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<\/p>\nThis week, I was working on getting the motors to react to the IMU sensor data. I first tried to access the sensor data using the PYNQ framework. I was able to successfully access the device, but was unsuccessful in retrieving any useful data from the IMU.<\/p>\n
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Compared to Arduino, where you can easily extract the IMU data by calling some methods, I have not found a solution for the FPGA yet. I have also looked into a few different projects on Hackster, working with FPGAs and driving motors. Our FPGA is a Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoc, while the projects on Hackster drive their motors with a Zynq 7000 SoC device, so mapping the block diagrams has been a bit difficult. Also, I found another project that sends IMU data from an Arduino through UART, but for the Ultra96, it would need an additional UART module, so I’ve been a bit hesitant. So throughout the week, I’ve been trying to map the Zynq 7000 module to the Ultrascale+ module, to get the motor driven. I’ve also looked into designing a custom IP block for the IMU since there’s a similar project controlling the motor with an ultrasonic sensor that is typically used for Arduino and they had built a custom IP block.<\/p>\n
Based on our weekly meeting, and our own expectations, I have fallen behind in getting the FPGA integration done. But, if we are able to get the motors reacting to the IMU data by the next week, and get a preliminary system built, we are expected to be back on track.<\/p>\n
In the next week, I plan to design a custom IP block for the IMU to get the data to be used for driving the motor. By the end of the week, I plan to be able to drive the motors based off the IMU data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This week, I was working on getting the motors to react to the IMU sensor data. I first tried to access the sensor data using the PYNQ framework. I was able to successfully access the device, but was unsuccessful in retrieving any useful data from the IMU. Compared to Arduino, where you can easily extract … <\/p>\n