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  • How to Create a Visual Audio Spectrum with a FPGA in 5 Steps

      Hello FPGA lovers! Today’s post is an interesting one which helps us visualize the audio spectrum with the help of your FPGA and an LED strip. Using a VGA cable, the spectrum can be visualised in a computer monitor as well. The microphone on the FPGA used (you may need to adapt this to…

  • Save on Your Electricity Bill with Your FPGA

    Greetings FPGA innovators! Ever had the problem of forgetting to switch off the room lights on your way out? Do you have frequent guests who are not as mindful as you when it comes to power saving? In today’s project we see how to build a simple gadget with the FPGA to switch off your…

  • Remotely Control your TV with Your FPGA

    Hello FPGA enthusiasts! The FPGA is truly a tool that can stretch the horizon of possibility and in today’s project we will find out how an FPGA can be used as an universal remote control. Ever had the problem of falling asleep while watching TV? Not anymore! The Universal Timed remote with FPGA is a…

  • How to Make a Cleaner Planet with Your FPGA

    Greetings FPGA fans! Today’s post takes power generation and conservation to another level! We all know that Solar Panels are an excellent source of non-conventional power. But if the panel is not facing the sun the power generation is never optimum. The sun changes its position continuously and a static solar panel can only generate…

  • Critical Tips to Build Your Own C88 Homebrew Computer with FPGA

    Greetings FPGA lovers! Today’s post is about building your own mini computer using FPGA. The project has been inspired by the first SSEM, popularly called the Manchester baby. The project resembles its inspiration in certain aspects, but being a homemade CPU with minimal components and coding, the specs are not as formidable as the SSEM.…

  • [DIY] How to Make a FPGA-based Electric Composer

    Hello FPGA enthusiasts! Today’s project takes sound production using FPGA to another level. The project under focus is building an electric keyboard/composer using FPGA. The keyboard acts as a song tune composer where a network of switches on the FPGA board is connected in precedence such that while a switch is on, the corresponding note…

  • Understanding the YM 2151- YM 3012 Relationship

    Hi FPGA lovers! In our conquest to find studio quality sound, we stumbled upon the YM 2151 FM Synth Chip which has been used by Yamaha from time immemorial in a number of their electronic keyboards and arcade games. The YM 2151 has a Digital output rather than an analog output and this makes it…

  • 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…