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We finished creating the new FIFO backed RX module. This class we will spend a lot of time playing around in the simulator. We will be creating procedures to send test data as well as read data from the FIFO. The slides for the upcoming and previous classes can be found here. The slides are…

As of this month, Unallocated Space has occupied our current building due to your generosity. We want to celebrate 4 years of great times and cool hacks by hosting a potluck party on October 25th starting at 2pm. Please mention what your going to bring at http://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=GYTO5348&v=c0aa515b83 (User Pw 6667) Activities Fire tornado Pumpkin Hacking…

We finished a full serial UART in the last class. In this class we will be adding a FIFO to the RX module. This will enable the UART to buffer data that is read so that the parent module does not have to immediately read the incoming data. We will not be doing any testing…

Starting Monday, October 20th the Electronics Fundamentals class will begin! The class will kick off around 7pm and run until about 9pm. The first class will be all theory but it will be the foundation for every other class to follow. We’ll be covering things like what electricity is, what an electron is, units such…

In the last class we completed the serial receiver. In this class we will be creating a serial transmitter. Once the transmitter is complete, we will make a mater module that contains both the transmitter and receiver. Then we will connect rx to tx (loopback) and make sure everything is working as planned! If time…

We will be creating a UART receiver that will get data from the serial port of the Arduino Micro boards. If you have a board that has a serial port built in, you can also use that directly. All boards will be programmed ahead of time and source code will be available. If you have…

We will be using 3.3 volt Arduino Mini boards that are programmed to act like SRAM. A basic data sheet will be created to help guide development of a VHDL module. Development will be done on your own with a slideshow that gives hints. More chip options other than SRAM might be available by class…