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The AI wired into his FPGA boards and troubleshot the chip build to a workaround

The AI interfaced with FPGA boards over USB, set up UART, created an on-chip logic analyzer, and troubleshot a synthesis problem to a workaround.

How it works

  1. The AI interfaces with the FPGA boards over USB
  2. Sets up the serial link
  3. Creates an on-chip logic analyzer
  4. Troubleshoots a synthesis problem to a workaround

Why it’s worth knowing

Hardware debugging with the agent on the bus is a different sport.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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