Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
{"Image DocumentName": "Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)", "Image ImageDescription": "Benefits for measurement and control systems. Precise, flexible timing and synchronization, and triggering. Custom counters, PWM, encoders. Simultaneous executing of parallel tasks. Decision making in hardware. Challenges. Requires knowledge of VHDL or complex design tools. Design tools not created for measurement and control. FPGAs offer the advantage of user-configurable timing and synchronization with hardware-level determinism. The hardware also processes the I/O signals quickly, enabling you to implement custom counters and PWMs, or interface to encoders or devices with uncommon digital protocols. These tasks are generally performed in hardware due to Windows latency issues. Unlike software-based systems with a processor and an operating system, FPGAs offer you the capability to implement multiple, custom processors on the FPGA chip. This allows for simultaneous execution operation that is scalable to the full capacity of the FPGA, which depends on the number of gates. These custom processors can perform control and decision making algorithms in addition to the applications mentioned above. Vendor-configured FPGAs are used heavily in products for measurement and control, but users of such products often shy away from building their own FPGA-based boards and systems. Programming FPGAs has historically required experience with VHDL or complex design tools and there is very little available to assist in configuring FPGAs for taking measurements and processing for test and control applications. Einfach messen!", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}