[gvb]

Zynq MiniZed http://zedboard.org/product/minized

My plan is to implement my own version of a neopixel driver to learn VHDL.

Ref:

Adam Taylor’s MicroZed Chronicles Part 37: Driving Adafruit RGB NeoPixel LED arrays with MicroZed Part 8 https://forums.xilinx.com/t5/Xcell-Daily-Blog/Adam-Taylor-s-...

Adam Taylor’s MicroZed Chronicles Part 36: Driving Adafruit RGB NeoPixel LED arrays with MicroZed Part 7 https://forums.xilinx.com/t5/Xcell-Daily-Blog/Adam-Taylor-s-...

Adam Taylor’s MicroZed Chronicles Part 35: Driving Adafruit RGB NeoPixel LED arrays with MicroZed Part 6 https://forums.xilinx.com/t5/Xcell-Daily-Blog/Adam-Taylor-s-...

Adam Taylor’s MicroZed Chronicles Part 34: Driving Adafruit RGB NeoPixel LED arrays with MicroZed Part 5 https://forums.xilinx.com/t5/Xcell-Daily-Blog/Adam-Taylor-s-...

Adam Taylor’s MicroZed Chronicles Part 33: Driving Adafruit RGB NeoPixel LED arrays with the Zynq SoC https://forums.xilinx.com/t5/Xcell-Daily-Blog/Adam-Taylor-s-...

Adam Taylor’s MicroZed Chronicles Part 32: Driving Adafruit RGB NeoPixel LED arrays https://forums.xilinx.com/t5/Xcell-Daily-Blog/Adam-Taylor-s-...

Adam Taylor’s MicroZed Chronicles Part 31: Systems of Modules, Driving RGB NeoPixel LED arrays https://forums.xilinx.com/t5/Xcell-Daily-Blog/Adam-Taylor-s-...

[godelmachine]

Did you buy the Zync ZedBoard yourself? How much did it cost? What are the specs?

[gvb]

You can buy it via Avnet (US distributor) for $88.99 + $8 (or so) S/H. They sent me a promotion code THXNN6W for free shipping. It is an entry level Zynq processor (single ARM core, pretty decent FPGA capabilities). It runs linux well. Remarkable learning potential for $100!

https://www.avnet.com/shop/us/p/kits-and-tools/development-k...

You can download the Xilinx IDE Vivado WebPack for free.

https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado/vivado-w...

Both Avnet and Xilinx require creating a (free) account.