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From the President: Enabling Digital Transformation

- by Steve Johnson - 1 Comment

It seems as if every time we’re approaching the boundaries of technology’s influence on our culture, a new development, trend, or exciting innovation pushes those boundaries even further, launching even …

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Announcement / Featured / FPGA Boards / Research and Rapid Prototyping

Interested in Software-Defined Radio? We are!

- by William Wadkins - 4 Comments.

Will Wadkins, Digilent’s FPGA Product Manager, discusses how Digilent is beginning to enter the software-defined radio space with the introduction of the USRP B205mini-i.

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NES Controller Using a Digital Discovery to work through a dev board
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Reverse Engineering an NES Controller Using the Digital Discovery and WaveForms

- by David Horn - Leave a Comment

Some time ago, we had an old NES controller floating around the office. It wasn’t your run-of-the-mill NES controller, though – it had been “tampered” with. Instead of the normal …

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Genesys ZU system plugged into display
FPGA Boards / Projects

The Genesys ZU Taken On a Road Test

- by David Horn - Leave a Comment

One lucky user was tasked to see what the Genesys ZU was capable of.

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Accelerating Processing time
Expansion Modules / FPGA Boards / Guide / Projects / Research and Rapid Prototyping / Uncategorized

Custom AXI for IP Acceleration using Petalinux

- by David Horn - Leave a Comment

Pablo at ControlPaths.com has written a guide for creating a custom AXI IP using the Genesys ZU, but any Zynq MPSoC will do. We’re partial to the Genesys ZU though. …

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Featured / FPGA Boards / Projects

Five Projects for Your Arty S7

- by David Horn - 1 Comment

The Arty S7, our FPGA development board using the cost efficient Xilinx Spartan 7, gives users plenty of I/O and expansion options to work with. Since its inception in 2018, …

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Expansion Modules / FPGA Boards / Guide / Projects

Using the xFFT IP to Implement an FFT on the Eclypse Z7

- by David Horn - Leave a Comment

Pablo from controlpaths.com lent his expertise in Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and applied it to our Eclypse Z7 board (using the SYZYGY Zmod ADC and DAC, and Xilinx’s xFFT IP). …

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Academia / Teaching and Training / USB Scopes, Analyzers, and Generators

Teaching Remotely (because that’s just the way it is)

- by David Horn - 3 Comments.

If you’re stuck in the unfamiliar situation of attempting to complete the rest of this semester’s EE courses online (rather than in your lab),  read on. We want to make …

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Using Analog Discovery 2 to test MRIs
Academia / Research and Rapid Prototyping / Teaching and Training / USB Scopes, Analyzers, and Generators

Analog Discovery 2 Used in Stanford University Medical Research

- by David Horn - 1 Comment

In December of last year, Stanford’s Neerav Dixit, John Pauly, and Grieg Scott published a paper on thermo-acoustic ultrasound (TAUS) for noninvasive temperature monitoring. So why are we excited about …

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Accessories / Expansion Modules / FPGA Boards / Projects / Uncategorized

Handwritten Digit Recognition Using Artificial Intelligence on a Low-Cost FPGA Board

- by David Horn - 2 Comments.

In the world of artificial intelligence (AI), the recognition of handwritten digits proves that you got your neurons right and in working condition. This application of AI is already quite …

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Oscilloscope ground measurements
Featured / Projects / USB Scopes, Analyzers, and Generators

An Examination of Oscilloscope Noise Due to Ground Issues

- by David Horn - Leave a Comment

A discussion of how ground potential differences can (and will) effect oscilloscope measurements.

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Eclypse FPGA for Test using SYZYGY
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Embracing a New Standard

- by Steve Johnson - 32 Comments.

“A promising new FPGA connectivity solution is here.” Steve Johnson, President, Digilent, Inc. For engineers working with FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) for high-speed control, signal processing, or test and measurement applications, a …

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Image Processing Kit Embedded
Expansion Modules / FPGA Boards / Guide / Projects

Build a Cheap, Quick (and Powerful!) Video Streaming System

- by David Horn - 2 Comments.

Picture this scenario: you need to develop an embedded vision application – something like an object detection system or real time digital video processing – but you don’t have the …

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Applications / Expansion Modules / Featured / Projects

Build a Custom Light Controller Board With Pmod KYPD And LED Strips

- by Miranda Hansen - 1 Comment

Create a unique lightshow experience with the Pmod KYPD and Arduino!

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Applications / Debug, Validation, and Test / USB Scopes, Analyzers, and Generators

Need a Heartbeat Pulse Sample Signal?

- by Ian Etheridge - Leave a Comment

Download a WaveForms workspace that comes with a real human heartbeat sample!

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Applications / Debug, Validation, and Test / Projects / USB Scopes, Analyzers, and Generators

My First Oscillator: The Astable Multivibrator

- by Ian Etheridge - 2 Comments.

Delve deeper into Ian’s beverage can Theramin project with this examination of an oscillator.

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Applications / Featured / Projects / USB Scopes, Analyzers, and Generators

Audio Mixer Project with the Analog Discovery Studio

- by Ian Etheridge - Leave a Comment

Remix up your audio projects with the Analog Discovery Studio!

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Applications

Custom Application Using Six OpenScopes!

- by Ian Etheridge - Leave a Comment

A community member and his team demonstrate what can be done with six OpenScopes!

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Applications / Featured

Self-Solving Rubik’s Cube

- by Miranda Hansen - 1 Comment

Check out this extraordinary project!

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Applications / Featured

Experiments with Sine Waves and Guitar Effects Pedals!

- by Ian Etheridge - Leave a Comment

Ian creates an audio adapter for the Analog Discovery 2!

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Applications / Featured

Internet of Things with Pmods

- by Miranda Hansen - 3 Comments.

Check out some Internet of Things applications with Pmods.

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Applications / Featured

The Turbo Badge PCB Design Experience in KiCad

- by Ian Etheridge - 2 Comments.

Turbo comes to life with KiCAD!

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Applications / Featured

A Slice Of The Pi…Day Celebration!

- by Miranda Hansen - Leave a Comment

See how we celebrated Pi Day here at Digilent!

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Applications / Featured

Capturing and Analyzing Live Audio

- by Miranda Hansen - Leave a Comment

Learn how to capture live audio and intelligently analyze it using WaveForms and the Pmod MIC3.

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Applications / Featured

Are You Getting Mixed Signals This Valentines Day?

- by Miranda Hansen - Leave a Comment

Clear it up and scope it out with this a heartfelt project and the Analog Discovery 2!

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