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How to setup a wireless communication system between two FPGA boards

Altera_Forum
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Hello, 

 

I'm totally new to FPGA. 

I need to develop a wireless communication system between two FPGA boards with high data rate. 

Do you have suggestions about this topic? 

Thank you very much! 

 

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Altera_Forum
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Hi, 

 

Depends on what data rates you are looking for. Let us know more on this.
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Altera_Forum
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--- Quote Start ---  

Hello, 

 

I'm totally new to FPGA. 

I need to develop a wireless communication system between two FPGA boards with high data rate. 

Do you have suggestions about this topic? 

Thank you very much! 

 

 

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This sounds like a school project. Don't expect the folks here to do the work for you. Propose a design for what you need to do, try and implement it, and then, if you get stuck, come back and ask questions.
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Altera_Forum
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Dear b.ritesh, 

 

thanks for your answer. 

You are right, I forgot to mention the data rate. It should be at least 50Mbit/s. 

Do you have suggestions about components and transmission techniques that I could use? 

Thank you very much.
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Altera_Forum
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--- Quote Start ---  

This sounds like a school project. Don't expect the folks here to do the work for you. Propose a design for what you need to do, try and implement it, and then, if you get stuck, come back and ask questions. 

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Dear ak6dn, 

 

it sounds like a school project, but it is not. 

I have used Wi-Fi and fiber optic transceiver with micro-controller, but I have no experience in the FPGA field.  

I don't want that the folks do the work for me, but I'm only asking suggestions to people that have a bigger experience in this field.
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Altera_Forum
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Did you Check this? 

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking/000005725.html#a 

 

You may choose the components and transmission techniques based on your requirement. You may expect help for interfacing the component & FPGA device. When you used WIFI with micro-controller, (typically if the WIFI module has TCP/IP stack into it) the interface between WIFI module & Micro-controller would be a SPI. Are you looking for similar solution or is it something else?
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Altera_Forum
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Did you Check this? 

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking/000005725.html#a 

 

You may choose the components and transmission techniques based on your requirement. You may expect help for interfacing the component & FPGA device. When you used WIFI with micro-controller, (typically if the WIFI module has TCP/IP stack into it) the interface between WIFI module & Micro-controller would be a SPI. Are you looking for similar solution or is it something else? 

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I could use the 802.11n protocol. 

Can you link some document which shows how to connect a Wi-Fi module to an FPGA? 

Thank you for your help!
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Altera_Forum
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A low cost WiFi Module (With on-chip TCP/IP stack) 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/esp8266 

 

And few examples that will walk through integrating WIFI module to FPGA 

 

http://hamsterworks.co.nz/mediawiki/index.php/fpga_esp8266#esp8266_driver.vhd 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lrei0rcnfm
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Altera_Forum
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--- Quote Start ---  

A low cost WiFi Module (With on-chip TCP/IP stack) 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/esp8266 

 

And few examples that will walk through integrating WIFI module to FPGA 

 

http://hamsterworks.co.nz/mediawiki/index.php/fpga_esp8266#esp8266_driver.vhd 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lrei0rcnfm 

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Thanks for the help!
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Matcha
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Hello,

It's been a few years since this thread has been active but I am trying to achieve wi-fi communication on a Cyclone V board. The links shared in the thread are no longer active so I was wondering if anyone could share some new resources?

Thanks in advance

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Ggggggg
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I am trying to work on the same could you please help me with by providing details of what you have done till now
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