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6 videos from The BurchED Getting Started With Xilinx FPGAs Video Guide

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Video #1:
Welcome and Introduction From Anthony
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Video #2:
FPGAs for Beginners - The Top 5 Questions
  • What is an FPGA? And how is that different to a microcontroller?
  • Who makes FPGAs?
  • What can I use FPGAs for?
  • Why would I want to use FPGAs?
  • How can I learn FPGA design?...
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Video #3 - part 1/2:
Five questions to ask before you choose an FPGA board
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Video #3 - part 2/2:
FPGA boards and general advice on what to get
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Video #4 - part 1/3:
What to do first when you get your FPGA board - a review of what is in the box and how to power up the board
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Video #4 - part 2/3:
What to do first when you get your FPGA board - a review of what is in the box and how to power up the board
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Video #4 - part 3/3:
What to do first when you get your FPGA board - a review of what is in the box and how to power up the board
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Video #5:
The approach of this video course
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Video #6 - part 1/2:
How to download and install the free Xilinx design software
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Video #6 - part 2/2:
How to download and install the free Xilinx design software
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Video #7:

A quick overview of the design environment - The Xilinx ISE Project Navigator
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Video #8:
How to think about FPGA design
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Video #9:
Set up the board
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Video #10:
Connecting the USB cable for the first time. Installation of the cable drivers
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Video #11:
Cable troubleshooting - what to do if the cable connection does not work
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Video #12:
Entering a design - creating a new project and placing symbols
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Video #13:
Entering I/O pad constraints
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Video #14:
Compile the design and generate a programming file
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Video #15:
Downloading the design to the board
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Video #16 - part 1/4:
Modifying the design, clocks and bus taps
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Video #16 - part 2/4:
Modifying the design, clocks and bus taps
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Video #16 - part 3/4:
Modifying the design, clocks and bus taps
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Video #16 - part 4/4:
Modifying the design, clocks and bus taps
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Video #17 - part 1/3:
More complicated schematic designs - macros and hierarchical design
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Video #17 - part 2/3:
More complicated schematic designs - macros and hierarchical design
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Video #17 - part 3/3:
More complicated schematic designs - macros and hierarchical design
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Video #18:
What to do now - your own designs
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