A Back To School Message From Our President
There are hints of color in the trees and we’ve had our first real heavy rains here in Washington after a hot and dry summer. Our interns are back to …
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Iris Recognition on ZYBO
Interfacing with eyes by using an iris recognition program with the ZYBO.
The Constraints File, Also Known as Magical Moving Stairs
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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VHDL Etch-a-Sketch
Remember Etch-a-Sketch? Well, here’s a chance to play an updated version!
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Gesture Detection Device with ZYBO
Have you ever been intrigued by motion sensors? This Instructable by sebastiangiangu shows how this team designed and developed a gesture detecting engine for the Digilent Design Contest 2015.
Monitoring Energy Consumption with Watt-a-Save
Want an easy way to monitor energy consumption for your house? There’s an Instructable for that that uses the chipKIT WF32 and a few Pmods.
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Spotlight On: Nexys 4 DDR Looper
Tommy and Sam present their homemade FPGA audio looper!
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Getting Ready for School – Making the Most of Digilent Resources
One of the most important things in school is being able to find the resources you need to be successful. Digilent can help you find those tools!
Using the PmodCON3
Josh explains some good uses for the PmodCON3!
Getting Into the Electronics World – My Story
James shares his personal journey into the exciting world of electronics.
Whack-A-Mole with the Nexys 2
When was the last time you played Whack-a-Mole? There’s a newer, more technologically advanced version now…
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Running WaveForms with the Analog Discovery on the ZYBO
How to use WaveForms software with your ZYBO board.
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FPGA – Configurable Logic Block
Welcome to the first expanded explanation post in our series on the ‘Components of an FPGA’. This post will describe the architecture of a configurable logic block (CLB) and the functionality this component serves within a field programmable gate array (FPGA).
A Wonderland of Fractals with the Nexys Video
Check out some fascinating fractal displays with Hamster’s latest project!
Snake Game with Score Tracking in LabVIEW
In preparation for NI week, we decided to resurrect our snake game with a new twist. Score tracking and high scores in LabVIEW!
Heart Rate Monitor Using a myRIO
Heart racing in excitement for NI Week? Well now you can measure exactly how fast it is going, with a photoresistor heart rate sensor.
Plug and Play Pmods with LabVIEW
Looking for a quick electronic fix? Check out one of our awesome NI Week demos!
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Structure of an FPGA
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 …
Educating Kids
When I was little, I always was inspired to put LEGOs together and take them apart. I could spend a whole day just building and playing around. When I was …
Cooling Solutions
Overheated and under-financed? No sweat! We have curated some of the best D.I.Y cooling solutions, just for you and your’e biologically fragile body temperature.
FPGA vs Microcontroller: When to Use Each?
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.
Building the Jousting Robots
Whats the only thing cooler than robots equipped with weapons?? TWO robots with weapons. Jousting.
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A-maze-ing Game for Nexys 3
Games all around! What makes a fun game for the engineer in your life? A programmable maze based on an FPGA. This Instructable was made by RedCirkle to provide a …
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Jousting Robots – Wiring and LabVIEW Code
Long for the knights of old, but with the technology of new? Well trifle no longer, for in preparation for NI week, Josh and I decided to create jousting robots!
8-Step FPGA Sequencer and Synthesizer
Music is one of the more delightful aspects of being human. Listening to it provides such a thrill, but creating it — that takes real work. But what if there were a way to simplify that? Of course there is!