<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Xilinx fpga kits are pretty pricey, doubt if I can buy one.<br></div>Is there any other way these codes can be tested? Can anyone who is an expert in the field comment?<br><br></div>Merin<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div>Merin Santhosh</div><div>+1 (352) 214-3796<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 5:46 PM, Tobin C. Harding <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:me@tobin.cc" target="_blank">me@tobin.cc</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Mon, Oct 09, 2017 at 01:16:41PM -0400, Merin Santhosh wrote:<br>
> Hi All,<br>
><br>
> I'm Merin, I'm a masters student at the University of Florida.<br>
<br>
</span>Hi Merin, welcome.<br>
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> I was doing<br>
> through the Linux Kernel, hoping to contribute to something of relevance.<br>
> Since I have a background in systems, I was hoping to get started with the<br>
> Xilinx clocking wizard(link)<br>
</span>> <<a href="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/staging.git/tree/drivers/staging/clocking-wizard/TODO" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://git.kernel.org/pub/<wbr>scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/<wbr>staging.git/tree/drivers/<wbr>staging/clocking-wizard/TODO</a>><br>
<br>
Cool, go for it.<br>
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> I wanted to know how is it that the modified driver is tested once coded.<br>
> Can someone explain to me how this is done?<br>
<br>
</span>I am by no means an expert. One sure method (for any of the drivers in staging) is to buy some<br>
hardware to test the driver. I know nothing about the Xilinx clocking wizard but a quick search<br>
shows that you can set up an FPGA board of some sort to use with the clocking wizard. Here is a link<br>
you may find useful<br>
<br>
<a href="http://gadgetfactory.net/learn/2017/02/22/fpga-clocking-clocking-wizard-in-xilinx-ise/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://gadgetfactory.net/<wbr>learn/2017/02/22/fpga-<wbr>clocking-clocking-wizard-in-<wbr>xilinx-ise/</a><br>
<br>
If you are borking at paying for hardware just look at it as an investment in your education. Any<br>
hardware you buy will be cheap compared with your other tuition fees.<br>
<br>
Happy hacking,<br>
Tobin.<br>
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