As mentioned in the previous post, the AEMB code has to be updated. The AEMB Demo code needs to be able to run on the latest FreeRTOS V8.0.1. There are a lot of changes since V7.1.1. and these changes need to be implemented on AEMB as well. First of all, Read more
The version of FreeRTOS currently being used by AEMB is long outdated and has not been updated since two years ago. The version used is V7.1.1 while the latest version is already V8.0.1. Therefore, it is time to update it. Working on a cloned git repository from AEMB FreeRTOS repository, Read more
In my second week, time was an issue. Therefore, I attempted to finish up more this week (my third week) so that I can cover the workload from week two. Generally, I am supposed to finish the opcodes by the end of this week. However, like 99% of the things with programming, it always ends up as an underestimation.
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In my second week, time was an issue. Therefore, I attempted to finish up more this week (my third week) so that I can cover the workload from week two. Generally, I am supposed to finish the opcodes by the end of this week. However, like 99% of the things with programming, it always ends up as an underestimation.
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For my second week, I couldn’t work as much as I imagined. After finishing the basic utilities and a general understanding of what I needed, I set off to write the opcodes. The opcodes require more time and effort because ultimately I would like to get it right the first time. However, that requires a general understanding of the aeMB processor.
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My first week started with tons of reading. I read about the architecture of MicroBlaze. Shawn also told Mostafa and I about the difference between MicroBlaze and AEMB. The most important thing to note is the process of running multiple threads concurrently. I must be able to implement that with Read more
After 16 weeks, 80 days and approximately 640 hours, my time at Aeste Works finally came to an end on 20th December 2013. It feels like such a long time ago that I was fretting about making it on time on my first day. I definitely feel older and wiser Read more
The penultimate week (yes its been 15 weeks already!) at work yielded some fruitful results as the bitstream was able to be read at an optimized speed and some of the older niggling CRC related issues were dealt with. This involved changing the design of how the SD card is Read more
Final day, final post, I will explain the things I managed to finalize this week as well as the thing that I couldn’t get to finish. I created a Flippable Master SPI. This master SPI can flip it’s MOSI and MISO pins depending on the value of it’s configuration register. Read more
This week was one where a big setback was experienced in the stack of code for bitstream reading. The stack was then analysed to find the overhead in the code so that the target read times can be achieved. Other than that, some more modifications were made to improve the Read more