VHDL 101

VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) is a hardware programming language commonly used for FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) designs. FPGAs are commonly found within larger applications such as cell phones, medical imagers, and personal media devices. As these devices are becoming more ubiquitous, engineers commonly face an immediate need to learn a language or technique quickly. Bill Kafig of industry leader Xilinx swiftly brings the reader up to speed on techniques and functions commonly used as well as commands and data management. Extensive simple, complete designs accompany the content for maximum comprehension. The book concludes with a section on design re-use, which is of utmost importance to today's engineer who needs to meet a deadline and lower costs per unit.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction and Background: VHDL; Brief History of VHDL; FPGA Architecture

Chapter 2: Overview of the Process of Implementing an FPGA Design: Design Entry; Synthesis; Simulation; Implementation; Bitstream Generation

Chapter 3: Loop 1 - Going with the Flow: The Shape of VHDL

Chapter 4: Loop 2 - Going Deeper: Introducing Processes, Variables and Sequential Statements: Tool Perspectives - Synthesis Options and Constraints

Chapter 5: Loop 3: Introducing Concept of Reuse; Flexibility Using Generics and Constants; Functions and Procedures; Attributes; Packages; Commonly Used Libraries

Appendix

A.1 Language Constructs

A.2 Data Types

A.3 Standard Libraries

Index