ABSTRACT: In this experiment, we constructed a circuit that was connected to a 7-panel writing board. The 6 inputs from the circuit were hooked up to the corresponding pins on the XS40 FPGA board. Then 6 outputs from the corresponding pins on the XS40 FPGA board were then connected to a ribbon cable that was connected to a computer. When the circuit was complete, we wrote a program in C++ to interface the hardware with the PC …showed first 75 words of 1152 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1152 total…In addition to the human error, there were couples of instrumental errors. Some ribbon cables hooked up to the computer weren’t functioning correctly, which frustrated us early on because we didn’t know what was wrong, the code or the circuit. Therefore, I think in order to improve the quality and usage of the laboratory, the engineering department should send someone in once a week or twice a week to check on the equipments.