In twenty years, will we own an automobile, or will fleets of autonomous vehicles roam the streets waiting to be hailed? In the United States, over 30,000 people die on …
Imagine you’re enjoying a serene holiday in Japan, the tranquility only interrupted by news of a sudden disaster striking your PCB back home. Panic sets in – do you rush …
In the ever-evolving realm of electronics and electrical engineering education, the demand for cutting-edge tools is ongoing. At Digilent, we’re excited to share a success story featuring National Yang Ming …
Hi there Digilent Blog readers! I’m Dr. Brian Faulkner, professor of Electrical Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, where I teach introductory circuit theory and power …
We recently revamped a tutorial on the Digilent Reference site which details how to set up an LWIP echo server for Zynq-7000 boards: Getting Started with Zynq Servers. This post is …
In the dynamic landscape of electrical engineering education, adaptation to modern teaching tools is essential to provide students with the best learning experiences. A recent success story from Shandong Jianzhu …
Dual mode is a newly introduced feature of WaveForms that came out when the AD3 launched. It allows you to connect two of the same kind of Mixed Signal Oscilloscope …
Hardware-in-the-Loop Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) is a powerful technique that enables the testing and validation of complex systems by integrating real hardware components into a simulation environment. It allows engineers to verify …
As engineers, we know the importance of having versatile and effective tools at our disposal. The Analog Discovery 2 from Digilent is one such tool that has become a staple …
The 4-20 mA current loop interface came about because of the need to transmit information over long distances. System designers found that instead of a changing a voltage signal [that …
In this post, the hardware design for the Eclypse Z7 to perform wireless communication is discussed. The initial considerations behind the circuit design and PCB design have discussed in this …
Thermocouples are a popular way to measure temperature due to their low cost, ease-of-use, and wide measurement range. This article explains the difficulties in making accurate thermocouple measurements, how the …
Last month, I described a simple stateless web application using Python and Plotly’s Dash module. It created a dashboard allowing users to select waveform channels, update rate, and the number …
Software defined radio (SDR) replaces traditional radio frequency (RF) hardware with programmable software, giving you dynamic control over modulation, bandwidth, and frequency. This technology allows for wideband, flexible experimentation across …
Fritzing is a free tool that allows users to create clean and professional images of electronics projects for teaching or sharing. Digilent uses Fritzing in all of our intern-created projects, and we’re working closely with Fritzing to have a bin of Digilent parts soon.
At Digilent, we’re proud to support educators and students around the world in bringing digital design concepts to life. One recent example comes from Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Turkey, where …
