I no longer have to look into figuring out how to code up or wire up the SZG-DUALSFP daughter board to the Digilent Genesys Zynq UltraScale MPSoC+ board. Why? Because I have a really old board that cost only $99 dollars that gives me direct access to the pins of an old 10/100 MBit PHY! … Read more
So I spent some time to rebuild the out-of-box demo for the Genesys Zynq UltraScale MPSoC+ board. Not everything worked for me right away, so I made this post to include all the things I did to get it to work.: My system: Windows 10 Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 Ubuntu 18.04 (<= Ubuntu 20 … Read more
I went to the Opal Kelly website again and noticed that there are a lot of menu options that I previously did not notice at the top menu. I found a sample board that uses their SZG-DUALSFP board: https://opalkelly.com/products/xem7320/ So now I can read the documentation for this board and be on my way! I … Read more
So I have the Genesys Zynq UltraScale + MPSoC board, I bought the SZG-DUALSFP from Opel Kelly, and I want to figure out how to wire this thing up. What pin goes where? I dunno. I spent some time reading the SFP+ specification. Everything makes sense. Then I read through the SYZYGY specification. Again, things … Read more
After my previous post showing how to use the NI LabVIEW FPGA IP Export Utility to run LabVIEW FPGA code on a Zynqberry (http://fpganow.com/index.php/2020/09/28/zynqberry-with-breakout-board-and-labview/), I continued following the examples I could find on the internet and was able to connect to the board by using the PS (Processing System) built-int UART, and to communicate to … Read more
Source Code: https://github.com/fpganow/Blink_LEDS Introduction There is a saying out there that goes ‘what are you going to do with an FPGA, blink a bunch of LEDs?’ Well… that saying is true. Today I purchased a breakout board for the Zynberry and found an excellent guide on how to do just that: https://svenssonjoel.github.io/writing/blinkledzynq.pdf But I am … Read more
So I followed the Zynqberry tutorial here: https://www.knitronics.com/the-zynqberry-patch/getting-started-with-the-zynqberry-in-vivado-2018-2 And was able to get a basic Xilinx SDK application working on my Zynqberry, but with a twist… I used the NI LabVIEW IP Export tool to incorporate some LabVIEW code. For now a simple adder that just adds 2 8-bit unsigned integers and outputs a 16-bit … Read more
For those unfamiliar with the FIX protocol, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_Information_eXchange https://www.fixtrading.org/ The FIX Protocol transfers data uncompressed and in ASCII form. The following data types are transferred like so: Integer Value To send the Integer 1,423, the TCP stream would look like this: Index ASCII Hex 0 ‘1’ 0x31 1 ‘4’ 0x34 2 ‘2’ 0x32 3 … Read more
[Updated]: It turns out there are 2 editions of this board, and it looks like the premium one with a 10 Gigabit SFP+ connector is not yet available in the USA. However, I did some research and the lesser version of this board – the 3EV – has a SYZYGY connector, which supports SFP+ peripherals. … Read more
I did some research looking for existing TCP/IP FPGA Cores. There are two basic types – 10 Gigabit and non-10 Gigabit. There is also a range of free and commercial solutions out there, and I’m sure the usual caveats apply. Free = no documentation or support, Commercial = super expensive. Anyway, here is what I … Read more