Title :
A basic processor for teaching digital circuits and systems design with FPGA
Author :
Pereira, Maicon Carlos ; Viera, Paulo Viniccius ; Raabe, André Luis Alice ; Zeferino, Cesar Albenes
Author_Institution :
Master Program on Appl. Comput. Sci., Univ. of Vale do Itajai, Itajai, Brazil
Abstract :
Design of digital circuits and systems are topics covered in undergraduate courses on Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. Simple processor architectures are used as example of digital systems to apply and integrate the concepts studied in these courses. In this paper, we discuss the use of a simple processor named BIP (Basic Instruction-set Processor) in courses on digital circuits and systems design. BIP is distinguished from similar processors because it was developed by applying a multidisciplinary approach in order to allow its use in introductory courses on computer programming and in several other courses in the Computer Science area.
Keywords :
digital circuits; digital systems; electrical engineering education; field programmable gate arrays; program processors; Computer Science area; FPGA; basic instruction-set processor; basic processor; computer programming; digital circuit; introductory course; multidisciplinary approach; systems design; Computer architecture; Digital circuits; Digital systems; Organizations; Programming; Registers; FPGA in education; computer programming; digital circuits; digital systems;
Conference_Titel :
Programmable Logic (SPL), 2012 VIII Southern Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bento Goncalves
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0184-8
DOI :
10.1109/SPL.2012.6211804
