FPGA Synthesis Lab

Course Description

An advanced laboratory course in the application of FPGA technology to information processing, using VHDL synthesis methods for hardware development. The student will use commercial CAD software for VHDL simulation and synthesis, and implement their systems in programmable XILINX 20,000 gate FPGA devices. The lab will consist of a series of digital projects demonstrating VHDL design and synthesis methodology, building up to final projects at least the size of an 8-bit RISC computer. Projects will encompass such things as system clocking, flip-flop registers, state-machine control, and arithmetic. The students will learn VHDL methods as they proceed through the lab projects, and prior experience with VHDL is not a prerequisite. Recommended Course Background: EN.601.229 OR EN.520.225 OR EN.520.349 Prerequisite(s): Students must have completed Lab Safety training prior to registering for this class. To access the tutorial, login to myLearning and enter Laboratory Safety Introductory Course in the Search Box to access the proper course. Click here to access the Laboratory Safety Introductory Course;EN.520.142 or equivalent.

Code

EN.520.424

Credits

3

Subject

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Programs That Include This Course

• Bachelor's Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor's Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science