FPGA Prototyping by VHDL Examples

Informationen zum Autor PONG P. CHU, PhD is Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio. He has taught undergraduate and graduate digital systems and computer architecture courses for more than two decades, and has received multiple instructional grants from the National Science Foundation. Klappentext A hands-on introduction to FPGA prototyping and SoC designThis Second Edition of the popular book follows the same "learning-by-doing" approach to teach the fundamentals and practices of VHDL synthesis and FPGA prototyping. It uses a coherent series of examples to demonstrate the process to develop sophisticated digital circuits and IP (intellectual property) cores, integrate them into an SoC (system on a chip) framework, realize the system on an FPGA prototyping board, and verify the hardware and software operation. The examples start with simple gate-level circuits, progress gradually through the RT (register transfer) level modules, and lead to a functional embedded system with custom I/O peripherals and hardware accelerators. Although it is an introductory text, the examples are developed in a rigorous manner, and the derivations follow strict design guidelines and coding practices used for large, complex digital systems.The new edition is completely updated. It presents the hardware design in the SoC context and introduces the hardware-software co-design concept. Instead of treating examples as isolated entities, the book integrates them into a single coherent SoC platform that allows readers to explore both hardware and software "programmability" and develop complex and interesting embedded system projects. The revised edition: Adds four general-purpose IP cores, which are multi-channel PWM (pulse width modulation) controller, I²C controller, SPI controller, and XADC (Xilinx analog-to-digital converter) controller. Introduces a music synthesizer constructed with a DDFS (direct digital frequency synthesis) module and an ADSR (attack-decay-sustain-release) envelop generator. Expands the original video controller into a complete stream-based video subsystem that incorporates a video synchronization circuit, a test pattern generator, an OSD (on-screen display) controller, a sprite generator, and a frame buffer. Introduces basic concepts of software-hardware co-design with Xilinx MicroBlaze MCS soft-core processor. Provides an overview of bus interconnect and interface circuit. Introduces basic embedded system software development.* Suggests additional modules and peripherals for interesting and challenging projects.The FPGA Prototyping by VHDL Examples, Second Edition makes a natural companion text for introductory and advanced digital design courses and embedded system course. It also serves as an ideal self-teaching guide for practicing engineers who wish to learn more about this emerging area of interest. Zusammenfassung A hands-on introduction to FPGA prototyping and SoC designThis Second Edition of the popular book follows the same "learning-by-doing" approach to teach the fundamentals and practices of VHDL synthesis and FPGA prototyping. It uses a coherent series of examples to demonstrate the process to develop sophisticated digital circuits and IP (intellectual property) cores! integrate them into an SoC (system on a chip) framework! realize the system on an FPGA prototyping board! and verify the hardware and software operation. The examples start with simple gate-level circuits! progress gradually through the RT (register transfer) level modules! and lead to a functional embedded system with custom I/O peripherals and hardware accelerators. Although it is an introductory text! the examples are developed in a rigorous manner! and the derivations follow strict design guidelines and coding practices used for large! complex digital systems.The new edition is completely updated. It p...

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PONG P. CHU, PhD is Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio. He has taught undergraduate and graduate digital systems and computer architecture courses for more than two decades, and has received multiple instructional grants from the National Science Foundation.

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A hands-on introduction to FPGA prototyping and SoC design This Second Edition of the popular book follows the same "learning-by-doing" approach to teach the fundamentals and practices of VHDL synthesis and FPGA prototyping. It uses a coherent series of examples to demonstrate the process to develop sophisticated digital circuits and IP (intellectual property) cores, integrate them into an SoC (system on a chip) framework, realize the system on an FPGA prototyping board, and verify the hardware and software operation. The examples start with simple gate-level circuits, progress gradually through the RT (register transfer) level modules, and lead to a functional embedded system with custom I/O peripherals and hardware accelerators. Although it is an introductory text, the examples are developed in a rigorous manner, and the derivations follow strict design guidelines and coding practices used for large, complex digital systems. The new edition is completely updated. It presents the hardware design in the SoC context and introduces the hardware-software co-design concept. Instead of treating examples as isolated entities, the book integrates them into a single coherent SoC platform that allows readers to explore both hardware and software "programmability" and develop complex and interesting embedded system projects. The revised edition: Adds four general-purpose IP cores, which are multi-channel PWM (pulse width modulation) controller, I²C controller, SPI controller, and XADC (Xilinx analog-to-digital converter) controller. Introduces a music synthesizer constructed with a DDFS (direct digital frequency synthesis) module and an ADSR (attack-decay-sustain-release) envelop generator. Expands the original video controller into a complete stream-based video subsystem that incorporates a video synchronization circuit, a test pattern generator, an OSD (on-screen display) controller, a sprite generator, and a frame buffer. Introduces basic concepts of software-hardware co-design with Xilinx MicroBlaze MCS soft-core processor. Provides an overview of bus interconnect and interface circuit. Introduces basic embedded system software development. * Suggests additional modules and peripherals for interesting and challenging projects. FPGA Prototyping by VHDL Examples, Second Edition makes a natural companion text for introductory and advanced digital design courses and embedded system courses. It also serves as an ideal self-teaching guide for practicing engineers who wish to learn more about this emerging area of interest.

Inhalt
Preface ix Acknowledgments xv PART I BASIC DIGITAL CIRCUITS DEVELOPMENT 1 Gate-level Combinational Circuit 1 1.1 Overview of VHDL 1 1.2 General description 2 1.3 Structural description 6 1.4 Top-level signal mapping 8 1.5 Testbench 9 1.6 Bibliographic notes 11 1.7 Suggested experiments 11 2 Overview of FPGA and EDA software 13 2.1 FPGA 13 2.2 Overview of the Digilent Nexys 4 DDR board 15 2.3 Development flow 16 2.4 Xilinx Vivado Design Suite 18 2.5 Bibliographic notes 18 2.6 Suggested experiments 18 3 RT-level combinational circuit 23 3.1 RT-level components 23 3.2 Routing circuit with concurrent assignment statements 29 3.3 Modeling with a process 34 3.4 Routing circuit with if and case statements 36 3.5 Constants and generics 41 3.6 Replicated structure 44 3.7 Design examples 46 3.8 Bibliographic notes 58 3.9 Suggested experiments 58 4 Regular Sequential Circuit 61 4.1 Introduction 61 4.2 HDL code of the FF and register 64 4.3 Simple design examples 67 4.4 Testbench for sequential circuits 72 4.5 Case study 75 4.6 Timing and clocking …