EDN

Debug a microcontroller-to-FPGA interface from the FPGA side

Microcontrollers and FPGAs often work together in embedded systems. As more functions move into the FPGA, however, debugging the interface between the two devices becomes more difficult. The ...
EDN

A tradeoff between microcontroller, DSP, FPGA and ASIC technologies

This article reviews the relative strengths and weaknesses of microcontroller (MCU), digital signal processor (DSP), field programmable gate array (FPGA) and application-specific integrated circuit ...
Design-Reuse

Design of a 8051 Microcontroller in FPGA with reconfigurable instruction set

This paper describes the design and implementation of a version of the 8051 microcontroller, one of the most commercially used microcontrollers in FPGA with reconfigurable instruction set.
Hackaday

NEO430 Puts A Custom MSP430 Core In Your FPGA

We are certainly spoiled by all the microcontroller options nowadays — which is a great problem to have. But between the good old 8-bit controllers and an increasing number of 32-bit varieties, it ...
Hackaday

How A Microcontroller Hiding In A USB Port Became An FPGA Hiding In The Same

When you think of microcontroller development, you probably picture either a breadboard with a chip or a USB-connected circuit board. But Tim Ansell pictured an ARM dev board that is almost completely ...
Electronic Design

Understanding FPGA Processor Interconnects

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. FPGAs are wonderful tools. They consist of a collection of logic cells called lookup tables (LUTs) surrounded by an ...
New Electronics

Analogue front end for dsp/fpga/mcu based systems

CML Microcircuits' CMX7861 'FirmCODEC' is a full featured analogue front end for dsp/fpga/microcontroller based systems. According to CML, the device is a combination of codec, embedded signal ...
Electronic Design

FPGA Is Ideal For Building Soft Microcontroller

Altera’s non-volatile MAX 10 FPGA is a great platform for custom microcontroller applications. Soft core processors like NIOS II can take advantage of on-chip SAR ADCs. Altera’s non-volatile MAX 10 ...

University of Saskatchewan Selects QuickLogic eFPGA HardIP for StarRISC MCU

QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), a developer of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) Hard IP and ruggedized FPGAs, announced today that its eFPGA Hard IP has been selected by the University of Saskatchewan's ...
Design-Reuse

FPGA-to-ASIC integration provides flexibility in automotive microcontrollers

The primary benefit of using MCUs has been high level system integration combined with relatively low cost. However, there are hidden costs associated with these devices well beyond the unit price.