{"id":16467,"date":"2016-08-29T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=16467"},"modified":"2025-07-21T02:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:35:16","slug":"digilent-pmods-are-now-more-accessible-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/digilent-pmods-are-now-more-accessible-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Digilent Pmods Are Now More Accessible Than Ever!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PmodNot only did several new Pmods<\/a>\u00a0debut\u00a0this summer,\u00a0the season also proved to be a valuable time for\u00a0beefing up support and the user experience for our existing modules. Whether you\u2019re predominantly an\u00a0FPGA<\/a> or microcontroller <\/a>enthusiast, the Pmod line is now easier to use and more accessible than ever.<\/p>\n

Here are some highlights from this summer in regards to\u00a0enhanced Pmod support!<\/p>\n

Pmod IP Cores –\u00a0Additional Support for Pmod use with FPGA\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 20 of our most popular Pmods<\/a> now have IP cores for easy drag-and-drop use in MicroBlaze designs. This includes sensors (such as infrared motion sensors<\/a>), data converters, and displays, as well as our Bluetooth<\/a>, GPS <\/a>and WiFi <\/a>modules, and Pmod CON1: Wire Terminal Connectors<\/a>. For those of you who have programmed FPGAs<\/a> using the\u00a0MicroBlaze<\/a>\u00a0soft microprocessor core in the past, you know that half of the battle is setting up proper communication with peripherals. With the ready to use IP cores, the time required to add a Pmod to your design can drop from hours of additional work to minutes. You can see why we\u2019re excited about this!<\/p>\n

Check our Using Pmod IPs<\/a>\u00a0tutorial for explicit instructions on how to take advantage of\u00a0Pmod IP cores in your MicroBlaze designs. To see which Pmods are currently supported, go to the Digilent GitHub<\/a> under vivado-library\/ip\/pmods. Check back often as we\u2019re adding new Pmods all the time!<\/p>\n

MPIDE Libraries and Example Code – MCU Support<\/strong><\/p>\n

For those interested in using our microcontroller<\/a> boards, we\u2019ve enhanced the user experience there as well.\u00a0For\u00a0ninety percent\u00a0of our Pmods we now have MPIDE libraries and example code to get users up and running and collecting data as soon as possible. From there, users can either explore the example code or start getting creative right away!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been on the chipKIT<\/a> site lately, you may have noticed that users are being encouraged to migrate away from the traditional MPIDE<\/a> and download the Arduino IDE with chipKIT core<\/a> instead. What does this mean for existing MPIDE code? It means it will run smoothly in the Arduino IDE without any modifications necessary! The user simply needs to download and install the chipKIT core plugin\u00a0following the\u00a0explicit instructions given on the chipKIT core wiki<\/a>. For all MCU code, visit the Digilent wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Wiki Pages and Community Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n

Example code and projects are great, but they\u2019re not very useful if they\u2019re difficult to find. We’ve refactored our Pmod wiki pages<\/a> to address just that. Now all code, tutorials and projects are prominently displayed on each Pmod\u2019s landing page for easy navigation. We\u2019ve also added a section for community projects. Although not hosted on the official Digilent GitHub, these include\u00a0great projects from our community users, Design Contests and Hackathons, and from us as well!\u00a0Such as our <\/span>High Five robot,<\/a> which employs\u00a0Pmods to raise personal morale.<\/span>\u00a0If you have a project you\u2019d like us to post, please let us know via\u00a0our <\/span>Blog<\/a> or<\/span>\u00a0Forum<\/a>.\u00a0You can also reach us\u00a0on social media, by checking out our <\/span>Social Hub!<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Pmod-Powered High Five Robot in action!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even More Awesome Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last but not least, we\u2019re keeping our summer prices! Today officially marks the day that the sale sign will be coming down but prices will not<\/em> be going up. Happy projecting, and make sure to comment below and let us know what you are working on!<\/p>\n

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