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== Projects ==
== Projects ==


=== FPGA Workshop ===
* FPGA Workshop https://revspace.nl/UPDUino_FPGA_workshop[https://revspace.nl/UPDUino_FPGA_workshop]
 
{{Project
|Name=FPGA workshop
|Picture=nog nix
|Omschrijving=A workshop to give people the basic knowledge needed to start developing FPGA projects.
|Status=Initializing
|Contact=Ranzbak
}}
 
I would like to have the first session of the workshop at Revspace, an Saturday 13th of April.
There will be space for at most 8 people.
 
Prerequisites:
* Installed Icestorm toolchain, that supports the Lattice ICE40UP5K FPGA. For instructions [http://www.clifford.at/icestorm/#install]
* A micro usb cable
* A working laptop that can run the Icestorm toolchain (Linux or OSX should be fine, for Windows I don't know)
* 4 hours of your time, an Saturday the 13th (There will be some breaks)
* Some basic knowledge about programming
 
Appreciated:
* Feedback
 
Provided: (Per person)
* A UPDuino V2 FPGA development board [[http://www.gnarlygrey.com/]]
* Breadboard to install the UPDuino on
* DS18B20 temperature sensor
* some dupont wire
* 2x 12k 1x4.7k resistor
 
Topics: (If I can fit them all in)
* Basic IO
* Modules
* Constraint files
* The clock
* Using simulation
* Module parameters
* Wires registers and variables
* Arrays
* Verilog tasks, functions, if statements, and for loops.
* Building a simple state machine using case statements
 
 
=== Please install the toolchain before showing up ===
Because the toolchain is pretty big the compiling takes a long time on my core I5 40 minutes, so having a working toolchain installed saves you a lot of frustratingly long waiting.
 
If the toolchain is already installed, and you would like to know if your toolchain will work with the development UPDuino V2, do the following:
 
<pre>
$ arachne-pnr -h
</pre>
 
This results in the help being printed, containing a list of the supported devices:
 
<pre>
<nowiki>
    -d <device>, --device <device>
        Target device <device>.  Supported devices:
          384 - Lattice Semiconductor iCE40LP384
          1k - Lattice Semiconductor iCE40LP/HX1K
          5k - Lattice Semiconductor iCE40UP5K
        lm4k - Lattice Semiconductor iCE40LM4K
          8k - Lattice Semiconductor iCE40LP/HX8K
        Default: 1k
</nowiki>
</pre>
 
'''Notice''' the line '5k - Lattice Semiconductor iCE40UP5K', this tells you that the toolchain is good to go.
If not try to find a newer version and install it before the workshop.

Latest revision as of 09:16, 31 March 2019

Ranzbak

Nerd that does things with electronics and chemistry.

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