Title :
Experiences Using the Xilinx Microblaze Softcore Processor and uCLinux in Computer Engineering Capstone Senior Design Projects
Author :
Klenke, Robert H.
Author_Institution :
Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond
Abstract :
This paper describes the use of the Xilinx Microblaze 32-bit, soft-core processor in a series of senior design projects. The Microblaze was implemented on a commercial-off-the-shelf FPGA- based single board computer. The FPGA is pre-configured with the Microblaze running a version of Linux called uCLinux. Using this platform, students can develop custom hardware that can interface to the Microblaze using the OPB bus, and custom software that runs as a thread (or threads) on uClinux.
Keywords :
Linux; computer peripheral equipment; field programmable gate arrays; microprocessor chips; FPGA-based single board computer; Xilinx Microblaze Softcore processor; computer engineering capstone senior design projects; onchip peripheral bus; Control systems; Counting circuits; Design engineering; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Infrared sensors; Pulse width modulation; Sensor systems; Servomechanisms; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronic Systems Education, 2007. MSE '07. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2849-X
DOI :
10.1109/MSE.2007.40
