OVP TLM2.0 self contained 4KEc Malta platform for Linux hosts that boots linux. Includes binary of MIPS linux.

NEC v850 Examples

Examples and demonstrations of different small applications/benchmarks running on platforms using NECel v850 processors

Self Contained NEC v850 Examples on Linux (3.0 MB)
Several simple example C programs running on NECel v850 processors. Includes single and multicore examples running fibonacci, linpack, dhrystone etc. For Linux Hosts.

Self Contained NEC v850 Examples on Windows (3.0 MB)
Several simple example C programs running on NECel v850 processors. Includes single and multicore examples running fibonacci, linpack, dhrystone etc. For Windows Hosts.

PowerPC Examples

Examples and demonstrations of different small applications/benchmarks running on platforms using PowerPC processors

Self Contained PowerPC Examples on Windows (2.6M MB)
Several simple example C programs running on PowerPC processors. Includes single and multicore examples running fibonacci, linpack, dhrystone etc. For Windows Hosts.

Self Contained PowerPC Examples on Linux (3.0 MB)
Several simple example C programs running on PowerPC processors. Includes single and multicore examples running fibonacci, linpack, dhrystone etc. For Linux Hosts.

OpenCores openRISC OR1K Examples

Examples and demonstrations of different small applications/benchmarks running on OR1K platforms

Self contained OR1K on Windows (2.2 MB)
Several simple example C programs running on OR1K processors. Includes single and multicore examples running fibonacci, linpack, dhrystone etc. For Windows hosts.

OR1K OVP ICM platform on Windows running ucLinux (4 MB)
Self contained OVP ICM platform using OR1K processor for Windows hosts that boots ucLinux. Includes binary of ucLinux.

OR1K OVP ICM platform on Linux running ucLinux (8.9 MB)
Self contained OVP ICM platform using OR1K processor for Linux hosts that boots ucLinux. Includes binary of ucLinux.

Self contained OR1K on Linux (0.2 MB)
Several simple example C programs running on OR1K processors. Includes single and multicore examples running fibonacci, linpack, dhrystone etc. For Linux hosts.

Multi-Core Platform Examples

Examples and demonstrations of different small applications/benchmarks running on different multicore platforms

ARM7 and MIPS32 hetero multicore on Windows (1.7 MB)
Simple platform with 1xARM7 and 3xMIPS32 processors with local and shared memory for Windows hosts.

ARM7 and MIPS32 hetero multicore on Linux (1.1 MB)
Simple platform with 1xARM7 and 3xMIPS32 processors with local and shared memory for Linux hosts.