VHDL and FPLDs in Digital Systems Design, Prototyping and Customization - Hardcover

Salcic, Zoran

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792381440 ISBN 13: 9780792381440

Publisher: Springer, 1998

Synopsis

This book represents an attempt to treat three aspects of digital systems, design, prototyping and customization, in an integrated manner using two major technologies: VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) as a modeling and specification tool, and Field-Programmable Logic Devices (FPLDs) as an implementation technology. They together make a very powerful combination for complex digital systems rapid design and prototyping as the important steps towards manufacturing, or, in the case of feasible quantities, they also provide fast system manufacturing. Combining these two technologies makes possible implementation of very complex digital systems at the desk. VHDL has become a standard tool to capture features of digital systems in a form of behavioral, dataflow or structural models providing a high degree of flexibility. When augmented by a good simulator, VHDL enables extensive verification of features of the system under design, reducing uncertainties at the latter phases of design process. As such, it becomes an unavoidable modeling tool to model digital systems at various levels of abstraction.

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`The Glossary and Index are good. The section references and selected reading is short... The book is detailed and thorough, and will be useful in helping designing digital systems. It is clearly written and with well-organized text. Overall, this book was a pleasure to read. I recommend it to my students and colleagues from both the electrical engineering and the computer science communities.'
Microelectronics Journal, 30 (1999)

Synopsis

"VHDL and FPLDs in Digital Systems Design, Prototyping and Customization" treats three aspects of digital systems - design, prototyping and customization, in an integrated manner using two technologies. The two technologies are VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) and Field-Programmable Logic Devices (FPLDs). VHDL is used for modeling and specification; FPLDs are used for implementation. "VHDL and FPLDs in Digital Systems Design, Prototyping and Customization" is divided into three parts. Part I provides an introduction to the basic features of VHDL with emphasis on modeling and design. All types of VHDL models including behavioral, structural and dataflow models are presented. Part 2 is a bridge to designing and prototyping using FPLDs as the prototyping and implementation technology. Part 3 contains a number of examples and case studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of using VHDL and FPLDs in the design of real systems."VHDL and FPLDs in Digital Systems Design, Prototyping and Customization" is an invaluable comprehensive reference for the digital designer. This work includes examples and software tied to real-world FPLDs.

The reader can see how the material presented applies to real-world devices and can experiment with the software. Also included are large-scale designs like the FLIX microcomputer that demonstrates the power of VHDL. "VHDL and FPLDs in Digital Systems Design, Prototyping and Customization" includes a CD-ROM that contains Altera's MAX+PLUS II 7.21 Student Edition Programmable Logic Development Software. MAX+PLUS II is a fully integrated design environment that offers unmatched flexibility and performance. The intuitive graphical interface is complemented by complete and instantly accessible on-line documentation, which makes learning and using MAX+PLUS II quick and easy."The MAX+PLUS II version 7.21 Student Edition" offers the following features: operates on PCs running Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0; graphical and text-based design entry, including the Altera Hardware Description Language (AHDL) and VHDL; design compilation for Product-term (MAX 7000S) and look-up table (FLEX 10K) device architectures; and, design verification with full timing simulation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792381440
• ISBN 13: 9780792381440
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 570