Learning digital design using design automation tools

Author

Li, Yong Y.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Platteville, WI, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

18-21 Aug 1996

Firstpage

411

Abstract

This paper describes the development of using design automation tools at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Platteville. A realistic design environment has been created. Students use the extensive facilities in this laboratory to undertake the design and integration of digital systems. Starting with the “Logic and Digital Design”, in four digital courses, students use schematic capture tools (Orcad, Maxplus II, WorkView), hardware design language (AHDL, VHDL), implement EPLD, FPGA digital devices (Altera, Xilinx). This paper describes the environment in which the laboratory operates, the continuously support received from tool design and chip manufacturing companies, the available equipment and the accomplishments of the student projects during the two academic years from September 1994 to May 1996

Keywords

circuit CAD; computer aided instruction; computer based training; computer science education; educational courses; electronic engineering education; integrated circuit design; logic CAD; printed circuit design; AHDL; CAD; EPLD; FPGA; Maxplus II; Orcad; VHDL; WorkView; design automation tools; design environment; digital design education; hardware design language; schematic capture tools; student projects; Circuit simulation; Computer aided manufacturing; Design automation; Design engineering; Digital systems; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Laboratories; Logic design; Process design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 1996., IEEE 39th Midwest symposium on

Conference_Location

Ames, IA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3636-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSCAS.1996.594186

Filename

594186