Reply To: Lights Are On, But Nobody's Home

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If you get IR response, then FPGA has loaded firmware correctly and is at least partially working. You should next check all connections between FPGA and character LCD, and examine essential connections (HDMITX_PCLK, HDMITX_DE, HDMITX_HSYNC, HDMITX_VSYNC) between FPGA and HDMI transmitter IC with an oscilloscope and tiny probe.