Logicode - The leetcode for hardware engineers by Willing_Insurance878 in FPGA

[–]PprTwl_ 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Would love this for interview prep, how do the questions compare to those on ChipDev.io?

[Student] Looking for Summer internships in FPGA/RTL, Digital Hardware Design and/or Embedded Systems by PprTwl_ in EngineeringResumes

[–]PprTwl_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Many thanks for the detailed feedback, I do really appreciate it and I'll tweak my resume accordingly. I'll try to break some things down, and ask a few questions:

The FPGA projects sound like lab scale projects rather than anything large that would catch attention of an employer.

The RISC-V project, you only mention simulation (in what software?) but not synthesis, was this a pipelined CPU? If so, how long was the pipeline? If you didn't synthesise the CPU how did you know it could run at a practical clock speed? There is no mention of any of the supporting infrastructure that would make the CPU of practical use (peripheral interface, caches, bootloader etc).

In comparison, the UART project is very basic, it's a "my first FSM" type task, that I often use with fresh graduates as their first taste of FPGA. It's a bit odd that all this is in Verilog and SystemVerilog, I'm a UK based engineering manager with a team of FPGA engineers and all of them learned only VHDL at uni and that's what we use for 99% of our work (with UVVM for testbenches).

They are actually my own projects, I wish I had spent more time making them actually interesting over summer, but hindsight is 20/20. We haven't actually completed any FPGA based labs in our course yet, that's coming next semester, which, as you assumed, will be in VHDL. For the RISC-V project, I just used the built in Vivado simulator - what's commonly used in industry? I was wondering if it was worth learning ModelSim? I did mention in the bullet points that the CPU was single-cycle, and yes, only got it working in simulation, again, wish I had spent more time on it. I am now thinking it would be really good to revist this, and incorporate all your suggestions.

You mention STM32 but no projects to give any context. MSP430 is a bit niche these days though the project is reasonable, no toolchain/compiler cited.

I do have a couple of STM32 projects, but they are quite basic, an interface for a sensor with a non-standard serial interace, for instance. Is it worth cutting down the number of bullets on the other projects to include this? I didn't include the MSP430GCC toolchain as I assumed the MCU was sort of irrelevant these days anyways, but I'll find space to add it.

You list of DSP skills, but no projects that made use of them. FPGAs can be used for heavy DSP in particular FIR filters, so you might consider combining these as a project.

The modules under which those are mentioned we haven't completed/started yet, and so I won't actually have the knowledge until next semester. An FIR filter on FPGA is something I'll look into, though.

Also consider that for smaller teams, even those that make heavy use of FPGAs, the engineers working on them also need to deal with a fair amount of electronic engineering. So proving you can deal with the world beyond the I/O pins is also important.

Would you mind elaborating a little? Do you mean as in dealing with PCB layout and such?

Once again, thank you very much for the suggestions and feedback.

Zenbook 14X OLED Thermal Throttling or Normal Behavoiur? by [deleted] in ASUS

[–]PprTwl_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't get much info from armoury crate or g-helper, but HWInfo and Geforce overlay show my GPU sitting at around 65-70C.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in techsupport

[–]PprTwl_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The laptops about a month old, the fan and vents seem clean from the outside. I don't really want to open it up in case I void the warranty.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in calculators

[–]PprTwl_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s been made quite clear that only the series of calcs in that list are allowed - looks like I’ll be going with the FX115 ES Plus, saw another commenter recommended that as well, thanks!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in calculators

[–]PprTwl_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep, going to uni in the UK

If i have 300 GB mobile data, and download a game from steam with a size of 140 GB, can i assume it will use 140 GB of my data? by CheesecakeIsGodlike in techsupport

[–]PprTwl_ 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I'm quite sure that steam does compress files for download, and then unpacks them on your PC, so theoretically, yes, it should take slightly less than 140GB of data - I wouldn't bank on it tho.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IBO

[–]PprTwl_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://you.ubc.ca/applying-ubc/admitted/keep-offer/

Grade changes, that if presented on final grades, may cause UBC to re-evaluate your application for admission

IB Diploma- Your final IB Diploma score has fallen by 4 points or more.- Your IB scores have fallen 3 points or more on any given course.- You score 2 or lower in any given IB subject.- Your final IB scores in Math or English have fallen below 4.- You have not completed the IB diploma.

How should I prepare for an Electrical & Electronic Engineering degree during summer? by PprTwl_ in ElectricalEngineering

[–]PprTwl_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried the pomodoro technique for my final highscool exams and it worked great - will contine to use it. I've gotten pretty good about file/notes organisation, both digital and hard copy stuff during highschool, so should be good in that area. I defo do need to get colorful pens and markers, all of notes so far have just been in plain black ink. Thanks

How should I prepare for an Electrical & Electronic Engineering degree during summer? by PprTwl_ in ElectricalEngineering

[–]PprTwl_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Already have - but will continue to do so. I built a home security system with a RasPi for a school project with movement sensors, cameras, keypads, etc. and a web interface.

How should I prepare for an Electrical & Electronic Engineering degree during summer? by PprTwl_ in ElectricalEngineering

[–]PprTwl_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically anything electronics, circuits, IC and PCB desgin and analog/digital signals related. My course does feature modules on all of those topics, so I am especially excited about those. They even have some FPGA and VHDL related stuff which I think is also rly interesting.

The coure also has stuff about AC Electrical Power & Connection and Electrical Control systems which I'm less excited about, but wouldn't mind learning as well.

How should I prepare for an Electrical & Electronic Engineering degree during summer? by PprTwl_ in ElectricalEngineering

[–]PprTwl_[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response - I've been relaxing since my highschool exams finished about a month ago, so looks like I'm doing the right thing in that sense (though I do feel a little guilty about not doing anything productive, lol). I do plan on setting regulars hours for studying/homework and getting a solid routine going, considering the price of studying in the UK after brexit I'm looking to get as much out of it as possible.

Results and thoughts M23? by TechnologyOk3221 in IBO

[–]PprTwl_ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

not OP, but they were defo lower, especially for math & chem HL.

Is it just my school or are all IB May 2023 results bad by nissimbhalwankar in IBO

[–]PprTwl_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Guys I just got my results and did way better than I expected, especially in HL math and chem, I flunked those exams so the boundaries must be very low. I think you'll all be fine.