FPGA Night (14 May 7-10PM)

Mostly carrying over from last week.

Agenda

1. Install/Run Xilinx ISE (http://www.xilinx.com/support/download/index.html/content/xilinx/en/downloadNav/design-tools.html – ISE Design Suite)
2. Compile and upload blinky lights bit file
3. Modify blinky lights code to change rate of blink
4. Use DCM instead of divider to vary blink rate

Required Items

1. Xilinx based Spartan 3 or higher FPGA
2. Laptop running Windows or Linux (OSX will not work!)
3. Breadboard and LEDs if your FPGA board does not have LEDs
4. Laptop must have ~ 30GB of free disk space for Xilinx ISE

Because of the cost of FPGA dev boards, we will not have extras. If you have questions about what board to get, please E-Mail fpga@unallocatedspace.org.

Since the space runs off of donations, we would like to mention that the recommended donation for this class is $10. It is by no means a requirement! Attendance to the space, and this class, is 100% free to all!