FITkit (hardware)
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| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| FPGA | Spartan 3 XC3S50-4PQ208C |
| USB interface | FTDI FT2232C |
| I/O | |
| PS2 connectors | |
| RS232 connector | |
| Keyboard | |
| Line LCD display | |
| Expansion connectors | |
| License | BSD licenses |
| Website | http://merlin.fit.vutbr.cz/FITkit |
FITkit is a hardware platform used in education process on Brno University of Technology in Czech Republic.
FITkit
The FITkit contains a low-power microcontroller, field programmable gate arrays chip (FPGA) and a set of peripherals. Utilizing advanced reconfigurable hardware, FITkit may be modified to suit various tasks.
The hardware designed in a FPGA can be described by using a prescription in a design-entity language - the VHDL (i.e. VHSIC hardware description language).
Microcontroller software is written in the C language and compiled using GNU Compiler Collection.
FPGA configuration data is synthetized from the VHDL code, using a professional design tools which are also available free of charge.
Project
It is important that FITkit is used in several courses and it accompanies the student during the studies in both the bachelor's and master's programme.
The knowledge gained in the courses is utilized when solving projects, seminary works and theses.
The FITkit supports strongly the education of hardware and some software oriented courses with the focus on practical tasks.
The project is developed as an open-source (software) and open-core (hardware), under BSD license.
Related projects
- QDevKit, multiplatform development environment for FITkit (Linux, BSD and Microsoft Windows operating systems)