In this hands on workshop run by Digilent’s Sam Bobrowicz, you’ll spend time learning some advanced FPGA applications using the Arty board and Xilinx’s Vivado Design Suite. Participants will use a Microblaze soft core processor along with a library of pre-built IP blocks to design a custom microcontroller and implement it inside an Artix-7 FPGA. Graphical design tools and a standard C-programming environment will be used, this workshop will not involve writing HDL. Bring a laptop computer capable of running Xilinx’s Vivado Design Suite. An Arty board is included in your signup fee.
Sam Bobrowicz moved to Pullman, WA from the Seattle Tacoma area. He studied computational neuroscience at Washington State University, before getting transfixed with the power of FPGAs and coming to work for Digilent. Today he is the Applications Manager at Digilent and specializes in Xilinx Zynq development. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding and backpacking. Convinced that anyone can learn and use FPGA technology, Sam continues to produce and create content that helps users get on-boarded.