Creating the UART project

In this guide, you will learn how to develop and program an FPGA project using ChipInventor, with a practical example of implementing a UART Receiver. By the end of the tutorial, you’ll have an LED on your FPGA that lights up whenever you press the "a" key on your keyboard—showcasing how straightforward and efficient FPGA development can be with ChipInventor.

UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter) is a widely used asynchronous communication protocol for data transfer. In ChipInventor, you will use blocks to build your circuit quickly and conveniently.

So let’s create a New Project:

1. Access ChipInventor.

2. Click New Project.

• Name: UART LED.
• Description: UART to light an LED.
• Type: FPGA.

3. Click Create to finalize the project creation.