====== List of available peripherals on the Nexys4 / Nexys4DDR / Nexys A7 boards ======

==== skills scale ====

  - **Noob** : What is VHDL ?
  - **Beginner** : Should I take a counter or a FSM ?
  - **Average** : YES ! Finally got rid of that latch !
  - **Confirmed** : Strange, I was expecting less FF usage in my design
  - **Advanced** : shit, my pipeline is 43 stages long, one too much compared to theoric need
  - **Master** : Assembly is a High level language !
  - **God** : Let's take over the world, Pinky !


==== Onboard ====

^ peripheral      ^ module provided       ^ required skills  ^
| switches        |    -                  | Noob             |
| pushbuttons     |    -                  | Noob             |
| LEDs            |    -                  | Noob             |
| RGB LEDs        |    -                  | Beginner         |
| :::             |  yes                  | Noob             |
| 7seg display    |    -                  | Noob -> Beginner |
| Audio Jack      |    -                  | Beginner         |
| VGA display     |    -                  | Beginner -> Average|
| :::             | yes (feature limited) | Beginner         |
| temp. sensor    |    -                  | Confirmed        |
| :::             | planned               | Beginner         |
| Accelerometer   |    -                  | Average          |
| :::             | planned               | Beginner         |
| SDcard slot     |    -                  | Confirmed -> Master |
| :::             | yes (feature limited) | Beginner -> Average |
| Microphone      | yes                   | Beginner         |
| UART            |    -                  | Average          |
| :::             | yes (feature limited) | Beginner         |
| USB Keyboard    | -                     | Average          |
| USB Mouse       | -                     | Average          |
| :::             | yes (untested)        | Beginner         |
| Off-Chip RAM    | -                     | Advanced         |
| Ethernet        | -                     | Master           |


==== Pmod ====

^ peripheral         ^ module provided       ^ required skills  ^
| Temp. sensor       |   -                   | Confirmed        |
| :::                | planned               | Beginner         |
| Accelerometer      |    -                  | Average          |
| :::                | planned               | Beginner         |
| OLED               | yes (ASCii only) - deprecated      | Beginner         |
| OLEDRGB            | yes                   | Beginner -> Average |
| Analog Joystick    | -                     | Average -> Confirmed |
| RF (Zigbee(R))     | -                     | Average -> Master |
| Distance sensor    | yes                   | Beginner         |
| Microphone         | -                     | Average -> Confirmed |
| Compass            | -                     | Average -> Advanced |
| Stereo Audio out   | yes (feature limited) | Beginner -> Advanced |
| Stereo Audio in/out| yes (feature limited) | Beginner -> Advanced |
| RealTime clock     | -                     | Average -> Confirmed |
| Light sensor       | yes                   | Beginner         |
| Gyroscope          | -                     | Confirmed        |
| Dig-Analog cnv     | -                     | Confirmed        |
| Hex 4x4 Keypad     | -                     | Average          |
| :::                | yes                   | Beginner         |
| Bread Board        | Application Dependent...                 ||
| :::                | The developpment of the application is not considered part of Architecture projects ||
| :::                | :::  ||



==== Soft IPs ====


^ function         ^ required skills  ^
| Random generator | Average          |
| Sine generator   | Beginner         |