Xilinx clock wizard driver

[me@tobin.cc (Tobin C. Harding)]

On Mon, Oct 09, 2017 at 08:42:34PM -0400, Merin Santhosh wrote:
> Xilinx fpga kits are pretty pricey, doubt if I can buy one.
> Is there any other way these codes can be tested? Can anyone who is an
> expert in the field comment?

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thanks,
Tobin.

> Merin
> 
> Merin Santhosh
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> On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 5:46 PM, Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Oct 09, 2017 at 01:16:41PM -0400, Merin Santhosh wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I'm Merin, I'm a masters student at the University of Florida.
> >
> > Hi Merin, welcome.
> >
> > > I was doing
> > > through the Linux Kernel, hoping to contribute to something of relevance.
> > > Since I have a background in systems, I was hoping to get started with
> > the
> > > Xilinx clocking wizard(link)
> > > <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/
> > staging.git/tree/drivers/staging/clocking-wizard/TODO>
> >
> > Cool, go for it.
> >
> > > I wanted to know how is it that the modified driver is tested once coded.
> > > Can someone explain to me how this is done?
> >
> > I am by no means an expert. One sure method (for any of the drivers in
> > staging) is to buy some
> > hardware to test the driver. I know nothing about the Xilinx clocking
> > wizard but a quick search
> > shows that you can set up an FPGA board of some sort to use with the
> > clocking wizard. Here is a link
> > you may find useful
> >
> > http://gadgetfactory.net/learn/2017/02/22/fpga-
> > clocking-clocking-wizard-in-xilinx-ise/
> >
> > If you are borking at paying for hardware just look at it as an investment
> > in your education. Any
> > hardware you buy will be cheap compared with your other tuition fees.
> >
> > Happy hacking,
> > Tobin.
> >