The SQRL Acorn is an M.2 form factor FPGA accelerator card originally designed for cryptocurrency mining acceleration. But due to poor performance and little support, it failed, causing a big scandal. Fortunately for us that know how to use FPGAs, we can re-purpose the hardware to do other kinds of acceleration, such as DSP processing.… Continue reading LiteX on the SQRL Acorn FPGA
I learned about the Hackaday Supercon a few days before Supercon 2018 was starting so I, unfortunately, missed out on tickets. So after seeing all the amazing talks posted online, and hearing about the amazing badge and the multi-day hacking that took place, I made sure I did not miss it in 2019. And wow… Continue reading Looking Back On Hackaday Supercon 2019
This is the last day of technical conference talks so its packed to the gills with content. There is also a closing talk with Ben Hilburn and Derek Kozel where they close out the conference with a bunch of information. Along with a reveal that all or almost all of the workshops have been recorded… Continue reading GRCon20 Virtual Conference Day 4
