Introducing the XLR8 FPGA-based Arduino Uno Clone
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that has the same footprint as an Arduino Uno,
but that runs like an Arduino Uno on steroids
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By default, the XLR8 behaves just like an Arduino, right down to its timing and 16 MHz clock. However, the XLR8's clock frequency can be changed, and various functions -- like the PWMs -- can be implemented using XBs ("acceleration blocks") inside the FPGA.
For example, the Arduino Uno doesn’t have a floating-point unit, which means it has to clunk along implementing floating-point operations using lots and lots of simple instructions. In turn, this means it executes floating-point operations verrryyy sslllooowwwlllyyy. By comparison, the XLR8 has dedicated floating-point hardware programmed directly into the FPGA's fabric. Check out this video comparing an Arduino Uno and an XLR8 using floating-point math to generate Mandelbrot fractal images.
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XLR8(Accelerate)
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that has the same footprint as an Arduino Uno,
but that runs like an Arduino Uno on steroids
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Regular Arduino Uno
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By default, the XLR8 behaves just like an Arduino, right down to its timing and 16 MHz clock. However, the XLR8's clock frequency can be changed, and various functions -- like the PWMs -- can be implemented using XBs ("acceleration blocks") inside the FPGA.
For example, the Arduino Uno doesn’t have a floating-point unit, which means it has to clunk along implementing floating-point operations using lots and lots of simple instructions. In turn, this means it executes floating-point operations verrryyy sslllooowwwlllyyy. By comparison, the XLR8 has dedicated floating-point hardware programmed directly into the FPGA's fabric. Check out this video comparing an Arduino Uno and an XLR8 using floating-point math to generate Mandelbrot fractal images.
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