A Microcontroller on an FPGA?
Brandon examines the age old question… can you put a microprocessor on an FPGA?
Browsing: FPGA
A First Time Experience With FPGA
James takes the plunge into the world of FPGA!
Cmod Lineup Gets Newest Player: CmodA7
We are excited to announce the newest member of our Cmod Lineup, the CmodA7! The…
Setting Up Vivado with the Digilent IP Cores
Recently, I have been working on a project using the Arty and MicroBlaze. The Arty…
My Embedded Linux Adventure: Zybo GSG and the Zynq Book
Join Nate as he continues his experiences with the Zybo!
My Embedded Linux Adventure – Intro
The concept of embedded systems is one that I have found very interesting for a long…
2016 Digilent and CNFM Workshop in Paris
Check out this workshop taking place on March 10!
Digilent FPGA Dating Profiles
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it is a perfect time to do some…
Arty Says “Hello World” to Adam Taylor
Learn more about the Arty Board now from Adiuvo’s Adam Taylor!
Licensing Troubleshooting
Need some help troubleshooting your Xilinx licenses?
Bop-It with a Twist…and an FPGA
Make your very own game of Bop-It.
Converting from UCF to XDC file
How and why you’d convert UCF files to XDC files.
The Constraints File, Also Known as Magical Moving Stairs
A point of confusion for a lot of people new to FPGA design is the constraints file. People are used to just writing code and having it work. However, in FPGA design we have to specify what hardware is being used.
Structure of an FPGA
Once upon a time, the readers of the Digilent blog were given a brief history…
FPGAs and Microcontrollers
FPGA or microcontroller? Do I have to choose? We’re here with some of the differences between the two and appropriate times to use each.
Making a Spy Rover
With the growth of computer science and cybernetics, the first mobile robots debuted during World War II. In the decades since, further advancements have made it possible to create a wide range of mobile robots, all with varying purposes and capabilities. But now, Instructables user MarioaraR explains how to make your very own Spy Rover with a chipKIT Wi-FIRE.
FPIDroidHouse with a Nexys 3
As smart homes are becoming more and more de rigueur, Instructables user skorpyon1992 created a timely project, the FPiDroid House. This project is still in beta testing, but has shown a lot of potential so far. By using the Nexys 3 (or any of our FPGA boards), you too could connect a lot of your devices to monitor and control your very own smart home.
The Nexys Video Has Launched!
As you may have surmised from Jesse’s post earlier, we have a new product, the fantastic Nexys Video! To learn more, I talked to Sam Bobrowicz, one of the people at Digilent who worked very hard to get this product released.
New Nexys Video on Youtube
As someone who has a vested interest in audio and video technology, I find our new board, the Nexys Video, very exciting. It has HDMI input and output ports as well as a standard 24-bit audio codec, which, along with the massive DDR memory, make it ideally suited for handling audio and video signals.
A Digital Oscilloscope Using Digilent ZYBO
By now, you’re probably familiar with the ZYBO board. You’ve seen the ZYBOt, a tutorial for using embedded Linux with ZYBO, and how to tweet webcam photos with a ZYBO. Thanks to one intrepid Instructables user, you can now learn how to make a digital oscilloscope with a ZYBO.
Summer of Digilent
As the school year comes to an end and people and families prepare for their vacations, their minds begin to relax. To keep those minds sharp and focused, it may be time to start a summer project. Going through the Internet to find such a project can be tedious and time-consuming. If you don’t want to spend time going through thousands of Instructables, then maybe we can help. Let’s take a look at some of our projects and products that could help fill those lax summer hours.
Using Digilent Adept
Digilent Adept is a light-weight program that allows users to quickly load .bit files onto your FPGA chip. The Power of Adept is in its simplicity and speed.
Virtual Touchscreen Game Using ZYBO
One of the really cool projects to come out of the Digilent Design Contest is a virtual touchscreen game hands-on tutorial for the ZYBO. This Instructable provides step-by-step instructions for customizing hardware to emulate a touchscreen on a simple TFT (thin-film transistor) monitor using camera and finger detection
Wheels on Your ZedBoard
The goal of this Instructable by myronking is to build a simple two-wheeled motorized robot controlled by a ZedBoard. You’ll learn about communication and control logic with FPGAs.
Xilinx Partner Pages
One of the companies we work closely with is Xilinx, and we’re honored that they feature some of our products on their partner pages. The Digilent partner page not only has information about our company, but links to our products that use a Xilinx FPGA (and a few accessories).