Title :
Introducing Field Programmable Gate Arrays with deeds projects
Author :
Donzellini, G. ; Ponta, D.
Author_Institution :
DITEN, Univ. of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Abstract :
The introduction to the use of Field Programmable Gate Arrays in a first year course of digital design is nowadays advisable. A self-developed tool that integrates FPGA configuration and testing within Deeds, the simulation suite upon which the course is based, makes the full process straightforward and compatible with the beginners´ skills. The tutorials that accompany the students´ projects provide step-by-step instructions for their execution while, at the same time, serving as a synthetic introduction to Finite State Machines used stand-alone and as system controller and microcomputer programming and interfacing.
Keywords :
educational courses; electronic engineering education; field programmable gate arrays; finite state machines; FPGA configuration; FPGA testing; deed projects; digital design; field programmable gate arrays; finite state machines; first year course; interfacing; microcomputer programming; self-developed tool; system controller; Clocks; Field programmable gate arrays; Microcomputers; Programming profession; Testing; Tutorials; ASM; DSP; Digital design; FPGA; FSM; HDL; VHDL; circuit simulation; embedded systems; engineering education;
Conference_Titel :
Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Conference (IEDEC), 2014 4th
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4381-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEDEC.2014.6784681
