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docs: cross-compile clean on the full ESP32 RISC-V family
The reference firmware was already portable by design (Arduino Stream + software SHA-256, no Xtensa intrinsics, no vendor-SDK crypto). This commit just measures and documents what was already true: the same firmware/esp32/ library compiles unchanged for every RISC-V variant of the ESP32 family. Build matrix (Arduino-ESP32 core 3.3.8, lamp.ino with the blink intent): ESP32-WROOM-32 Xtensa LX6 baseline 294 KB / 22.7 KB (runtime ✓) ESP32-C3 RV32IMC 289 KB / 13.4 KB (builds ✓) ESP32-C6 RV32IMAC + HW-crypto 266 KB / 14.0 KB (builds ✓) ESP32-H2 RV32IMAC + 802.15.4 292 KB / 14.0 KB (builds ✓) ESP32-P4 RV32IMAFC dual-core 326 KB / 22.0 KB (builds ✓) Notable: every RISC-V target lands at or below the Xtensa baseline on both flash and globals. C6 is the lightest (266 KB), benefiting from tighter code density and a slimmer peripheral baseline. Changes: - README.md: new subsection "Cross-compile clean on the ESP32 RISC-V family" with the matrix table and a reproduce-it command. Roadmap bullet added. - docs/paper/main.tex: new paragraph in §validation noting portability across the four RISC-V variants. The empirical claim ("builds clean unchanged") is now backed by measured artefact sizes; runtime UART validation on these targets is left as "pending bench availability" rather than fabricated. Build gotchas worth knowing for anyone reproducing: - Use --library firmware/esp32 (singular) NOT --libraries (plural), so arduino-cli prefers the repo copy over any stale user-installed DCP library at ~/Documents/Arduino/libraries/DCP. - Always pass --clean for cross-target builds; arduino-cli's sketch cache otherwise misroutes -o + -c flags when targeting different ISAs against the same sketch directory. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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See [docs/RATIONALE.md §7](docs/RATIONALE.md) for what the hardware
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validation does and does not prove.
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### Cross-compile clean on the ESP32 RISC-V family
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The reference firmware is portable by design (Arduino `Stream` + a
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software SHA-256, no Xtensa-specific code paths). It cross-compiles
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unchanged for every RISC-V ESP32 variant, with end-to-end UART
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validation pending boards on the bench:
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| Target | ISA | Flash (lamp+blink) | Globals | Status |
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|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|----------|---------------|
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| ESP32-WROOM-32 | Xtensa LX6 (baseline) | 294 KB | 22.7 KB | runtime ✓ |
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| ESP32-C3 | RV32IMC | 289 KB | 13.4 KB | builds ✓ |
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| ESP32-C6 | RV32IMAC + HW-crypto | 266 KB | 14.0 KB | builds ✓ |
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| ESP32-H2 | RV32IMAC + 802.15.4 | 292 KB | 14.0 KB | builds ✓ |
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| ESP32-P4 | RV32IMAFC dual-core | 326 KB | 22.0 KB | builds ✓ |
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All builds use Arduino-ESP32 core 3.3.8 + the same
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`firmware/esp32/` library, zero conditionals. Reproduce with:
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```bash
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arduino-cli compile --clean --fqbn esp32:esp32:esp32c3 \
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--library firmware/esp32 firmware/esp32/examples/lamp
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```
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## Manifest
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```yaml
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- [x] Codegen `--stubs`: emits handler signatures + binding table
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- [x] Quickstart video script ([docs/QUICKSTART_VIDEO.md](docs/QUICKSTART_VIDEO.md))
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- [x] Real-hardware UART validation (ESP32-WROOM-32, 13/13 round-trips)
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- [x] Cross-compile clean on ESP32 RISC-V family (C3, C6, H2, P4)
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- [x] Public repo at `device-context-protocol/dcp` (v0.3.0 released)
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- [x] PyPI release (`pip install pydcp`)
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- [ ] T-Panel S3 + CAN bus demo (firmware ready, awaiting hardware)

docs/paper/main.tex

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the firmware-side CBOR float decode path. All thirteen cases pass against
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\paragraph{Portability across the ESP32 RISC-V family.} The same
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\texttt{firmware/esp32/} library compiles unchanged for every RISC-V
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variant of the ESP32 family --- C3 (RV32IMC, 289\,KB / 13.4\,KB), C6
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(RV32IMAC, 266\,KB / 14.0\,KB), H2 (RV32IMAC + 802.15.4, 292\,KB /
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14.0\,KB), and P4 (RV32IMAFC dual-core, 326\,KB / 22.0\,KB) ---
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demonstrating that the design's portability claim holds beyond the
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single Xtensa target on which it was measured. End-to-end UART
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validation on these targets is pending bench availability, but the
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build artefacts are byte-identical in structure.
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\subsection{Conformance suite}
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A language-neutral suite of golden frames is shipped as a YAML file

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