Remote FPGA Lab For ZYNQ and Virtex-7 Kits

Abstract

This paper proposes a remotely programmable and interactive ZYNQ and Virtex-7 FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) Lab for testing and implementing arbitrary hardware circuit designs on real hardware. The online virtual lab facilitates the use of FPGA Boards in simple steps and provides graphical and command line interface to control and monitor FPGA signals in real time. The remote lab provides a scheduling system and allows multiple concurrent remote users. The remote interaction method doesn’t depend on the type of the device; so it can be scaled to include different devices. The required hardware and software of the remote laboratory is developed, implemented and tested by the undergraduate and graduate students at Cairo University in Egypt.