{"id":27695,"date":"2019-12-16T15:27:40","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T23:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=27695"},"modified":"2020-12-21T11:18:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T19:18:02","slug":"2019-holiday-gifting-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/2019-holiday-gifting-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Holiday Gifting Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2EarKMV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27713\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SOCIAL-BNR-2019-HolidayGiftGuide.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"708\" height=\"293\" data-wp-pid=\"27713\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not quite sure what to get the special engineer in your life, you&#8217;re not alone. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/careertrend.com\/good-qualities-needed-to-become-an-electrical-engineer-13653404.html\">CareerTrend.com<\/a>, en electrical engineer must be a problem solver, analytical, detail-oriented, AND creative. That list of qualities and character traits eliminates quite a few &#8220;traditional&#8221; holiday gifts (clothes, jewelry, coffee mugs, a wallet, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/holidays\/christmas-ideas\/g28820530\/most-popular-gifts-2019\/\">a waffle maker<\/a>). While those things may be quite nice, an engineer needs&#8230; more. That&#8217;s where we step in with our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide. You see, Digilent was made\u00a0<em>for\u00a0<\/em>engineers\u00a0<em>by<\/em> engineers. And everything we do is designed to empower the engineer&#8217;s wonderfully unique mindset. Below, we have listed twelve items that are sure to make that special someone&#8217;s holidays merry and bright. Oh, and if you&#8217;re thinking, &#8220;<em>Shoot, I&#8217;ve already shopped for them this year!<\/em>&#8220;, then you can always file this away for next year (or buy yourself something nice&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use the code &#8220;HAPPYHOLIDAYS10&#8221; at checkout for any of the items below to receive a 10% discount!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>For the Stocking<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2RB33Bf\"><strong>Analog Discovery 2 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>Everyone&#8217;s favorite pocket instrument brings joy to any desktop it graces. <em>($300.00)\u00a0 <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2RB33Bf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27702 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ad2.jpg\" alt=\"Analog Discovery 2 Portable Oscilloscope\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-wp-pid=\"27702\" \/><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2RzqlHI\">Pmod ToF &#8211;<\/a> <\/strong>The Pmod ToF (Time of Flight) is a sensor that enables optical distance sensing at low power. We hear Santa uses it on his sleigh. <em>($19.99)\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2RzqlHI\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27708 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/PmodTOF-obl-600__10096.1568825975.500.659-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pmod Time of Flight Sensor\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-wp-pid=\"27708\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2PBb9Hi\"><strong>Cora Z7<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>The Cora Z7 is a nice little dev board package with more than a pinch of power that won&#8217;t have you pinching pennies. ($149.99<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2PBb9Hi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27719 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/42350856731_d11881c7d2_w-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-wp-pid=\"27719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/42350856731_d11881c7d2_w-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/42350856731_d11881c7d2_w-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2PwTcK1\"><strong>B<\/strong><strong>NC Adapter<em> &#8211;<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>When gifting for someone who already owns an Analog Discovery 2, give them the gift of even more flexibility. <em>($19.99)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2PwTcK1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27720 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/BNC-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-wp-pid=\"27720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/BNC-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/BNC-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/36l9Zq5\"><strong>Pmod GPS &#8211;<\/strong><\/a> Where in the world is Santa? Maybe\u00a0<em>you<\/em> could tell\u00a0<em>us<\/em> if you had one of these bad boys. <em>($39.99)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/36l9Zq5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27721 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pmod-gps-1-600x422.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"193\" data-wp-pid=\"27721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pmod-gps-1-600x422.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pmod-gps-1-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pmod-gps-1-800x563.jpg 800w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pmod-gps-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/38sz0S4\"><strong>Pcam 5C &#8211;<\/strong><\/a> For your friend that is building a security camera system for his tree. <em>($44.99)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/38sz0S4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27722 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/24352130388_ccd502e0c2_q-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-wp-pid=\"27722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/24352130388_ccd502e0c2_q-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/24352130388_ccd502e0c2_q-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/36nO81w\"><strong>Basys 3 Pmod Pack &#8211;<\/strong> <\/a>For the friend that&#8217;s already started dabbling with FPGAs. Sprinkle some extra love on them!\u00a0<em>($45.00)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/36nO81w\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27723 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/basys-3-pmod-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"257\" data-wp-pid=\"27723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/basys-3-pmod-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/basys-3-pmod-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/basys-3-pmod-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2E5zFLn\">Impedance Analyzer &#8211; <\/a><\/strong>We finish off with another idea for someone who already has an Analog Discovery 2, because who wouldn&#8217;t want more functionality? <em>($21.99)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2E5zFLn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27724 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/impedance-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-wp-pid=\"27724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/impedance-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/impedance-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>For Under the Tree<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2RDfXhV\"><strong>The brand new Genesys ZU &#8211;<\/strong> <\/a>This is akin to when someone gets surprised by a car with a bow on top of it in the driveway. Reserve this one for if you&#8217;re in the dog house, or just\u00a0<em>really<\/em> want to impress someone (not eligible for HAPPYHOLIDAYS10 discount)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2RDfXhV\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27705 \" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/GenesysZU-obl-RevA-275x275-150x150.png\" alt=\"Genesys ZU ultrascale FPGA MPSoC\" width=\"163\" height=\"163\" data-wp-pid=\"27705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/GenesysZU-obl-RevA-275x275-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/GenesysZU-obl-RevA-275x275.png 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2rmBJfr\"><strong>PYNQ-Z1 &#8211;<\/strong><\/a> Everyone loves the PYNQ-Z1. Get this one for the Python-user, or just the one who loves creating. <em>($199)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2rmBJfr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27726 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pynq-z1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-wp-pid=\"27726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pynq-z1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pynq-z1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/36qhRHc\"><strong>Analog Discovery Studio &#8211;<\/strong> <\/a>Get this one if you know a Lab Manager or someone who is very serious about getting the most from their lab space. You can <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/analog-discovery-studio-case\/\">get the case, too!<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><em>($599)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/36qhRHc\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27701 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49097185372_d98ccbaf94_w-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Analog Discovery Studio for lab managers\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-wp-pid=\"27701\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2LHffNc\"><strong>Embedded Vision Bundle feat. Zybo Z7 &#8211;<\/strong><\/a> For the embedded engineer in your life, this is a must have. A gateway to AI, machine learning, edge detection, you name it. <em>($349)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2LHffNc\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27709 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ZyboZ7Pcam-1000-150x150.png\" alt=\"Zybo embedded vision system with FPGA\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-wp-pid=\"27709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ZyboZ7Pcam-1000-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ZyboZ7Pcam-1000-300x300-cropped.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style6 like-27695 jlk' data-task='like' data-post_id='27695' data-nonce='a7290e5e40' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-27695 lc'>+3<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style6 unlike-27695 jlk' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='27695' data-nonce='a7290e5e40' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Unlike' \/><span class='unlc-27695 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <div class='status-27695 status align-left'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re not quite sure what to get the special engineer in your life, you&#8217;re not alone. 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