{"id":15582,"date":"2016-10-26T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=15582"},"modified":"2016-10-26T09:45:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T16:45:06","slug":"pmod-wars-iii-return-of-the-jericho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/pmod-wars-iii-return-of-the-jericho\/","title":{"rendered":"Pmod Wars III: Return Of The Jericho"},"content":{"rendered":"

WE JOIN\u00a0OUR HERO\u00a0after his escape<\/a> from the clutches of Pmod DA4<\/a>. Despite the\u00a0disturbing discovery of his familial lineage,<\/a> he is determined to complete his mission and rescue his friends. He travels to the desolate planet of Pullman Wheatfield, to infiltrate Jericho the Hutt’s palace.<\/p>\n

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A barren landscape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jericho The Hutt was infamous across the galaxy for his shady underworld dealings, affinity for gambling, and complete unwillingness to use the restroom for strangers.<\/p>\n

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Jericho The Hutt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His prolific criminal career has yielded him a glamorous yet gluttonous lifestyle-\u00a0he was as much rolling in the dough as he was dough-y rolls. His enormous girth was a byproduct of an\u00a0insatiable appetite and despite his militaristic rule, not even his own subjects were safe from potential consumption by the sassy sentient sausage. And now he was in possession of the imprisoned Pmod CON3.<\/a><\/p>\n

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PmodCON3 in suspended animation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However Pmod JSTK\"Displaying\u00a0<\/a>was not alone in his pursuit of the accordion-shaped overlord. Disguised\u00a0as a helpful PowerBrick, Princess Pmod OLEDrgb<\/a>\u00a0had already gotten inside and proceeded to release Pmod CON3\u00a0<\/a>from his restrictive packaging.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately they are both soon recaptured by the treat-loving tyrant, enslaved, and sentenced to death.<\/p>\n

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A merciless ruler.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But before the execution, Pmod JSTK<\/a>\u00a0arrives and a struggle ensues. \u00a0Pmod OLEDrgb <\/a>disarms\u00a0our favorite low-riding ringleader, while Pmod CON3<\/a>\u00a0inadvertently knocks Pmod HB3<\/a> into a deadly pit, a grisly conclusion to\u00a0their long-term rivalry.<\/p>\n

However our hero’s troubles are far from over, as no corner of the galaxy or Digilent Offices is free from Pmod DA4\u2019s<\/a> scheming plans. So they opt to head straight to the heart of the evil, DA4’s infamous ship.<\/p>\n

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The Deadly Starship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Upon arrival,\u00a0they encounter DA4 <\/a>and his troops, who capture the ragtag and relatively\u00a0unprepared crew. Pmod JSTK\u00a0<\/a>pleads with Pmod DA4\u00a0to abandon his pursuit of power and the Channelers, to rejoin the noble Resolution. \u00a0But DA4 is unaffected, and takes\u00a0him to meet the ultimate evil \u2013 Emperor Pmod ISNS20.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Emperor in all his evil, photo-shopped glory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Originally intended as a simple current sensing module, Pmod ISNS20 <\/a>combined an Allegro ACS722 Hall Effect current sensor with a 12-bit analog-to-digital converter from Texas Instruments. And through its unprecedented speed and accuracy, he quickly rose to incredible power. Now faced with the Pmod JSTK,<\/a> he sees the young Pmods potential as the JSTK2\u2026and attempts to lure him to the dark side.\"20160720_143602\"<\/p>\n

The Emperor’s offer is one of wickedness, but Pmod JSTK <\/a>cannot help but listen. Listen to the Emperor, the Pmod DA4, <\/a>the anger inside…<\/p>\n

*Pmod R2R’<\/a>s eerie ghost voice* “Use the force JSTK, chooooose the right direction”.<\/p>\n

Upon recollection of his old master’s sentiment Pmod JSTK <\/a>valiantly rejects\u00a0the Emperor’s\u00a0proposition. He battles Pmod DA4 <\/a>and eventually destroys a component. But upon witnessing the damage he has done, he sees the disturbing parallels between them. He fears his upgraded self as Pmod JSTK2 will become just as morally warped as his father, and the continuous egging on of the Emperor for\u00a0further violence was really not helping with his existential moral crisis.<\/p>\n

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The ultimate choice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the\u00a0end he refuses the Emperor, and in an act of inhumane evil and overall electronic negligence, Emperor Pmod ISNS20 <\/a>chooses to mis-monitor the power supply. This coupled with his removal of his over-current protection delivers to\u00a0Pmod JSTK a torturous dose of current.<\/p>\n

However in\u00a0an unprecedant act of pure resolution , Pmod DA4 <\/a>throws himself in the way of the lethal current to protect the Pmod JSTK.\u00a0<\/a>They say his capacity for resolution grew three sizes that day, but this is unlikely due to the inevitable constraints of fitting high-performing components onto a accessibly-sized yet affordable board.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alas, one can at least be assured that DA4<\/a> found those remaining 12 bits of resolution. He deflected the direction of the current back onto the Emperor, successfully frying the hateful hardware. However DA4<\/a> was never designed to handle that much current, and is mortally wounded from his\u00a0pure act.\u00a0He then succumbed to his bricked components in the arms of weeping JSTK.<\/p>\n

And in that moment, having made that choice, Pmod JSTK can feel his hardware upgrading… his design strengthening…as he becomes the Pmod JSTK2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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After destroying the deadly starship, our hero and his companions make their escape. However Pmod JSTK2 <\/a>is still burdened with the events that had transpired. His friends attempt to comfort him.<\/p>\n

Pmod OLEDrgb<\/a>: “JSTK2, it\u2019s not about the hardware on your PCB, it\u2019s about what you decide to do with that hardware. Which direction you choose is up to you. You may share communication protocol with him, but that doesn’t define your applications.”<\/p>\n

Pmod CON3:<\/a> “Yeah, what she said. It\u2019s not a big deal dude, we still like you.”<\/p>\n

Pmod OLEDrgb:<\/a> “In truth, I also am in the SPI family- but I have chosen to focus my life, my power on the Resolution. My 16 bit color resolution and graphical display can show off more than graphs, full-color pictures and text. It can show you what you truly are capable of. And I believe that is bringing balance to this universe.”<\/p>\n

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PmodJSTK2 stares out to the abyss… into his future.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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