I might be missing a few connections yet which I'll correct as I come across them, but here is the pinout of the XC3S250E FPGA on the control board. Note that the SRAM and the Flash share an interface bus. Also note that the JTAG interface...
Ok, now it is kind of proven that binary CPLD (or FPGA) may implement ternary logic, but how we can integrate it with "true" ternary components, especially when CPLD is 3.3V and TRIMUXes are -5V and +5V? Answer is DG403 chips may do the job: Because...
First up, the latest revision. Small changes from the last version including tightening up various current loops in the buck converter and moving the battery-side transient TVS diode to the anode side of the reverse-polarity protection diode to...
Development on the V9958 board continues apace, and after a false start due to a silly mistake in the first revision things are back on-track with a revision 1 prototype. The design is now validated and working really well. So far it's baby-steps in...
In the first log I investigated the methods of growing bacteria, and extracting ,then purifying their PHA granules into usable plastics! A major roadblock is the usage of toxic solvents in the extraction and/or purification process. This means...
I get tired of fighting GCC's weird code generator that won't get a clue from my source code. I'm (still) using gcc6.4.1 (2017, I know) but I don't know how to make it understand basic things... This is critical at my level because any little performance...
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I'm in the middle of a literature review in an effort to do two things. One, I'm looking to see what has been done before, and two, I'm attempting to sort out the math involved with designing machine tools well. Below I've the bibliographic entries for...
I know lots of hackaday readers are HDL specialist and this content may not be useful, but beginner (including me) needs some struggle just for simple application. Here I would introduce "how to make simple counter" using my training board.The training...
Detecting and identifying a card As stated in an earlier log, the card insertion is detected by grounding the pin *CD. But this is not enough to make the scope believe he have a know card inside him. You need to indicate him what type of card was inserted....
LEDs come in all manners of sizes, colors and brightness. To be able to choose the most appropriate ones, we need to know what are they going to be used for. For this purpose, we did some market research on UV curing glues. After checking the datasheets...
Announcing a major new capability: CylinDraw makes for an excellent paper plotter! The hardware needed to enable this capability only requires the addition of a large tube to wrap the paper around and two rubber bands to secure the paper in place....