https://www.baldengineer.com/tag/baldengineerRecent content in baldengineer on Bald EngineerHugoen-USThu, 16 Aug 2018 03:44:13 +0000https://www.baldengineer.com/arduino-mkr-vidor-4000-hands-on.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2018 13:27:52 +0000https://www.baldengineer.com/?p=7510Earlier this week, I looked at the Arduino MKR Vidor 4000 during an AddOhms live stream. My goal was to understand the Vidor better. It is the new FPGA-based Arduino which started shipping this month. It runs about $60. You can learn more at the Vidor Product Page on the Arduino website. In this post, I briefly touch on the difference between an FPGA and a microcontroller. Then I walk you around the MKR Vidor 4000’s board. Using one of the examples, I talk a bit about how the various chips communicate with each other. This section also highlights what makes the Arduino FPGA board different from other development boards. Lastly, I answer “should you buy an Arduino MKR Vidor 4000?”