FPGA + PCIe Hardware Accelerator Design Walkthrough (DDR3, M.2, ..) - Phil’s Lab #82

Walkthrough of FPGA-based (Xilinx Artix 7) PCIe hardware accelerator in an M.2 form-factor (e.g. for laptops, computers) including DDR3 memory, quad buck converter, controlled impedance, assembly documentation, and more! Thanks to the new channel sponsor PCBWay! PCBs manufactured and assembled by PCBWay at ***Advanced Hardware Design Course Survey*** Tag-Connect SWD Probe: [SUPPORT] Free trial of Altium Designer: Patreon: Mixed-signal hardware design course: [GIT] [TIMESTAMPS] 00:00 Overview (1) 01:08 Altium Designer Free Trial 01:32 Overview (2) 02:09 PCBWay Advanced PCB Service 03:48 Advanced Hardware Design Course Survey 04:26 Power Supply 09:09 FPGA Power and Decoupling 14:18 FPGA Configuration 15:01 FPGA Banks 16:06 DDR3 Memory 21:57 PCIe (MGT Transceivers) 25:01 Assembly Documentation (Draftsman) 25:55 Manufacturing Files 27:16 Outro