[Dprglist] FPGAs in robots

[Thalanayar Muthukumar]

Thanks Ralph. Appreciate the perspectives.

Regards.
- Kumar

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> On Nov 26, 2021, at 1:31 AM, Ralph Hipps via DPRGlist <dprglist at lists.dprg.org> wrote:
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> Kumar,
> 
> FPGAs have their advantages & disadvantages.
> 
> Pros: speed, predictable latency, highly parallel architecture.
> 
> Cons: longer learning curve, lack of sw libraries.
> 
> They’re great for hardware stuff, like reading encoders & lots of PWM outputs, or IO expansion. They can do many things in parallel with no impact on latency, no need for interrupts, etc.
> 
> But unlike an Arduino or a Pi there are no prebuilt code libs for reading sensors, etc. You would need to code that up yourself.
> 
> One thing to consider would be to use them with a micro to offload time critical hardware functions, but still leverage the sw libs for the micro where needed.
> 
> Let me know if you have any other questions.
> 
> Ralph
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