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  • Create Studio Quality Sound with YM 2151 and FPGA

    Hello FPGA lovers! Today’s post is about making real studio quality music rather than the monotone buzzers from conventional circuits. FPGAs can be used to create monotone sounds such as beeps by using the right combination of DACs and buzzers. However these devices cannot be used to create studio quality sound that not only plays…

  • How to Build an Automated Intelligent Room Lighting System with FPGA

    https://youtu.be/k5gNt69FuBU Hello FPGA lovers! The project in focus today is aimed at creating an Intelligent Room Lighting System with FPGA, where you can bid adieu to the use of switches! The system is powered by an FPGA board connected to a set of LEDs that turn on depending on the number of people in the…

  • 9 Steps to Create a LED FSM to Measure Power with FPGA

    Hi there FPGA geeks! Power monitoring is a big step when it comes to analysis and subsequent models used for power conservation. The project for today is building an FSM (finite state machine) with a LED as its output and FPGA as its core to measure the power output by the LED when it is…

  • Build an Autonomous FPGA Search and Rescue Vehicle

    Hello again FPGA lovers! Today’s project is a challenging one where you build an autonomous search and rescue vehicle with FPGA! The projects involves the use of 2 vehicles, where one searches for the target with the aid of an FPGA, while the other uses minimal sensory aids to follow the search beacon and rescue. The…

  • Control Servo Motors with FPGA to Build Something Big

    Hi FPGA enthusiasts! Today’s project is a crucial one since it can play a pivotal role in building any major project with FPGAs. The exercise under question is controlling servo motors with FPGA, and this can be of great use on any project that involves servo motors and FPGA. Once you get comfortable with this, you…

  • Get Ready to Bop It! With FPGA

    Hello FPGA enthusiasts! Today we have a close enough version of the popular Bop It! Game. For those unfamiliar with what a Bop It! Game is, I will tell you that it is practically a quick reflex based game that has a set of voice commands that give you instructions to perform tasks with the…

  • Control a Servo Motor with Your FPGA

    Hello FPGA lovers! Great stuff here today. I have come across an article that gives you great details about how to control a RC Servo with a FPGA. There many versions for RC servos but basically all of them use a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal to control their position. Servos should receive 5 V…

  • Protect Your Home With a FPGA-based Alarm System

    Welcome back again FPGA addicts! Today we have a very interesting and useful project for you: Build your own alarm system with your FPGA. This work was carried out by a group of students and it could perfectly serve as a baseline for any alarm system. The project is developed in 6 easy steps. All…