diff --git a/project/build.scala b/project/build.scala
index f9e92199..a2c03c50 100644
--- a/project/build.scala
+++ b/project/build.scala
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ object ChiselBuild extends Build{
   lazy val hwacha = Project("hwacha", file("hwacha"), settings = buildSettings) dependsOn(hardfloat,chisel)
   lazy val uncore = Project("uncore", file("uncore"), settings = buildSettings) dependsOn(chisel)
   lazy val rocket = Project("rocket", file("rocket"), settings = buildSettings) dependsOn(uncore,hwacha,hardfloat,chisel)
+  lazy val referencechip = Project("referencechip", file("referencechip"), settings = buildSettings) dependsOn(chisel,rocket)
 }
diff --git a/riscv-rocket b/riscv-rocket
index f4f52773..33e042fc 160000
--- a/riscv-rocket
+++ b/riscv-rocket
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f4f527732e046073d18d73f055b453e158b3c242
+Subproject commit 33e042fc78d1fbe51d99670f0bb808f5fe585bae
diff --git a/src/main/scala/.gitignore b/src/main/scala/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4e5f6c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*~
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/scala/RocketChip.scala b/src/main/scala/RocketChip.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb8354a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/RocketChip.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+package ReferenceChip
+
+import Chisel._
+import Node._
+import uncore._
+import rocket._
+import ReferenceChipBackend._
+import scala.collection.mutable.ArrayBuffer
+import scala.collection.mutable.HashMap
+
+object ReferenceChipBackend {
+  val initMap = new HashMap[Component, Bool]()
+}
+
+class ReferenceChipBackend extends VerilogBackend
+{
+  override def emitPortDef(m: MemAccess, idx: Int) = {
+    val res = new StringBuilder()
+    for (node <- m.mem.inputs) {
+      if(node.name.contains("init"))
+         res.append("    .init(" + node.name + "),\n")
+    }
+    (if (idx == 0) res.toString else "") + super.emitPortDef(m, idx)
+  }
+
+  def addMemPin(c: Component) = {
+    for (node <- Component.nodes) {
+      if (node.isInstanceOf[Mem[ _ ]] && node.component != null && node.asInstanceOf[Mem[_]].inferSeqRead) {
+        val init = Bool(INPUT)
+        init.setName("init")
+        node.inputs += init
+        connectMemPin(c, node.component, init)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  def connectMemPin(topC: Component, c: Component, p: Bool): Unit = {
+    p.component = c
+    var isNewPin = false
+    val compInitPin = 
+      if (initMap.contains(c)) {
+        initMap(c)
+      } else {
+        isNewPin = true
+        Bool(INPUT)
+      }
+
+    p.inputs += compInitPin
+
+    if (isNewPin) {
+      compInitPin.setName("init")
+      c.io.asInstanceOf[Bundle] += compInitPin
+      initMap += (c -> compInitPin)
+      connectMemPin(topC, c.parent, compInitPin)
+    }
+  }
+
+  def addTopLevelPin(c: Component) = {
+    val init = Bool(INPUT)
+    init.setName("init")
+    init.component = c
+    c.io.asInstanceOf[Bundle] += init
+    initMap += (c -> init)
+  }
+
+  transforms += ((c: Component) => addTopLevelPin(c))
+  transforms += ((c: Component) => addMemPin(c))
+}
+
+class OuterMemorySystem(ntiles: Int, co: CoherencePolicyWithUncached, resetSignal: Bool = null) extends Component(resetSignal)
+{
+  val io = new Bundle {
+    val tiles = Vec(ntiles) { new ioTileLink() }.flip
+    val htif = new ioTileLink().flip
+    val mem_backup = new ioMemSerialized
+    val mem_backup_en = Bool(INPUT)
+    val mem = new ioMemPipe
+  }
+
+  import rocket.Constants._
+  val hub = new CoherenceHubBroadcast(NTILES+1, co)
+  val llc_tag_leaf = Mem(1024, seqRead = true) { Bits(width = 72) }
+  val llc_data_leaf = Mem(4096, seqRead = true) { Bits(width = 64) }
+  val llc = new DRAMSideLLC(512, 8, 4, llc_tag_leaf, llc_data_leaf)
+  val mem_serdes = new MemSerdes
+
+  for (i <- 0 until NTILES) {
+    hub.io.tiles(i) <> io.tiles(i)
+  }
+  hub.io.tiles(NTILES) <> io.htif
+
+  llc.io.cpu.req_cmd <> Queue(hub.io.mem.req_cmd)
+  llc.io.cpu.req_data <> Queue(hub.io.mem.req_data, REFILL_CYCLES)
+  hub.io.mem.resp <> llc.io.cpu.resp
+
+  // mux between main and backup memory ports
+  val mem_cmdq = (new Queue(2)) { new MemReqCmd }
+  mem_cmdq.io.enq <> llc.io.mem.req_cmd
+  mem_cmdq.io.deq.ready := Mux(io.mem_backup_en, mem_serdes.io.wide.req_cmd.ready, io.mem.req_cmd.ready)
+  io.mem.req_cmd.valid := mem_cmdq.io.deq.valid && !io.mem_backup_en
+  io.mem.req_cmd.bits := mem_cmdq.io.deq.bits
+  mem_serdes.io.wide.req_cmd.valid := mem_cmdq.io.deq.valid && io.mem_backup_en
+  mem_serdes.io.wide.req_cmd.bits := mem_cmdq.io.deq.bits
+
+  val mem_dataq = (new Queue(REFILL_CYCLES)) { new MemData }
+  mem_dataq.io.enq <> llc.io.mem.req_data
+  mem_dataq.io.deq.ready := Mux(io.mem_backup_en, mem_serdes.io.wide.req_data.ready, io.mem.req_data.ready)
+  io.mem.req_data.valid := mem_dataq.io.deq.valid && !io.mem_backup_en
+  io.mem.req_data.bits := mem_dataq.io.deq.bits
+  mem_serdes.io.wide.req_data.valid := mem_dataq.io.deq.valid && io.mem_backup_en
+  mem_serdes.io.wide.req_data.bits := mem_dataq.io.deq.bits
+
+  llc.io.mem.resp.valid := Mux(io.mem_backup_en, mem_serdes.io.wide.resp.valid, io.mem.resp.valid)
+  llc.io.mem.resp.bits := Mux(io.mem_backup_en, mem_serdes.io.wide.resp.bits, io.mem.resp.bits)
+
+  io.mem_backup <> mem_serdes.io.narrow
+}
+
+class Uncore(htif_width: Int, ntiles: Int, co: CoherencePolicyWithUncached) extends Component
+{
+  val io = new Bundle {
+    val debug = new ioDebug()
+    val host = new ioHost(htif_width)
+    val host_clk = Bool(OUTPUT)
+    val mem_backup = new ioMemSerialized
+    val mem_backup_en = Bool(INPUT)
+    val mem_backup_clk = Bool(OUTPUT)
+    val mem = new ioMemPipe
+    val tiles = Vec(ntiles) { new ioTileLink() }.flip
+    val htif = Vec(ntiles) { new ioHTIF() }.flip
+    val uncore_reset = Bool(OUTPUT)
+  }
+
+  import rocket.Constants._
+  val htif = new rocketHTIF(htif_width, NTILES, co)
+
+  for (i <- 0 until NTILES) {
+    htif.io.cpu(i) <> io.htif(i)
+  }
+
+  val outmemsys = new OuterMemorySystem(ntiles, co)
+  outmemsys.io.tiles <> io.tiles
+  outmemsys.io.htif <> htif.io.mem
+  io.mem <> outmemsys.io.mem
+  outmemsys.io.mem_backup_en <> io.mem_backup_en
+  io.uncore_reset := htif.io.cpu(NTILES-1).reset
+
+  // pad out the HTIF using a divided clock
+  val hio = (new slowIO(8)) { Bits(width = htif_width+1) }
+  hio.io.out_fast.valid := htif.io.host.out.valid || outmemsys.io.mem_backup.req.valid
+  hio.io.out_fast.bits := Cat(htif.io.host.out.valid, Mux(htif.io.host.out.valid, htif.io.host.out.bits, outmemsys.io.mem_backup.req.bits))
+  htif.io.host.out.ready := hio.io.out_fast.ready
+  outmemsys.io.mem_backup.req.ready := hio.io.out_fast.ready && !htif.io.host.out.valid
+  io.host.out.valid := hio.io.out_slow.valid && hio.io.out_slow.bits(htif_width)
+  io.host.out.bits := hio.io.out_slow.bits
+  io.mem_backup.req.valid := hio.io.out_slow.valid && !hio.io.out_slow.bits(htif_width)
+  hio.io.out_slow.ready := Mux(hio.io.out_slow.bits(htif_width), io.host.out.ready, io.mem_backup.req.ready)
+
+  val mem_backup_resp_valid = io.mem_backup_en && io.mem_backup.resp.valid
+  hio.io.in_slow.valid := mem_backup_resp_valid || io.host.in.valid
+  hio.io.in_slow.bits := Cat(mem_backup_resp_valid, io.host.in.bits)
+  io.host.in.ready := hio.io.in_slow.ready
+  outmemsys.io.mem_backup.resp.valid := hio.io.in_fast.valid && hio.io.in_fast.bits(htif_width)
+  outmemsys.io.mem_backup.resp.bits := hio.io.in_fast.bits
+  htif.io.host.in.valid := hio.io.in_fast.valid && !hio.io.in_fast.bits(htif_width)
+  htif.io.host.in.bits := hio.io.in_fast.bits
+  hio.io.in_fast.ready := Mux(hio.io.in_fast.bits(htif_width), Bool(true), htif.io.host.in.ready)
+  io.host_clk := hio.io.clk_slow
+}
+
+class ioTop(htif_width: Int) extends Bundle  {
+  val debug   = new rocket.ioDebug();
+  val host    = new rocket.ioHost(htif_width);
+  val host_clk = Bool(OUTPUT)
+  val mem_backup_en = Bool(INPUT)
+  val in_mem_rdy = Bool(OUTPUT)
+  val in_mem_val = Bool(INPUT)
+  val out_mem_rdy = Bool(INPUT)
+  val out_mem_val = Bool(OUTPUT)
+  val mem     = new uncore.ioMem
+}
+
+class ReferenceChipTop extends Component {
+  val clkdiv = 8
+  import rocket.Constants._
+
+  val co =  if(ENABLE_SHARING) {
+              if(ENABLE_CLEAN_EXCLUSIVE) new MESICoherence
+              else new MSICoherence
+            } else {
+              if(ENABLE_CLEAN_EXCLUSIVE) new MEICoherence
+              else new MICoherence
+            }
+
+  val io = new ioTop(HTIF_WIDTH)
+
+  val uncore = new Uncore(HTIF_WIDTH, NTILES, co)
+
+  var error_mode = Bool(false)
+  for (i <-0 until NTILES) {
+    val hl = uncore.io.htif(i)
+    val tl = uncore.io.tiles(i)
+    val tile = new Tile(co, resetSignal = hl.reset)
+
+    tile.io.host.reset := Reg(Reg(hl.reset))
+    tile.io.host.pcr_req <> Queue(hl.pcr_req)
+    hl.pcr_rep <> Queue(tile.io.host.pcr_rep)
+    hl.ipi_req <> Queue(tile.io.host.ipi_req)
+    tile.io.host.ipi_rep <> Queue(hl.ipi_rep)
+    error_mode = error_mode || Reg(tile.io.host.debug.error_mode)
+
+    tl.xact_init <> Queue(tile.io.tilelink.xact_init)
+    tl.xact_init_data <> Queue(tile.io.tilelink.xact_init_data)
+    tile.io.tilelink.xact_abort <> Queue(tl.xact_abort)
+    tile.io.tilelink.xact_rep <> Queue(tl.xact_rep, 1, pipe = true)
+    tl.xact_finish <> Queue(tile.io.tilelink.xact_finish)
+    tile.io.tilelink.probe_req <> Queue(tl.probe_req)
+    tl.probe_rep <> Queue(tile.io.tilelink.probe_rep, 1)
+    tl.probe_rep_data <> Queue(tile.io.tilelink.probe_rep_data)
+    tl.incoherent := hl.reset
+  }
+
+  io.host <> uncore.io.host
+  io.host_clk := uncore.io.host_clk
+
+  uncore.io.mem_backup.resp.valid := io.in_mem_val
+
+  io.out_mem_val := uncore.io.mem_backup.req.valid
+  uncore.io.mem_backup.req.ready := io.out_mem_rdy
+
+  io.mem_backup_en <> uncore.io.mem_backup_en
+  io.mem <> uncore.io.mem
+  io.debug.error_mode := error_mode
+}
+
+object top_main {
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = { 
+    val top = args(0)
+    val chiselArgs = ArrayBuffer[String]()
+
+    var i = 1
+    while (i < args.length) {
+      val arg = args(i)
+      chiselArgs += arg
+      i += 1
+    }
+
+    chiselMain(chiselArgs.toArray, () => Class.forName(top).newInstance.asInstanceOf[Component])
+  }
+}
+