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“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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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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An FPGA user shares his experience with debugging and gives some tips on how to diagnose and solve issues in FPGA designs.
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Today we will go over a brief overview on FPGAs!
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Check out a cool audio project with the Nexys Video!
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You may have heard talk of FPGAs and cryptocurrency being tossed around… but what does it all mean? And more importantly, how does one make money off of it?
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Meet our FPGA Bachelors!
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Learn about the power of Python and the Arty Z7!
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There is more to look forward to this month than just Valentine’s day, with our new FPGA appreciation movement!
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Brandon examines the age old question… can you put a microprocessor on an FPGA?
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James takes the plunge into the world of FPGA!
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We are excited to announce the newest member of our Cmod Lineup, the CmodA7! The CmodA7 is a development board that was designed around Xilinx’s Artix-7. At only 2.75 inches …
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Recently, I have been working on a project using the Arty and MicroBlaze. The Arty has four headers for use with the Digilent Pmod line-up. As I don’t have much experience …
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Join Nate as he continues his experiences with the Zybo!
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The concept of embedded systems is one that I have found very interesting for a long time. The term is actually a pretty accurate description of the topic itself, the idea being …
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Check out this workshop taking place on March 10!
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Learn more about the Arty Board now from Adiuvo’s Adam Taylor!
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Need some help troubleshooting your Xilinx licenses?
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Make your very own game of Bop-It.
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How and why you’d convert UCF files to XDC files.
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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.
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Once upon a time, the readers of the Digilent blog were given a brief history lesson on the field programmable gate array (FPGA), at the end of which you all …
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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.
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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.
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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.
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