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platform: port RT-Claw to Canaan K230 big core (RT-Thread) #75

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概述

将 RT-Claw 移植到嘉楠科技 K230 SoC 大核,基于 RT-Thread。K230 采用双核异构 RISC-V C908 架构(大核 1.6GHz + 小核 800MHz),内置 KPU AI 加速单元,适合作为 RT-Claw 的 AI 边缘节点。

硬件平台

项目 规格
SoC Canaan K230
大核 CPU RISC-V C908 @ 1.6GHz, RVV 1.0, FPU
小核 CPU RISC-V C908 @ 800MHz
内存 512MB LPDDR3 (CanMV-K230)
AI 加速 KPU (Knowledge Process Unit)
网络 Ethernet (需真实硬件)
开发板 CanMV-K230

移植计划

Phase 1: QEMU 基础启动(无需硬件)

  • 基于 gevico/qemu k230-board 分支 构建 K230 QEMU
  • 新建 platform/k230/ 目录,参考 platform/zynq-a9/ 结构
  • RT-Thread BSP 适配(基于 K230 SDK 的 RT-Smart 大核 BSP)
  • OSAL 层对接(复用 osal/rtthread/
  • UART 控制台 + Shell 基础交互
  • Meson 交叉编译集成
  • make run-k230-qemu 启动验证

Phase 2: 真实硬件网络 + 服务(需 CanMV-K230 开发板)

  • Ethernet 驱动集成
  • lwIP/RT-Thread 网络协议栈
  • HTTPS/TLS 支持(AI API 调用)
  • AI 服务 + Shell 完整功能
  • Flash 烧录脚本

Phase 3: K230 特色能力(可选)

  • KPU AI 加速集成
  • 大小核 IPC 通信
  • Camera/ISP 接入

QEMU K230 支持

gevico/qemu 仓库有两个 K230 相关分支:

分支 内容
k230-board K230 board 初始支持 + T-Head C908 CPU + WDT
k230-to-apply.next 待上游合入版本,含文档

关键 commits:

  • target/riscv: add thead-c908 cpu support
  • hw/riscv: add k230 board initial support
  • hw/watchdog: add k230 watchdog initial support
  • docs/system/riscv: add documentation for k230 machine

参考资料

K230 开发者文档

K230 SDK 源码

QEMU K230 支持

RT-Claw 项目

其他参考

备注

  • Phase 1 使用 QEMU 完成,不需要真实硬件
  • Phase 2 的网络协议栈需要在 CanMV-K230 真实硬件上验证
  • K230 大核原生运行 RT-Smart(RT-Thread 的用户态扩展),需评估是否使用 RT-Smart 还是裁剪为标准 RT-Thread

Overview (English)

Port RT-Claw to the Canaan K230 SoC big core, running RT-Thread. The K230 features a dual-core heterogeneous RISC-V C908 architecture (big core 1.6GHz + little core 800MHz) with a built-in KPU AI accelerator, making it an ideal AI edge node for RT-Claw.

Hardware Platform

Item Specification
SoC Canaan K230
Big core CPU RISC-V C908 @ 1.6GHz, RVV 1.0, FPU
Little core CPU RISC-V C908 @ 800MHz
Memory 512MB LPDDR3 (CanMV-K230)
AI accelerator KPU (Knowledge Process Unit)
Network Ethernet (requires real hardware)
Dev board CanMV-K230

Porting Plan

Phase 1: QEMU Basic Boot (no hardware required)

  • Build K230 QEMU from gevico/qemu k230-board branch
  • Create platform/k230/ directory, following platform/zynq-a9/ structure
  • RT-Thread BSP adaptation (based on K230 SDK's RT-Smart big core BSP)
  • OSAL integration (reuse osal/rtthread/)
  • UART console + Shell basic interaction
  • Meson cross-compilation integration
  • make run-k230-qemu boot verification

Phase 2: Real Hardware Networking + Services (requires CanMV-K230 board)

  • Ethernet driver integration
  • lwIP / RT-Thread network stack
  • HTTPS/TLS support (AI API calls)
  • AI service + Shell full functionality
  • Flash programming scripts

Phase 3: K230-Specific Capabilities (optional)

  • KPU AI acceleration integration
  • Big-little core IPC communication
  • Camera/ISP integration

QEMU K230 Support

The gevico/qemu repository has two K230-related branches:

Branch Contents
k230-board K230 board initial support + T-Head C908 CPU + WDT
k230-to-apply.next Pending upstream version with documentation

Key commits:

  • target/riscv: add thead-c908 cpu support
  • hw/riscv: add k230 board initial support
  • hw/watchdog: add k230 watchdog initial support
  • docs/system/riscv: add documentation for k230 machine

References

K230 Developer Documentation

K230 SDK Source Code

QEMU K230 Support

RT-Claw Project

Other References

Notes

  • Phase 1 uses QEMU only, no real hardware needed
  • Phase 2 network stack requires verification on real CanMV-K230 hardware
  • K230 big core natively runs RT-Smart (RT-Thread's user-space extension); need to evaluate whether to use RT-Smart or trim down to standard RT-Thread

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