This study describes the platform Atmel FPSLIC, which is created by means of the logic arrays FPGA and the micro-sequencer controller AVR. The developmental kit STK594 is described here as well, with its programming possibilities, as for the logic arrays FPGA, as for the micro-sequencers AVR. Also the separate circuit AT94K is described there. This circuit can be programmed by the language VHDL (the field FPGA), or by means of the assembler and language C for the micro-sequencer. All this can be integrated into the one output file by means of program System Designer, comprising a set of software tools for given programming languages and for generation of the whole circuit. Furthermore, the study describes a simple application for the both platform parts. Also the description of the dynamic reconfiguration of the circuit gate part is included.

This work is part of an on-going research project at Virginia Commonwealth University in the field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The purpose of this thesis project is to port the previous generation of UAV autopilot from the Atmel FPSLIC platform to the Xilinx MicroBlaze platform in order to provide a test-bed that will accommodate future research projects. The tasks include porting the software from the AVR processor located on the FPSLIC to the MicroBlaze processor and implementing the hardware peripherals in Xilinx FPGA.The UAV equipped with the new autopilot can autonomously navigate through pre-defined waypoints and transmit the collected data back to the ground base station for analysis.