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Posted 13th June 2023, By
VPK120 development board pictured wearing ear defenders with silent smiley on the fan

This blog contains the final steps for adding the minimal IP to send the necessary SYSMON data to the System Controller for controlling the fan on the AMD Versal VPK120 dev board.

Posted 25th May 2023, By
VPK120 development board pictured wearing ear defenders

Whilst developing on an AMD Versal VPK120 you will want to control the fan speed to keep the noise at manageable levels. This guide captures the steps taken to do this using the onboard System Controller.

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