CI/CD for Hardware: Automating RTL Simulations with Git and Ansible
CI/CD for Hardware: Automating RTL Simulations with Git and Ansible (2026 Guide) Hardware DevOps · FPGA & ASIC CI/CD for Hardware: Automating RTL Simulations with Git & Ansible 📅 April 2, 2026 ⏱ 12 min read 🏷 FPGA DevOps · Verilator · Ansible · Git Table of Contents The Traditional RTL Bottleneck Shift-Left: Bringing CI/CD to Hardware Real-World Example: A 4-bit Adder DUT Automating with Git Hooks Orchestrating Simulations with Ansible Full GitLab CI Pipeline Parsing Results & Reporting to Git Business Value & ROI Conclusion Software engineering transformed its speed-to-market a decade ago by adopting CI/CD — Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment. Meanwhile, hardware engineering, particularly FPGA and ASIC development, has largely re...