An earlier Idea For Design (“Hardware-Based LED Blinking Control Eliminates Software Overhead,” Sept. 27, 2007, p. 52) described a very interesting way to offload the software ...

This code is intended to run on an FPGA and includes a software-only version of the AVR 8-bit microcontroller core. Essentially, you’ll simulate VHDL code that simulates AVR hardware.

VME64x based Real Time Computer (RTC) system with various types of Input /Output (I/O) hardware modules is being designed and developed for use in various safety critical and safety related ...