November 16, 2015 by
Sometimes with technology it is often the case that you simply need more power. And so as we are coffee fans we decided that we needed more coffee power. So we got a new machine. And we were so keen to check it out that we had it hooked up and heating milk before the table […]
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High Performance Digital Control For Power Electronics ELMG Digital Power CTO, Dr Hamish Laird has been selected to present a Professional Education Seminar at APEC in Long Beach, California March 20th to 24th, 2016. The Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) is one of the best power electronics conferences in the world. It is attended by power […]
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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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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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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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This demonstration of a simple car dash on 7z010 Zynq SoC from Xilinx implements an touch screen automotive car dash cluster with speedometer and rev counter. The hardware target is the Avnet MicroZed which is mounted on a carrier board. The LCD is a seven inch touch display. We put this together using the […]
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