Not only did several newPmodsdebut this summer, the season also proved to be a valuable time for beefing up support and the user experience for our existing modules. Whether you’re predominantly anFPGAormicrocontrollerenthusiast, the Pmod line is now easier to use and more accessible than ever.
Here are some highlights from this summer in regards to enhanced Pmod support!
Pmod IP Cores – Additional Support for Pmod use with FPGA
Over 20 of our most popularPmodsnow have IP cores for easy drag-and-drop use in MicroBlaze designs. This includes sensors, data converters, and displays, as well as ourBluetooth,GPS和WiFimodules. For those of you who have programmedFPGAsusing theMicroBlazesoft microprocessor core in the past, you know that half of the battle is setting up proper communication with peripherals. With the ready to use IP cores, the time required to add a Pmod to your design can drop from hours of additional work to minutes. You can see why we’re excited about this!
Check ourUsing Pmod IPstutorial for explicit instructions on how to take advantage of Pmod IP cores in your MicroBlaze designs. To see which Pmods are currently supported, go to theDigilent GitHubunder vivado-library/ip/pmods. Check back often as we’re adding new Pmods all the time!
MPIDE Libraries and Example Code – MCU Support
For those interested in using ourmicrocontrollerboards, we’ve enhanced the user experience there as well. For ninety percent of our Pmods we now have MPIDE libraries and example code to get users up and running and collecting data as soon as possible. From there, users can either explore the example code or start getting creative right away!
If you’ve been on thechipKITsite lately, you may have noticed that users are being encouraged to migrate away from the traditionalMPIDE和download the Arduino IDE withchipKIT coreinstead. What does this mean for existing MPIDE code? It means it will run smoothly in the Arduino IDE without any modifications necessary! The user simply needs to download and install the chipKIT core plugin following the explicit instructions given on the chipKIT corewiki. For all MCU code, visit theDigilent wiki.
新的Wiki页面和社区项目
Example code and projects are great, but they’re not very useful if they’re difficult to find. We’ve refactored ourPmod wiki pagesto address just that. Now all code, tutorials and projects are prominently displayed on each Pmod’s landing page for easy navigation. We’ve also added a section for community projects. Although not hosted on the official Digilent GitHub, these include great projects from our community users,Design Contests和Hackathons, and from us as well!Such as ourHigh Five robot,which employs Pmods to raise personal morale.If you have a project you’d like us to post, please let us know via our博客orForum. You can also reach us on social media, by checking out ourSocial Hub!
Even More Awesome Stuff
Last but not least, we’re keeping our summer prices! Today officially marks the day that the sale sign will be coming down but prices willnotbe going up. Happy projecting, and make sure to comment below and let us know what you are working on!
