{"id":10798,"date":"2015-10-14T09:15:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T16:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=10798"},"modified":"2021-06-16T15:52:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T22:52:45","slug":"blinking-the-leds-on-a-zedboard-using-bluespec-and-connectal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/blinking-the-leds-on-a-zedboard-using-bluespec-and-connectal\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinking the LEDs on a Zedboard Using Bluespec and Connectal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, we posted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/member\/jameyhicks\/\" rel=\"author\">jameyhicks<\/a>&#8216; project about loading Linux on a <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/zedboard\">ZedBoard<\/a> without U-Boot. Today, we have yet another ZedBoard-related Instructable for you. This tutorial shows <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Blinking-the-LEDs-on-a-Zedboard-using-Bluespec-and\/?ALLSTEPS\">how to compile and run a Connectal project on your ZedBoard<\/a>\u00a0to blink its LEDs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TAxPZCOMy8Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>To do this project, you need a ZedBoard, an SD card containing a Zynq-Boot image (as described in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/index.php\/booting-linux-on-the-zedboard-without-a-u-boot\/\">How to boot Linux on a Zedboard without U-Boot<\/a>), a Github account (since Connectal Build pulls source code from Github), and\u00a0Python and curl on a Linux machine or Mac.<\/p>\n<p>Boot the Zedboard from the SD card, and use a shell session to determine its IP address. Secondly, create your own repository on Github. Then add a ZedBoard project on Connectal Build. Edit testleds.cpp. Watch the build happen and use your script to run the application. Then your LEDs should be blinking away!<\/p>\n<p>This is a great tutorial to further your understanding of working with the ZedBoard and with Linux. Do you have any other projects that work well on the ZedBoard?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style6 like-10798 jlk' data-task='like' data-post_id='10798' data-nonce='579aded7b7' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-10798 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style6 unlike-10798 jlk' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='10798' data-nonce='579aded7b7' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Unlike' \/><span class='unlc-10798 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <div class='status-10798 status align-left'>Be the 1st to vote.<\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excited about Linux projects on the ZedBoard? 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