A PicoBlaze-Based Embedded System for Monitoring Applications
David Antonio‐Torres, D. Villanueva-Perez, E. Sanchez-Canepa, N. Segura-Meraz, D. Garcia-Garcia, David Conchouso, J.A. Miranda-Vergara, J.A. Gonzalez-Herrera, A.L.R.-M. de Ita, B. Hernandez-Rodriguez, R.C.-E. de los Monteros, F. Garcia-Chavez, V. Tellez-Rojas, Antonio Bautista-Hernández · 2009
PicoBlaze is an 8-bit soft core microprocessor developed by Xilinx that can be synthesized in some FPGA families. This paper presents a set of peripherals that have been developed to interface with PicoBlaze: VGA control, serial communication, PS/2 keyboard port and LCD control. To demonstrate its capabilities, the system has been implemented in a FPGA board and some typical control and monitoring systems have been developed. The design approach of the peripherals and details of the integration of the systems are explained.