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Three of the Top FPGA Dev Boards for New Designers

Three of the Top FPGA Dev Boards for New Designers

Looking to get a new FPGA development board? Maybe you aren’t, but this article might persuade you to get one like our previous article did to me.


News Feb 18, 2018 by Donald Krambeck
Capacitive Control Panel PCB Design Considerations for TI’s MSP430FR2633 Microcontroller

Capacitive Control Panel PCB Design Considerations for TI’s MSP430FR2633 Microcontroller

This article provides a closer look at the PCB design considerations and programming of a custom capacitive touch interface device.


Solving the Power Challenges of Integrating Multiple GbE Interfaces

Solving the Power Challenges of Integrating Multiple GbE Interfaces

An exploration of how new mid-range FPGAs can perform bridging functions for Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) links while addressing the issue of low power consumption.


Tales of Project Troubleshooting: Solutions from a Problem-Magnet

Tales of Project Troubleshooting: Solutions from a Problem-Magnet

This article covers the various roadblocks encountered in a new design and how they were troubleshot and overcome.


Dev Kits from TDK, Add-On Sensor Systems from Bosch Set the Tone for Sensor Incorporation in 2018

Dev Kits from TDK, Add-On Sensor Systems from Bosch Set the Tone for Sensor Incorporation in 2018

Sensor integration unsurprisingly continues to be important for the future of device design. Bosch and TDK showed this month that they're answering the call with both dev kits for easy prototyping and production-ready sensor solutions.


News Jan 15, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Simplifying VHDL Code: The Std_Logic_Vector Data Type

Simplifying VHDL Code: The Std_Logic_Vector Data Type

This article will review the "std_logic_vector" data type which is one of the most common data types in VHDL.


The Hardware Side of Bioinformatics: Protein Sequenator to Raspberry Pi

The Hardware Side of Bioinformatics: Protein Sequenator to Raspberry Pi

Computational biology turned sequencing into a routine laboratory process, and today computer technology helps analyze a wide variety of molecular biology information.


News Jan 03, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Flex Logix Co-Founder Awarded 3 Patents for eFPGA Designs

Flex Logix Co-Founder Awarded 3 Patents for eFPGA Designs

With three new patents under their belt, and more potentially on the way, what effect will Flex Logix’s new designs have on the FPGA industry, and how do Flex Logix’s eFPGAs differ from traditional FPGAs?


News Dec 15, 2017 by Justin Kirkham
The FitByte: How to Make an ATtiny85 Powered Activity Tracking Wearable

The FitByte: How to Make an ATtiny85 Powered Activity Tracking Wearable

This is a protoype of a fitness wearable device designed to vibrate when it detects stagnation.


Projects Dec 13, 2017 by Demsey Kirkwood
A New Wireless-Enabled Audio Processor for Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants

A New Wireless-Enabled Audio Processor for Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants

Let's take a look at ON Semiconductor's new DSP-based hybrid IC solution that brings wireless connectivity to hearing aids and cochlear implants.


News Dec 11, 2017 by Nick Davis
SiFive Adds Flex Logix eFPGA IPs to DesignShare Initiative

SiFive Adds Flex Logix eFPGA IPs to DesignShare Initiative

SiFive, the company behind the first RISC-V based SoCs, has recently announced the addition of Flex Logix’s FPGA IP to its DesignShare initiative.


News Nov 12, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Purpose and Internal Functionality of FPGA Look-Up Tables

Purpose and Internal Functionality of FPGA Look-Up Tables

This article explains the Look-Up Tables (LUTs) constituting Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).


New Programmable Motor Controller from STMicroelectronics Aims for Efficient Battery-Powered Devices

New Programmable Motor Controller from STMicroelectronics Aims for Efficient Battery-Powered Devices

Small batteries increase the need for low power use, efficient design. In this News Brief, we take a look at the STSPIN32F0A programmable motor controller from ST Micro.


Intel to Introduce New CPU-FPGA Hybrid Chip Supported by Acceleration Stack

Intel to Introduce New CPU-FPGA Hybrid Chip Supported by Acceleration Stack

Last year, Intel acquired FPGA-focused Altera. Now they've announced the intention to create a hybrid between their well-known CPUs and FPGAs.Last year, Intel acquired FPGA-focused Altera. Now they've announced a new line of hybrid chips that combine FPGAs with their well-known CPUs, achieving a goal set in 2010.


News Oct 18, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Intelligence at the Edge Part 2: Reduced Time to Insight

Intelligence at the Edge Part 2: Reduced Time to Insight

In this multipart industrial IoT series, we will break down and explore the fundamental aspects of the edge node interpretation within the larger IoT framework: sensing, measuring, interpreting, and connecting data, with additional consideration for power management and security.


The LimeSDR Mini Open Source, USB, Programmable Software-Defined Radio

The LimeSDR Mini Open Source, USB, Programmable Software-Defined Radio

The popular open source LimeSDR USB stick programmable software-defined radio is about to get a smaller, cheaper little brother.


News Sep 26, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Build a Temperature and/or Humidity Controlled Fan with a Picaxe 08M2 Microcontroller

Build a Temperature and/or Humidity Controlled Fan with a Picaxe 08M2 Microcontroller

A Picaxe 08M2 microcontroller and an HIH6030 sensor team up to easily control a ventilation fan using temperature or humidity or both.


How to Use a Robot to Record and Transfer Audio Signals

How to Use a Robot to Record and Transfer Audio Signals

This article provides detailed information on sampling audio signals and transferring the data to a PC for analysis.


Projects Sep 15, 2017 by Robert Keim
RISC-V: Transforming the Development of SoC Devices that Combine FPGAs and Microcontrollers

RISC-V: Transforming the Development of SoC Devices that Combine FPGAs and Microcontrollers

Until recently, developers integrating a FPGA fabric with a microcontroller were severely limited in their choice of IP licensing options. Using open-source tools with a RISC-V core in a FPGA is present a solution to that problem.


Troubleshooting Tools for Your Next Bluetooth LE Project: Ubertooth and the Nordic nRF Sniffer

Troubleshooting Tools for Your Next Bluetooth LE Project: Ubertooth and the Nordic nRF Sniffer

Bluetooth LE was designed with the IoT in mind. Here are some options for troubleshooting your next Bluetooth LE project.


Projects Jul 14, 2017 by Mark Hughes