Top "Hardware" questions

Programming questions related to the physical components of a computer.

How to deny shutdown when pressing the power button for a while?

On most newer computers you can shutdown the hard way by pressing the power button for a couple of seconds. …

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How to break always block in Verilog?

I am trying to simulate a simple MIPS processor using behavior code in Verilog. I have finished writing the code …

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Incrementing Multiple Genvars in Verilog Generate Statement

I'm trying to create a multi-stage comparator in verilog and I can't figure out how to increment multiple genvars in …

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Multiple keyboards and low-level hooks

I have a system where I have multiple keyboards and really need to know which keyboard the key stroke is …

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Programming for Multi core Processors

As far as I know, the multi-core architecture in a processor does not effect the program. The actual instruction execution …

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Android - turn off hardware key lights

Inside my app, I need a way to turn off the lights on the standard Android phone keys (Home, Menu, …

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C-to-hardware compiler (HLL synthesis)

I try to make an survey/history of all C-to-hardware compilers. For all that dont know them: they take C …

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Random number generation on Spartan-3E

I need to generate pseudo-random numbers for my genetic algorithm on a Spartan-3E FPGA and i want to implement …

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What is the definition of JAL in RISC-V and how does one use it?

I don't get how JAL works in RISC-V as I've been seeing multiple conflicting definitions. For example, if I refer …

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Configure minicom to use hardware flow control

Looking for some assistance testing a UART implementation with hardware flow contorl for the OMAP L138. To test the implementation …

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