OPB-compatible VGA Character Display for Spartan Development Board

OPB-compatible VGA Character Display for Spartan Development Board

Details

Category: Video Controller

Created: October 09, 2007

Updated: January 27, 2020

Language: Verilog

Other project properties

Development Status: Stable

Additional info: FPGA proven

WishBone compliant: No

WishBone version: n/a

License: GPL

Description

This is an OPB-compatible VGA character display for the Spartan 3E development board, which does not contain DACs.

The core is very small, requiring only 3 BRAMs and 533 slices.

All access is through write character commands, similar to an LCD display. 3-bit color is supported, as well as inverted characters.

Current resolution is 640x480, 75x55 characters

Features

- Ease of use
- Includes write string function
- Individual characters can also be written
- Small footprint

Status

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