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VidorBreakout - Using the pins on the Mini PCIe connector of the Arduino MKR Vidor 4000

2020-03-15T07:20:05Z

The Arduino MKR Vidor 4000 is a powerful but also mysterious board. The FPGA gives it a performance boost over other Arduinos but its functions are very badly documented. There are also very few code examples available on the internet. Mini PCIe...(read more)

MKR VIDOR 4000 Simple DVM

2019-07-16T19:13:00Z

Here's a simple DVM made from an Arduino VIDOR 4000. A potentiometer is placed in between VCC and GND with the wiper connected to analog input A3. The value of the analog input is read and then shown through the HDMI to a monitor screen. The arduino...(read more)

Vidor Clock - Powered by FPGA

2019-07-16T15:01:00Z

What is FPGA? (source: Wikipedia) A field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is an integrated circuit designed to be configured by a customer or a designer after manufacturing – hence the term "field-programmable". The FPGA configuration i...(read more)

MKR VIDOR 4000 - Programmable Logic Project

2019-07-16T13:18:00Z

SMART CYCLE SUMMARY In today’s world everything is being revolutionised and technological advancements are made everyday to day objects smarter so why not our cycles?Cyclists and motorists are the most likely to be killed...(read more)

bb-cpld - a robotics expansion board for the BeagleBone Black with an Altera MAX II EPM1270

2019-07-15T21:57:00Z

When you build robots you always have to control lots of motors or RC servos. If you use a micro controller as main computing device you are fine because these devices have plenty of PWM outputs to control motors. But when you switch to more powerfu...(read more)

Display for Traffic Predictor - Cypress PSoC6 BLE Pioneer kit

2019-07-15T15:55:00Z

Introduction 'Programmable Logic' Project14 competition has given Element14 Community members (and myself) a chance to explore 'Programmable Logic' which is usually not explored by hobbyists or makers in the first pla...(read more)

VidorScout - MKR Vidor 4000 Mobile Robot: Assembly and Test

2019-07-15T05:37:00Z

VidorScout Assembly and Test Related Posts VidorScout - MKR Vidor 4000 Mobile Robot: Intro VidorScout - MKR Vidor 4000 Mobile Robot: VidorBitstream compile VidorScout - MKR Vidor 4000 Mobile Robot: Camera QR Code Recognition The VidorS...(read more)

Pseudo random generator with Arduino Vidor MKR4000

2019-07-14T16:21:00Z

My basic idea is to use Arduino MKR4000 board as source of true random generator for calculation based on Monte Carlo methods. At first stage of getting familiar with this board and Quartus software I have created a simple pseudo random generator w...(read more)

PanelDriver: A FPGA based HDMI to FPD-Link converter

2019-07-05T05:35:00Z

This month's Project14 | Build Projects that Use a Programmable Logic Device such as FPGA or CPLD! theme comes after almost a year since I first started working with FPGAs. While the project at its current stage does not make use of the ARM core in ...(read more)

Using MKR Vidor 4000 as basic debug architecture

2019-07-02T02:17:00Z

Hi folks, during my master's degree on computer science, i worked on the development of an architecture for checking digital circuits, based on FPGA focused on data centers, and high performance systems. But due to lack of support from the developer...(read more)

PragrammaBall - getting started on the Verilog

2019-07-01T17:57:00Z

So, I've decided what I'm going to do for my Programmable Logic Project 14 entry. It's going to be a ball-rolling sort of game controlled by a couple of micro:bits. I'm hoping my kids will be able to help with the micro:bit side of things. As...(read more)

VidorScout - MKR Vidor 4000 Mobile Robot: Camera QR Code Recognition

2019-06-30T23:58:00Z

MKR Vidor 4000 Camera Example The Arduino MKR Vidor 4000 is not only the first in the Arduino MKR series to provide a FPGA option, it also as the option to add a camera via a MIPI connector near the Mini PCIe connector. With the assista...(read more)

ProgrammaBall - project idea

2019-06-24T18:45:00Z

This month's Projec14 - Programmable Logic - really appeals to me because I'm trying to get in FPGAs, but I'm finding it a little hard going. Well, let's be honest it's not easy. It's the sort of thing that I understand when i read it, I understand ...(read more)

VidorScout - MKR Vidor 4000 Mobile Robot: VidorBitstream compile

2019-06-23T10:02:00Z

VidorBitstream Part of the intent of the VidorScout project is to take advantage of the FPGA code that Arduino has provided and modify it for a particular purpose. It is unknown at this time whether this is possible since not all of the...(read more)

VidorScout - MKR Vidor 4000 Mobile Robot: Intro

2019-06-23T06:43:00Z

Overview VidorScout is an autonomous mobile robot that uses Sensor Fusion which combines camera vision, Time of Flight Sensor data and IR Sensors to identify objects for both avoidance and for object identification. The camera sensor can also...(read more)