Lab-Tools uses 3 different FPGA modules for digital NMR instrumentation: 1) an FTDI Morphic II module with an Altera Cyclone II FPGA interfaced via USB2 to the AplX array processing language for configuration, control, data processing and a GUI front panel; 2) a Red Pitaya module with a Xilinx FPGA and Linux ARM CPU with on-board ADCs/DACs and Ethernet interface to an AplX server; and 3) a Terasic DE0-Nano-SoC module with a Cyclone V FPGA and Linux ARM CPU with Ethernet interface to an AplX server for configuration, control, data processing and GUI front panel.

1. FPGA modules
Digital NMR instrumentation based on FPGAs.
Lab-Tools currently uses 3 different FPGA modules, all with different
features :

2. FPGA modules
Digital NMR instrumentation based on FPGAs.
Lab-Tools currently uses 3 different FPGA modules :
1) FTDI Morphic II module with an Altera Cyclone II FPGA :
USB2 bus interfaced
to array processing
language AplX , which is
used for the
configuration, control,
data processing and
GUI front-panel.

3. FPGA modules
Digital NMR instrumentation based on FPGAs.
Lab-Tools currently uses 3 different FPGA modules :
1) FTDI Morphic II module with an Altera Cyclone II FPGA :
USB2 interfaced to
array processing
language AplX , used for
the configuration,
control, data processing
and GUI front-panel.
Mate with Lab-Tools
Cardstac headers for
adding a variety of
instruments.

4. FPGA modules
Digital NMR instrumentation based on FPGAs.
Lab-Tools currently uses 3 different FPGA modules :
1) FTDI Morphic II module with an Altera Cyclone II FPGA :
USB2 interfaced to
array processing
language AplX , used for
the configuration,
control, data processing
and GUI front-panel.
Here it is mated with a
Lab-Tools Cardstac
header for adding a
variety of instruments.

5. FPGA modules
Digital NMR instrumentation based on FPGAs.
Lab-Tools currently uses 3 different FPGA modules :
2) Red Pitaya module with Xilinx FPGA with Linux ARM CPU :
Has on board dual RF 14
bit 125MHz ADCs & DACs.
Ethernet interface plus
array processing language
AplX server in the Linux
CPU, talking to desktop for
the configuration, control,
data processing and GUI
front-panel.

6. FPGA modules
Digital NMR instrumentation based on FPGAs.
Lab-Tools currently uses 3 different FPGA modules :
3) Terasic DE0-Nano-SoC module with Cyclone V FPGA with Linux ARM CPU :
Ethernet interface plus
array processing
language AplX server in
the Linux CPU, talking to
desktop for the
configuration, control,
data processing and GUI
front-panel.
Mates with Lab-Tools Cardstac
headers; Accepts same
firmware as Morphic II.

7. Modular Firmware Skeleton
For Multiple Instruments
Inside a Single FPGA.
AplX array-processing software from
MicroApl creates and manages the
on-screen GUI front-panel to control ;
also controls the firmware instruments
in the FPGAs over the USB2 bus.
AplX then analyses the returned data.
USB2 interfaced Morphic II Module with Cyclone II FPGA

8. Modular Firmware Skeleton
For Multiple Instruments
Inside a Single FPGA.
An AplX server in the ARM processor
controls and monitors the instruments
in the FPGA via C programs and Xilinx
firmware. An AplX client on the
desktop then creates and manages the
on-screen GUI and stores analysed data.
Ethernet interfaced Red Pitaya module with Xilinx FPGA

9. Modular Firmware Skeleton
For Multiple Instruments
Inside a Single FPGA.
An AplX server in the ARM processor
controls and monitors the instruments
in the FPGA via user programmable
interfaces. An AplX client on the
desktop then creates and manages the
on-screen GUI and stores analysed data.
Ethernet interfaced DE0-Nano-SoC module with CycloneV FPGA