Application of Embedded Logic Analyzers in FPGA Testing

Application of Embedded Logic Analyzers in FPGA Testing

Click the blue text above to follow us The logic analyzer is an instrument that collects and displays digital signals from the test device using a clock, primarily for timing judgment. Unlike oscilloscopes, which have multiple voltage levels, logic analyzers typically display only two voltages (logic 1 and 0). After setting a reference voltage, the … Read more

Debugging FPGA with Internal Logic Analyzers

Debugging FPGA with Internal Logic Analyzers

Click the blue text to follow us Follow and star our official account for exciting content delivered daily Source: Online materials 1 Reasons for Changing FPGA Debugging Techniques During functional debugging of hardware design, the reprogramming capability of FPGA is a key advantage. In the early use of CPLD and FPGA, if a design was … Read more

Building a Logic Analyzer Using FPGA – USB2.0 Version

Building a Logic Analyzer Using FPGA - USB2.0 Version

In a previous article, we introduced a logic analyzer built using a serial port. Today, we will discuss a logic analyzer based on USB2.0+FPGA. Before we begin, let’s introduce a logic analyzer’s host software – sigrok. Without good host software, even if the hardware is built, the experience will not be good. sigrok Here is … Read more

Vivado Logic Analyzer User Guide

Vivado Logic Analyzer User Guide

This series will bring systematic learning of FPGA, starting from the most basic digital circuit fundamentals, with the most detailed operational steps and straightforward language descriptions, providing a “foolproof” explanation. This allows students majoring in electronics, information, and communication, as well as newcomers to the workplace and professional developers looking to advance, to have a … Read more

Basic Structure and Characteristics of NOR FLASH and NAND FLASH

Basic Structure and Characteristics of NOR FLASH and NAND FLASH

Welcome FPGA engineers to join the official WeChat technical group Clickthe blue textto follow us at FPGA Home – the best and largest pure FPGA engineer community in China Non-volatile storage components come in many forms, such as EPROM, EEPROM, NOR FLASH, and NAND FLASH. The first two have basically been phased out, so I … Read more

Edge Computing: Key Technology in the 5G Era, Dominated by FPGA

Edge Computing: Key Technology in the 5G Era, Dominated by FPGA

Highlights: Detailed analysis of the impact of 5G edge computing on industrial structure. The demand for 5G computing power is driven by two main factors: signal processing and edge computing. On one hand, the increasing demand for communication signal processing imposes new requirements on computing power. On the other hand, 5G is the starting point … Read more

Launch of Domestic EtherCAT Solutions Competing with LAN9252

Launch of Domestic EtherCAT Solutions Competing with LAN9252

Currently, the EtherCAT slave solutions available on the market mainly include the following types. The traditional ones are chips like the Beckhoff ET1100, which require a master control + ESC + PHY, resulting in higher costs, making them unsuitable for the competitive pace of domestic general-purpose products. The second type integrates PHY with the ESC, … Read more

Introduction to Hummingbird FPGA Development Board and JTAG Debugger

Introduction to Hummingbird FPGA Development Board and JTAG Debugger

With the official release of the first RISC-V Chinese book “Hands-On CPU Design – RISC-V Processor Edition” more and more enthusiasts are starting to use the open-source Hummingbird E203 RISC-V core, and many beginners have left messages asking about the use of the RISC-V toolchain. To facilitate beginners in quickly learning RISC-V CPU design and … Read more

Powerful JTAG Boundary Scan 3 – Common Boundary Scan Test Software

Powerful JTAG Boundary Scan 3 - Common Boundary Scan Test Software

The previous two articles introduced the basic principles of boundary scan and BSDL files. This article introduces two software tools commonly used for boundary scan testing. In the practical application section, we will demonstrate boundary scan testing applications based on STM32 and FPGA. This article introduces two commonly used boundary scan testing software: XJTAG and … Read more

Powerful JTAG Boundary Scan 5 – FPGA Boundary Scan Applications

Powerful JTAG Boundary Scan 5 - FPGA Boundary Scan Applications

Previous article, introduced the JTAG boundary scan application based on STM32F103, demonstrated the application of TopJTAG Probe software, and the basic functions of boundary scan. This article introduces the boundary scan application based on Xilinx FPGA, which is almost the same. 1. Obtain the Chip’s BSDL File The method of obtaining the BSDL file for … Read more