hardware-spec-extractor

Extracting hardware register definitions from PDF datasheets and IP-XACT files requires parsing structured tables and XML schemas. This Skill automates extracting registers, fields, and bus interfaces from IP-XACT XML and uses OCR with heuristics for PDF datasheets.

Ingesting extracted SoC hardware specs into a local knowledge graph requires mapping parsed data to graph nodes and edges. This Skill validates extracted register definitions and performs idempotent writing of custom SoC data using Python scripts and MCP tools.

Parsing IP-XACT XML to capture clock dependencies and power domains is supported by this Skill. It extracts hardware register definitions, power domains, and clock dependencies from IP-XACT XML files for integration into a custom SoC knowledge graph.

Automating BSP generation from hardware documentation involves extracting detailed hardware specs like register maps and bus interfaces. This Skill automates parsing IP-XACT XML and PDF datasheets to populate a searchable knowledge graph with validated hardware details.

Supporting idempotent writing to prevent duplicate knowledge graph entries is a core feature of this hardware spec extraction approach. It ensures custom SoC data extracted from IP-XACT and PDFs is validated and written without creating redundant graph nodes.

Limitations of using OCR for PDF datasheet register extraction include potential inaccuracies in complex or poorly formatted tables. This Skill combines OCR with heuristics to parse register tables, but heavily relies on the structural clarity of the source PDF document.