This article will discuss phase truncation in direct digital synthesizers.
June 20, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
Everyone needs a negative voltage rail eventually, but most only have a single rail supply. This project will show you how to build a negative voltage generator that runs off a single rail supply!
June 07, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
This article discusses the good and the bad regarding Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators. These oscillators are especially important because they are present in the internal oscillator in many popular MCUs.
May 24, 2018 by Eduardo Corpeño
This article will review considerations for efficient FPGA implementation of symmetric FIR filters.
May 17, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
This article will review the distributed arithmetic which is an interesting method of efficiently implementing multiply-and-accumulate operations.
May 11, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
This article will review the structure of the binary multipliers that use the look-up tables (LUTs) in the Xilinx logic fabric.
April 30, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
This article reviews the use of carry-save adders to efficiently compute a multioperand addition.
April 13, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
This article defines VHDL components, describes component declaration, and gives examples of how to use VHDL components in your code. It also touches on the "for-generate" statement and its uses.
April 06, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
This article will discuss the basic concepts of clock gating and how it can be used to reduce the power consumption of synchronous digital systems.
March 08, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
This article discusses implementation details for a simple yet effective technique that can improve your digital communication.
February 26, 2018 by Robert Keim
This article explains pipelining and its implications with respect to FPGAs, i.e., latency, throughput, change in operating frequency, and resource utilization.
February 15, 2018 by Sneha H.L.
This article will review the concurrent signal assignment statements in VHDL.
January 03, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
This article will review the theory of the two’s complement representation along with some examples.
November 16, 2017 by Dr. Steve Arar
This article explains the Look-Up Tables (LUTs) constituting Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).
November 09, 2017 by Sneha H.L.
This article attempts to give a deeper insight into the interpretation of DFT (direct Fourier transform) output.
August 17, 2017 by Dr. Steve Arar
This article reviews the basics of D/A conversion and explains how multirate DSP can lead to a more efficient system.
June 30, 2017 by Dr. Steve Arar
Learn about various movement-type sensors including accelerometers, tilt sensors, vibration sensors, PIR (passive infrared) sensors, and rotation sensors.
June 19, 2017 by Nick Davis
Dive under the hood of an FPGA: Just what is inside of an FPGA that makes it so different from a microcontroller and yet still so versatile?
June 09, 2017 by Duane Benson
Gate-driver ICs such as the DGD0506 provide a convenient and efficient way to control high-current loads.
May 18, 2017 by Robert Keim
This project uses the Alorium Technology XLR8, a Bluetooth LE HID Implementation, and the EasyVR voice recognition module to add voice-activated movements to your next project.
May 17, 2017 by Mark Hughes
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