FPGA Prototyping By Verilog Examples: Xilinx Spartan–3 Version

A hands–on introduction to Verilog synthesis and FPGA prototyping
Hardware Descriptive Language (HDL) and Field–Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices allow designers to quickly develop and simulate a sophisticated digital circuit, realize it on a prototyping device, and verify the operation of its physical implementation. As these technologies have matured and become mainstream practice, it is now possible to use a PC and an inexpensive FPGA prototyping board to construct a complex digital system.
This book utilizes a "learn by doing" approach to introduce the concepts and techniques of Verilog and FPGA to designers through a series of hands–on experiments. FPGA Prototyping by Verilog Examples provides:
A collection of clear, easy–to–follow templates for quick code development
A large number of practical examples to illustrate and reinforce the concepts and design techniques
Realistic projects that can be implemented and tested on a Xilinx prototyping board
A thorough exploration of the Xilinx PicoBlaze soft–core microcontroller
Although the book 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 systems. It lays a solid foundation for students and new engineers and prepares them for future development tasks. FPGA Prototyping by Verilog Examples is an indispensable companion text for digital design courses and also serves as a valuable self–teaching guide for practicing engineers who wish to learn more about this emerging area of interest.

Spis treści:
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
PART I. BASIC DIGITAL CIRCUITS.
1. Gate–level combinational circuit.
2. Overview of FPGA and EDA software.
3. RT–level combinational circuit.
4. Regular Sequential Circuit.
5. FSM.
6. FSMD.
7. Select ed Topics of Verilog.
PART II. I/O MODULES.
8. UART.
9. PS2 Keyboard.
10. PS2 Mouse.
11. External SRAM.
12. Xilinx Spartan–3 Specific Memory.
13. VGA controller I: graphic.
14. VGA controller II: text.
PART III. PICOBLAZE MICROCONTROLLERXILINX SPECIFIC.
15. PicoBlaze Overview.
16. PicoBlaze Assembly Code Development.
17. PicoBlaze I/O Interface.
18. PicoBlaze Interrupt Interface.
Appendix A: Sample Verilog templates.
References.
Topic Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Pong P. Chu, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cleveland State University in Ohio. He has taught undergraduate– and graduate–level digital systems and computer architecture courses for more than a decade and has received instructional grants from the National Science Foundation and Cleveland State University.

Okładka tylna:
A hands–on introduction to Verilog synthesis and FPGA prototyping
Hardware Descriptive Language (HDL) and Field–Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices allow designers to quickly develop and simulate a sophisticated digital circuit, realize it on a prototyping device, and verify the operation of its physical implementation. As these technologies have matured and become mainstream practice, it is now possible to use a PC and an inexpensive FPGA prototyping board to construct a complex digital system.
This book utilizes a "learn by doing" approach to introduce the concepts and techniques of Verilog and FPGA to designers through a series of hands–on experiments. FPGA Prototyping by Verilog Examples provides:
A collection of clear, easy–to–follow templates for quick code development
A large number of practical examples to illustrate and reinforce the concepts and design techniques
Realistic projects that can be implemented and tested on a Xilin x prototyping board
A thorough exploration of the Xilinx PicoBlaze soft–core microcontroller
Although the book 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 systems. It lays a solid foundation for students and new engineers and prepares them for future development tasks. FPGA Prototyping by Verilog Examples is an indispensable companion text for digital design courses and also serves as a valuable self–teaching guide for practicing engineers who wish to learn more about this emerging area of interest.