Programmable Logic

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Programmable Logic

This book requires that you first read Digital Circuits.

This book is intended for advanced readers.

Wikiversity has course materials on EE 215 VHDL for FPGA Design.

This book will cover the design and implementation of programmable logic devices (PLDs) using the Verilog, VHDL, and System C Hardware description languages. It is not meant to be a comprehensive reference to these languages, but more of a quick guide that covers the parts essential to developing effective digital designs. This book will also cover programming a variety of specific programmable devices, such as FPGA and CPLD devices. Contents intended to be covered are: Programming HDL, Concurrent programming and synthesis. A Previous knowledge of programming a high-level language is assumed. Knowledge of Semiconductors is helpful but not necessary. Previous experience or knowledge of Digital Circuits is must.

This book is in an extremely early state of development, and any contributions would be a big help.

Table of Contents

• Programmable Logic Device Introduction
• Terminology

Hardware Description Languages (HDL)

• HDL Basics - HDL history and comparison
• VHDL - An Ada/Pascal influenced HDL
• Verilog - A C influenced HDL
• SystemC - A class library to C++
• Mixed-Language Programming

Programmable Logic Devices

• Programmable Hardware
• Devices
• Device Programming

Programmable Logic Design

• Design Basics
• Program Descriptions
• Implementation Flow
• Cores and IP
• Debugging Designs
• Timing and Synchronization

Appendices

• Tools
• Further Reading

References

• Ashenden, Peter J., "The Designer's Guide to VHDL", 2nd edition.
• Chu, Pong P., "RTL Hardware Design Using VHDL: Coding for Efficiency, Portability, and Scalability".

Further Reading

Wikibooks Resources

• Embedded Systems
• Digital Circuits
• VHDL for FPGA Design - Principles and Practices
• Semiconductors
• Computer Science:Logic