@Lab Lecture: It depends a lot on what you're trying to do with it. For basic digital system tests, you only need to plug it into a USB port to power it up. Beyond that, it becomes very dependent on what you're testing and how you are going to test it. I recommend installing headers on the two sides for easy access to all the pins and power supplies. Most places where there are vias for 2-pin headers, there is already a trace between the positions, so don't install any of the 2-pin headers until you know you need them; otherwise you'll end up making it impossible to cut the trace (@Passant: A point to make for future board designs: When there is a default trace between header pins, put that trace on the backside of the board so that it can still be cut even if the header has been installed on the front of the board).

Or you can create new tests for silicon validation.

after you clone, then you want to be in the chipIgnite directory: https://github.com/efabless/caravel_board/tree/main/firmware/chipignite