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LED Sequencer with the MKR Vidor 4000

My LED sequencer itself is quite simple but I shows you how to use the Mini PCIe connector of the MKR Vidor 4000 with a breakout board.

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LED Sequencer with the MKR Vidor 4000

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino MKR Vidor 4000
Arduino MKR Vidor 4000
×1
VidorBreakout
data available at github: https://github.com/generationmake/VidorBreakout
×1
Through Hole Resistor, 3 kohm
Through Hole Resistor, 3 kohm
×17
3 mm LED: Green
3 mm LED: Green
×17

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
Multitool, Screwdriver
Multitool, Screwdriver

Story

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Schematics

Schematic of the VidorBreakout

Code

LED sequencer on Arduino MKR Vidor 4000

C/C++
this code shows how to access the pins on the Mini PCIe connector of the Arduino MKR Vidor 4000
#include "VidorPeripherals.h"
#define STARTDELAY 500

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
//  while (!Serial) {}
  // Let's start by initializing the FPGA
  if (!FPGA.begin()) {
    Serial.println("Initialization failed!");
    while (1) {}
  }

  // Let's discover which version we are running
  int version = FPGA.version();
  Serial.print("Vidor bitstream version: ");
  Serial.println(version, HEX);
  pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);

  // Let's also ask which IPs are included in this bitstream
  FPGA.printConfig();

  // Ok, so we know now that the FPGA contains the extended GPIO IP
  // Please refer to the online documentation for the actual pin assignment
  // Let's configure pin A0 to be an output, controlled by the FPGA
  FPGA.pinMode(0, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(1, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(2, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(3, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(4, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(5, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(6, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(7, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(9, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(10, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(11, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(12, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(14, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(15, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(16, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(17, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(18, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.pinMode(33, OUTPUT);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(33, HIGH);

  // The same pin can be read by the SAMD processor 
  pinMode(A0, INPUT);
  Serial.print("Pin A0 is ");
  Serial.println(digitalRead(A0) == LOW ? "LOW" : "HIGH");

  FPGA.digitalWrite(33, LOW);
  Serial.print("Pin A0 is ");
  Serial.println(digitalRead(A0) == LOW ? "LOW" : "HIGH");
}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
  int delaytime=STARTDELAY;

  FPGA.digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(0, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(14, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(15, HIGH);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(16, HIGH);
  delay(delaytime);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(1, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(2, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(3, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(5, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(6, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(7, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(0, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(8, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(9, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(10, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(11, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(12, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(13, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(14, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(15, LOW);
  FPGA.digitalWrite(16, LOW);
  delay(delaytime);

  for(delaytime=STARTDELAY;delaytime-=100;delaytime>0)
  {
    digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW);   // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
    delay(delaytime);
    digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH);    // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
    FPGA.digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(1, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(2, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(3, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(4, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(5, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(6, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(7, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(0, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(0, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(8, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(9, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(10, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(11, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(12, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(13, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(14, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(14, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(15, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(15, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(16, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(16, LOW);
  }
  for(delaytime=STARTDELAY;delaytime-=100;delaytime>0)
  {
    FPGA.digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(0, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(14, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(15, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(16, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(1, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(2, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(3, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(4, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(5, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(6, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(7, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(0, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(8, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(9, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(10, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(11, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(12, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(13, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(14, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(15, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(16, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
  }
  for(delaytime=STARTDELAY;delaytime-=100;delaytime>0)
  {
    digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW);   // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
    delay(delaytime);
    digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH);    // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
    FPGA.digitalWrite(16, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(16, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(1, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(15, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(15, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(2, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(14, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(14, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(3, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(13, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(4, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(12, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(5, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(11, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(6, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(10, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(7, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(9, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(0, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(0, LOW);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(8, LOW);
  }
  for(delaytime=STARTDELAY;delaytime-=100;delaytime>0)
  {
    FPGA.digitalWrite(16, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(15, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(14, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(0, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(8, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(0, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(9, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(7, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(10, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(6, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(11, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(5, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(12, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(4, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(13, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(3, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(14, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(2, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(15, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(1, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
    FPGA.digitalWrite(16, LOW);
    delay(delaytime);
  }
}

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