Let us talk about simulations and their benefits for your FPGA development projects. Content of this Episode: * Simulations in general * Simulations in FPGA development * Benefits for your FPGA development projects * How to start with simulations * What are the boundaries of simulation * Simulate a hole design or only modules And for now come into our Newsletter and also follow us on LinkedIn.

We are looking back on 2023 and then we try an outlook into 2024. Content of this Episode: * Happy New Year and all the best for 2024 * Review of 2023 * some private facts * Business * Outlook into 2024 * Business * Private things * Next webinar in February 2024 And for now come into our Newsletter and also follow us on LinkedIn.

In addition to the last episode we will now have a look into the process of debugging an ARM core software. Content of this Episode: * Debugging an ARM (in a SoC) * Use UART and printf * Debug your bare metal application in Vitis * Debug your Linux application in Vitis And for now come into our Newsletter and also follow us on LinkedIn.

Let’s dive deeper into the debugging stuff. There are different ways of debugging an FPGA and the logic inside. Content of this Episode: * Debugging an FPGA * Observe signal outputs * Bring some internal signals to outer world * Using a debug core * Special case for ILA And for now come into our Newsletter and also follow us on LinkedIn.

It was time for a little trip again. This time I went to Munich to the three-day FPGA conference of PLC2 and the Vogel Verlag. Content of this Episode * 3 day FPGA Conference in Munich * A little insight * My attended lectures * Sessions on the first day * Linux Build Methodologies: PetaLinux vs. Yocto Flow * Coverage (aka Requirement Coverage) * Using property descriptions to formally verify FPGA design code * Synthesizing a Vivado Project on GitLab-CI and...

To start up a Xilinx Zynq SoC many steps are required. To get an overview we will talk today about bootloader. Content of this Episode * Stage-0 Boot (also known as BootROM) * First Stage Bootloader (FSBL) * Second Stage Bootloader * Linux Kernel * Init And for now come into our Newsletter and also follow us on LinkedIn.

Special Episode of the World of FPGA Podcast. I want to make a meetup of members of my audience and this will happen in Munich while the FPGA Conference 2023. On the 5th of July 2023 at 7:30 pm we can meet near to the conference hotel in a restaurant. I will reserve some spots, so please send me an email if you want to participate: [email protected] Important note: Everyone pay their own bill.

Writing software and debugging go hand in hand while you develop a new system. Today we want to debug an SoC. Content of this Episode * How to debug an SoC * Remember the workflow * Now we can debug And for now come into our Newsletter and also follow us on LinkedIn.

You can run different kinds of applications or operating systems on an SoC. To get an overview we will dive into embedded systems with connection to FPGA SoC. Content of this Episode * FPGA development * Petalinux * Workflow * Create and configure the system * Using BitBake files to modify * Booting a system * Some additional ideas * Access to PL And for now come into our Newsletter and also follow us on LinkedIn.

To design an SoC is quite different from designing only a single device like a microcontroller, a processor or an FPGA. The high-level workflow is the topic of this episode. Content of this Episode * Workflow * FPGA project * Controller project * Combination And for now come into our Newsletter and also follow us on LinkedIn.

There are many different manufacturers of SoCs on the market. In this episode I'll give you an overview over the most common SoCs with an FPGA core inside. Content of this Episode * Xilinx * Intel * Microsemi * Soft processor core And for now come into our Newsletter and also follow us on LinkedIn.

SoC or in long system-on-chip are highly integrated electronic components. In today's episode we will discuss the idea behind SoCs. Content of this Episode * Basic definition for SoC * SoC in the World of FPGA * What is the idea * Development suite * Software for processor Follow us on LinkedIn to get all news and also come into our pre-opening newsletter.

There has been a lot going on in the last few weeks and I was particularly busy with the launch of my learning platform World of FPGA. And now there is a review and an analysis. Content of this Episode * Platform World of FPGA opened on PI Day 2023 * Analysis in three categories * The platform itself * Range * Technology * My learnings * Outlook Follow us on LinkedIn to get all news and also come into our pre-opening newsletter.

Today it happens, the World of FPGA learning platform is opening. And I’ll take you today into my launch phase. Content of this Episode * Opening on PI day 2023 * Beta phase * Webinars The World of FPGA is opening today. Follow us on LinkedIn to get all news and also come into our pre-opening newsletter.

One big question is: How did the intelligence come into the FPGA? Therefore we discuss in today’s episode two programming languages. Content of this Episode: * Programming languages * Verilog * VHDL * Graphic input * HLS = High Level Synthesis The World of FPGA is opening on the 14th of march. Follow us on LinkedIn to get all news and also come into our pre-opening newsletter.

After the last basic episode we will dive deeper today and look into different specialties of FPGAs. Content of this Episode * Some specialties of FPGAs * Clock generation * SERDES * MIPI * Processors * Partial Reconfiguration The World of FPGA is opening on the 14th of march. Follow us on LinkedIn to get all news and also come into our pre-opening newsletter.

After the insight into the world, we will delve a little deeper and take a fundamental look at the structure of an FPGA. Content of this Episode * Basic structure of an FPGA * Structure of logic cell * Connection cells * Clock network * Storage * Computing cells * Connection to the outside world

In this episode I would like to show which manufacturers are active in the FPGA world and which components they offer. Content of this Episode * Overview over the manufacturer * Overview over the components * Manufacturer: * Xilinx * Intel * Lattice Semiconductor * Microchip * Efinix * Achronix * Cologne Chip

Let’s discuss today the differences between development of electronics, software and firmware for FPGAs. Content of this Episode * Discussion of three different areas * electronic development * software development * FPGA development * Three different categories * flexibility * Know-how * complexity

In today’s episode we will take a look back into the history of programmable logic. Content of this Episode * Start of the programmable logic * PLA, PLD and GAL invented * FPGA was developed

Let’s start to dive into programmable logic and have an overview over the component called FPGA. Content of this Episode * Programmable logic * What is an FPGA? * Specialties * Areas of application

With today's episode this podcast starts and I will lead you through the idea behind this podcast and the World of FPGA. Content of this Episode * Welcome * Who is David Kirchner? * Introducing the WoF podcast * About the World of FPGA