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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

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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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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

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

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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 / 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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