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The Basys Chronicles Episode 3: Flashing the Quad SPI

Alan Sguigna

November 17, 2019
4:59 pm

In Episode 2 of the Basys Chronicles, I configured (programmed) the Artix-7 FPGA with a simple Binary-to-Decimal calculator application, through the USB-JTAG port. But, power down the Basys 3, and it goes back to the Built-In Self Test that comes with the board. This week, I flashed the calculator configuration into the nonvolatile SPI flash, making it the default boot-up configuration.

The Basys Chronicles Episode 2: A Simple Binary-to-Decimal Calculator

Alan Sguigna

November 11, 2019
7:38 pm

In the Basys Chronicles Episode 1, I started to learn about FPGA programming using Xilinx’s Vivado tool and the Digilent Basys 3 Trainer Board. Now, after a few weeks (okay, time flies; it’s been almost two months), I’ve made some good headway in understanding FPGA architecture and creating some interesting designs that do useful things.

The MinnowBoard Chronicles: A Journey into x86, UEFI, and Linux

Alan Sguigna

October 6, 2019
3:15 pm

Over the last two and a half years, I've intermittently chronicled my explorations into some fairly esoteric technical topics, using the MinnowBoard Turbot board as a platform. And yes, time flies, and I've covered a lot of ground. All 45 chapters are listed below. Enjoy!

ASSET named one of 50 most trustworthy technology companies for 2019

Alan Sguigna

September 18, 2019
1:54 pm

The endorsements keep coming: in addition to recently winning the "Walter E. Peterson Best Paper on New Technology", we were just named one of the 50 Most Trustworthy Companies for 2019 by Silicon Review magazine.

The Basys Chronicles Episode 1: A Newbie’s Approach to Learning FPGA Programming

Alan Sguigna

September 15, 2019
7:57 pm

I don’t know why, but I woke up a few weeks ago with an urge to teach myself FPGA programming. Here’s how I went about it.

Using JTAG for Silicon Trojan Detection and Mitigation

Alan Sguigna

September 1, 2019
11:53 am

This past week, I attended the AUTOTESTCON 2019 conference, the premiere Defense Automated Test Equipment show, that has the theme of “increased mission effectiveness through advanced test and support technology”. As you may have seen, I was honored with the “Walter E. Peterson Best Paper on New Technology” award for Mitigating JTAG as an Attack Surface (note: it might take a little while for the paper to be posted on IEEE Xplore; you might have to check back later).

ASSET Autotestcon update and some BIG news….

Glenn Woppman

August 28, 2019
3:01 pm

ASSET is at Autotestcon this week meeting with all our defense and avionics customers, both defense contractors and DoD.

Defense contractor uses ScanWorks PFx tool to solve tough DDR problem in Zynq-7000 design

Larry Osborn

July 23, 2019
1:57 pm

I get excited whenever we have an opportunity to assist the defense community with engineering challenges, whether those challenges are in the form of hardware or software, design or manufacturing.

Securing the JTAG Interface

Alan Sguigna

July 21, 2019
4:10 pm

In a prior blog, I wrote about the JTAG specification’s upcoming 30th anniversary, and reflected on how it has evolved over the years, and the powerful use cases it can be put to. This week, we look at how to secure the JTAG interface, to prevent its abuse by bad actors.

SourcePoint Support for AMD EPYC Processors

Alan Sguigna

July 14, 2019
7:28 pm

ASSET is pleased to announce SourcePoint support for AMD 2nd generation EPYC server processors (codename “Rome”).

The Basys Chronicles Episode 3: Flashing the Quad SPI

The Basys Chronicles Episode 2: A Simple Binary-to-Decimal Calculator

The MinnowBoard Chronicles: A Journey into x86, UEFI, and Linux

ASSET named one of 50 most trustworthy technology companies for 2019

The Basys Chronicles Episode 1: A Newbie’s Approach to Learning FPGA Programming

Using JTAG for Silicon Trojan Detection and Mitigation

ASSET Autotestcon update and some BIG news….

Defense contractor uses ScanWorks PFx tool to solve tough DDR problem in Zynq-7000 design

Securing the JTAG Interface

SourcePoint Support for AMD EPYC Processors

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