- Spartan 3 tutorials using xilinx ise 14.7 install#
- Spartan 3 tutorials using xilinx ise 14.7 serial#
I wouldn't mind seeing a couple of user pushbuttons added off in the one empty corner of the board, just for rudimentary debugging. The board's small footprint and minimalist design makes it a good candidate for simply embedding into a project by putting a custom shield on top. The thorough silkscreen pinout markings made it a breeze to hook up and create a new constraints file, and loading via Mojo Loader workeed without any hassle. When I switched to the Mojo, I had my existing project ported over and working within a couple hours and I've never looked back. I came to this board from a Lattice iCEblink40 with which I had been growing increasingly frustrated as the manufacturer seems to have effectively abandoned it in place.
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As mentioned in the comments, there is a LOT more documentation out there for the Spartan 6 if you check the Xilinx website (particularly for those familiar with FPGAs who wish to take advantage of the more complex primitives). If you are new to FPGAs, check the Embedded Micro website for a variety of excellent tutorials. Haven't taken advantage of the Arduino boot loader on the AVR yet either, but it is nice to know I have the option if I want it. I have not used their programming GUI yet (I'm a Makefile person myself), but the Mojo works great for me. So far I haven't found a need to provide it with a global clock other than the on-board oscillator, so again, not an issue for me.
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However, they can still be used for clocking if you aren't worried about SI from the LED hanging off the pin. Also, the LEDs were placed on global clock inputs which seems like an odd choice for such valuable input pins. This is a slight annoyance if you wish to use LVDS or other signaling standards, but I can't say that it has held me back yet. The only major downfall of note is that all I/O are configured for 3.3V LVTTL. Also, the analog inputs via the AVR are an excellent addition! They even break out the JTAG interface if you wish to use it. Also has an on-board oscillator to provide a clock to the FPGA, as well as a button for a reset and a handful of LEDs for debug.
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It is sized very well for embedding inside a project and is easily powered. It handles the configuration of the FPGA on power-up, and breaks out all of the remaining I/O. It may not have the bells and whistles of other dev boards, but I think this is an excellent product.
Spartan 3 tutorials using xilinx ise 14.7 serial#
This allows your FPGA designs to talk to the microcontroller giving you access to the serial port and the analog inputs.
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After the FPGA is successfully configured the ATmega enters slave mode. Once the board is powered on, the ATmega configures the FPGA from the flash memory.
Spartan 3 tutorials using xilinx ise 14.7 install#
The ATmega32U4 comes with a USB (DFU) bootloader which will allow you to install future upgrades to the firmware without having to buy a programmer. Needless to say this board has no shortage of processing power. The Mojo v3 FPGA uses the logic optimized Spartan 6 Lx9 and the high performance ATmega32U4. The goal of the Mojo v3 is to get you up and running with a FPGA as easily as possible Mojo (n) is defined as "the art or practice of casting magic spells." With the Mojo v3 FPGA you will definitely discover what kind of magic you can make! This development board is a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), meaning that you (yes, you) get the pleasure of configuring the digital circuits on the Mojo v3 to your own specifications! What separates this FPGA from the others is ease of use and the thorough tutorials that Embedded Micro provide (which can be found below).