Category: Workshop

We will be creating a VHDL library to hold a function that determines how many bits are needed to represent a decimal number, then creating a record that can be used to configure vga_solid. If there is time at the end, then we will begin the process of converting vga_solid to make use of the…

If you want to learn how to solder or maybe just brush up on your soldering skills, come by UAS for our soldering class. We will be putting together the WeevilEye kits donated to UAS by Sparkfun! These kits are suitable for all ages and skill levels. We will have some tools available, but feel…

We will be continuing with adding generics to our vga_solid module. Last class left off with the h_counter, v_counter sizes and, red, green, and blue signal widths being generic. Now we will make the VGA signal timings generic as well as outputting the current x and y positions. Finally, if there is time, we will…

This Capture the Flag contest designed to test your wireless and penetration skills whether you are new to wireless or an experienced wireless penetration tester. http://meetu.ps/2qTDrM Bring your wireless rig, pentesting platform of choice and expect to be challenged. The scope of the contest is 802.11 with challenges varying from the entry level to experienced…

We will be converting the VGA design from last week into a module that we can reuse in other designs. The new module will make use of generics and a library that will contain settings for various VGA modes. For those of you with a Nexys3, Basys2, or Atlys, you will be able to connect…

We will continue using working with VGA by displaying color. There will be a brief instruction for how to display colors. From there, everyone will go do something that displays objects on the screen. The slides for the upcoming and previous classes can be found here. The slides are generally made during the three days…

We will start working on displaying colors and shapes on a monitor using VGA. For those of you with a Nexys3, Basys2, or Atlys, you will be able to connect a VGA cable directly. For those using a Mojo or some other board without a VGA connection, please E-Mail fpga@unallocatedspace.org stating that you need a…

Class for 17 June has been cancelled. We will pick back up next week.

Got an old LInksys Router? Wanna reuse it in a way that can help others? Bring it to the Space! Saturday, June 14th from 10am to 3pm. This event will be a hands on GOTA (Get On The Air) event! HSMM-Mesh is a topology and culture of using this older technology to benefit others by…

This will be the second (and probably last) class on creating a state machine to drive SRAM. We will start off with finishing the write state machine, then add in the code for reading. After that we will create a test bench to test reading and writing. Finally we will wire up the SRAM and…