Archive for August, 2015

Latest news from the LinkedIn Digital Power Electronics Control Group

August 31, 2015 by Hamish Laird

What is the latest news from the Linkedin Digital Power Electronics Control group? The group now has over 600 3440 members (as of January 25 2022). To join the group please click here. In the group we have lively discussions with people contributing their knowledge and experience. To all who have contributed and made the […]

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Touchscreen Driver TMG120

by Tim King

Touch Screen Dash We acquired a shiny Avnet Display Kit for use with our Microzed board.  Our first project on this kit was a basic dash display demo, which ran Xilinx Linux on a Zynq 7Z010 SoC with the aid of some Xylon graphics IP.  However we hit a speed bump in our progress.  Our […]

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Fixed Point Numerical Systems for Digital Control

August 29, 2015 by Tim King

One question which is commonly asked is “how do I represent fractional numbers on my fixed-point MCU, DSP or FPGA?” One of the best solutions to this is use of the Q number system. The Q number system is a fixed point system where the available bits are divided amongst the integer bits (those to […]

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Zynq System on Chip Asymmetric Multiprocessing AMP

by Hamish Laird

If you are following the Zynq pathway for your new control platform for power electronics or another application then welcome to the Xilinx Zynq SoC adventure.  The Zynq definitely is a great choice and has the benefits of being both a processor and an FPGA at the same time. We have had Zynq SoCs at ELMG Digital Power for […]

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