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Archives for: "June 2021"

Deriving AXI Crossbar Address Maps
FPGA

Deriving AXI Crossbar Address Maps

Some tips and tricks for correctly decoding an AXI crossbar address map.
Resilient Xilinx Vivado Licence Acquisition
FPGA

Resilient Xilinx Vivado Licence Acquisition

Our design team has recently observed that Vivado has been struggling to get a licence later into long running compilations. These are some of the ideas I have developed to try and monitor the problem and make our compilations resilient to licence…
Automating Code Review Design Checks in Vivado
FPGA

Automating Code Review Design Checks in Vivado

Automating checks for transparent latches, asynchronous resets, no resets in Xilinx's Vivado synthesis tool.
Writing a simple Garmin app for my watch
Garmin-ConnectIQ

Writing a simple Garmin app for my watch

I am going to be writing an app for my watch to control my family's amplifier.