Update readme, change examples to FR-FCFS scheduler.

DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/ddr3-example.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "simulation": {
         "addressmapping": "am_ddr3_8x1Gbx8_dimm_p1KB_rbc.json",
-        "mcconfig": "fifoStrict.json",
+        "mcconfig": "fr_fcfs.json",
         "memspec": "MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G.json",
         "simconfig": "ddr3.json",
         "simulationid": "ddr3-example",

DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/ddr3-example2.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "simulation": {
         "addressmapping": "am_ddr3_8x1Gbx8_dimm_p1KB_brc.json",
-        "mcconfig": "fifoStrict.json",
+        "mcconfig": "fr_fcfs.json",
         "memspec": "MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G.json",
         "simconfig": "ddr3.json",
         "simulationid": "ddr3-example2",

DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/ddr4-example.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "simulation": {
         "addressmapping": "am_ddr4_8x4Gbx8_dimm_p1KB_brc.json",
-        "mcconfig": "fifoStrict.json",
+        "mcconfig": "fr_fcfs.json",
         "memspec": "JEDEC_4Gb_DDR4-1866_8bit_A.json",
         "simconfig": "ddr4.json",
         "simulationid": "ddr4-example",

DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/hbm2-example.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "simulation": {
         "addressmapping": "am_hbm2_8Gb_pc_brc.json",
-        "mcconfig": "fifoStrict.json",
+        "mcconfig": "fr_fcfs.json",
         "memspec": "HBM2.json",
         "simconfig": "hbm2.json",
         "simulationid": "hbm2-example",

DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/lpddr4-example.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "simulation": {
         "addressmapping": "am_lpddr4_8Gbx16_brc.json",
-        "mcconfig": "fifoStrict.json",
+        "mcconfig": "fr_fcfs.json",
         "memspec": "JEDEC_8Gb_LPDDR4-3200_16bit.json",
         "simconfig": "lpddr4.json",
         "simulationid": "lpddr4-example",

DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/ranktest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "simulation": {
         "addressmapping": "am_ranktest.json",
-        "mcconfig": "fifoStrict.json",
+        "mcconfig": "fr_fcfs.json",
         "memspec": "memspec_ranktest.json",
         "simconfig": "ddr3.json",
         "simulationid": "ranktest",

DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/wideio-example.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "simulation": {
         "addressmapping": "am_wideio_4x256Mb_rbc.json",
-        "mcconfig": "fifoStrict.json",
+        "mcconfig": "fr_fcfs.json",
         "memspec": "JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO-200_128bit.json",
         "simconfig": "wideio.json",
         "simulationid": "wideio-example",

README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <img src="DRAMSys/docs/images/dramsys4_0.png" width="350" style="float: left;"/>  
 
-**DRAMSys4.0** is a flexible DRAM subsystem design space exploration framework based on SystemC TLM-2.0.
+**DRAMSys4.0** is a flexible DRAM subsystem design space exploration framework based on SystemC TLM-2.0. It was developed at the [Microelectronic Systems Design Research Group](https://ems.eit.uni-kl.de/en/start/) and [Fraunhofer IESE](https://www.iese.fraunhofer.de/en.html).
 
 Pipeline Status: [![pipeline status](https://git.eit.uni-kl.de/ems/astdm/dram.sys/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://git.eit.uni-kl.de/ems/astdm/dram.sys/commits/master) 
 [![Coverage report](https://git.eit.uni-kl.de/ems/astdm/dram.sys/badges/master/coverage.svg?job=coverage)](https://git.eit.uni-kl.de/ems/astdm/dram.sys/commits/master)
 
 ## Disclaimer
 
-This is the public read-only mirror of an internal DRAMSys repository. Pull requests will not be merged but the changes might be added internally and published with a future commit. The repositories are synchronized from time to time.
+This is the public read-only mirror of an internal DRAMSys repository. Pull requests will not be merged but the changes might be added internally and published with a future commit. Both repositories are synchronized from time to time.
 
 The user DOES NOT get ANY WARRANTIES when using this tool. This software is released under the BSD 3-Clause License. By using this software, the user implicitly agrees to the licensing terms.
 
@@ -235,13 +235,13 @@ The content of [ddr3.json](DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/simulator/ddr3.json
   - *UseMalloc* (boolean)
     - false: model storage using mmap() (DEFAULT)
     - true: allocate memory for modeling storage using malloc()
-- *AddressOffset* (unsigned int)
+  - *AddressOffset* (unsigned int)
     - Address offset of the DRAM subsystem (required for the gem5 coupling).
-- *ErrorChipSeed* (unsigned int)
+  - *ErrorChipSeed* (unsigned int)
     - Seed to initialize the random error generator.
-- *ErrorCSVFile* (string)
+  - *ErrorCSVFile* (string)
     - CSV file with error injection information.
-- *StoreMode* (string)
+  - *StoreMode* (string)
     - "NoStorage": no storage
     - "Store": store data without error model
     - "ErrorModel": store data with error model [6]
@@ -393,13 +393,24 @@ $ unzip 3d-ice-latest.zip
 $ cd 3d-ice-latest/3d-ice-2.2.6
 ```
 
-Open the file makefile.def and set some variables.
+Open the makefile.def and set the following variables properly, e.g.: 
 
 ```bash
 SLU_MAIN = $(HOME)/SuperLU_$(SLU_VERSION)
 YACC = bison-2.4.1
+
+SYSTEMC_VERSION = 2.3.4
 SYSTEMC_ARCH    = linux64
-SYSTEMC_MAIN = $(HOME)/systemc-2.3.x
+SYSTEMC_MAIN    = $(HOME)/systemc-$(SYSTEMC_VERSION)
+SYSTEMC_INCLUDE = $(SYSTEMC_MAIN)/include
+SYSTEMC_LIB     = $(SYSTEMC_MAIN)/lib-$(SYSTEMC_ARCH)
+```
+
+In case you are using the SystemC submodule and DRAMSys is located in your home directory the variables should be set as follows:
+
+```bash
+SYSTEMC_INCLUDE = $(HOME)/DRAMSys/DRAMSys/library/src/common/third_party/systemc/src
+SYSTEMC_LIB     = $(HOME)/DRAMSys/build/library/src/common/third_party/systemc/src
 ```
 
 Compile 3D-ICE with SystemC TLM-2.0 support:
@@ -507,7 +518,9 @@ If you are interested in the database recording feature and the Trace Analyzer,
 
 ![Trace Analyzer Main Window](DRAMSys/docs/images/traceanalyzer.png) 
 
-## List of Contributors
+## Acknowledgements
+
+The development of DRAMSys was supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the priority program [Dependable Embedded Systems SPP1500](http://spp1500.itec.kit.edu) and the DFG grant no. [WE2442/10-1](https://www.uni-kl.de/en/3d-dram/). Furthermore, it was supported within the Fraunhofer and DFG cooperation program (grant no. [WE2442/14-1](https://www.iese.fraunhofer.de/en/innovation_trends/autonomous-systems/memtonomy.html)) and by the [Fraunhofer High Performance Center for Simulation- and Software-Based Innovation](https://www.leistungszentrum-simulation-software.de/en.html). Special thanks go to all listed contributors for their work and commitment during seven years of development. 
 
 Shama Bhosale  
 Luiza Correa  
@@ -519,10 +532,12 @@ Matthias Jung
 Frederik Lauer  
 Ana Mativi  
 Felipe S. Prado  
+Tran Anh Quoc   
 Janik Schlemminger  
 Lukas Steiner  
 Thanh C. Tran  
-Tran Anh Quoc  
+Norbert Wehn  
+Christian Weis  
 Éder F. Zulian
 
 ## References