Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
The Open Research Institute's FPGA Meetup on September 2nd covered updates from team members on various projects, including encoder porting in OpenCPI , transmission issues in Opulent Voice, and hardware revisions at the @DeepSpaceExplorationSociety Haswell facility.
The team discussed ongoing challenges in Opulent Voice end-to-end demo, focusing on timing gaps and developing test benches to investigate the problem. Updates were also shared about lab tours, upcoming events, and progress on test bench development using different tools, with the team expressing appreciation for the work completed and encouraging continued collaboration.
Paul to complete and test the software modification to send the correct number of bytes to the MSK modulator. Michelle to fix this in the test bench too.
Michelle to complete correct port mapping for the MSK modem test bench.
Rick to investigate/fix why gain cannot be adjusted remotely in GNU Radio blocks for DSES work.
Aaron to implement a solution for the VHDL 2008 compatibility issue with OpenCPI by implementing the encoder inside a block design. Potentially, OpenCPI could be updated to accommodate VHDL 2008 from the get-go.
The Open Research Institute's FPGA Meetup on September 2nd covered updates from team members on various projects, including encoder porting in OpenCPI , transmission issues in Opulent Voice, and hardware revisions at the @DeepSpaceExplorationSociety Haswell facility.
The team discussed ongoing challenges in Opulent Voice end-to-end demo, focusing on timing gaps and developing test benches to investigate the problem. Updates were also shared about lab tours, upcoming events, and progress on test bench development using different tools, with the team expressing appreciation for the work completed and encouraging continued collaboration.
Paul to complete and test the software modification to send the correct number of bytes to the MSK modulator. Michelle to fix this in the test bench too.
Michelle to complete correct port mapping for the MSK modem test bench.
Rick to investigate/fix why gain cannot be adjusted remotely in GNU Radio blocks for DSES work.
Aaron to implement a solution for the VHDL 2008 compatibility issue with OpenCPI by implementing the encoder inside a block design. Potentially, OpenCPI could be updated to accommodate VHDL 2008 from the get-go.
