“FPGAs For Dummies” eBook

Bill Henning

I just got an e-mail from Altera, that I thought was very relevant to the P1V discussion

"Get the “FPGAs For Dummies” eBook Now!"

Go to this link, register, and you will get a download link:

http://design.altera.com/New2FPGAeBook?elqCampaignId=859

It is a really basic introduction, but hey, a free ebook never hurts!

Some more resources (videos etc) can be found at:

http://www.altera.com/devices/fpga/new-to-fpgas/resource-center.html

Seairth

Downloaded. And already learned something! It seems that we should be referring to the P1 as an ASSP (Application-Specific Standard Product), not an ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit).

Publison

Thanks for that Bill!

I had already registered at Altera, but they made me register again, just for this book.

More ink and paper.


JIm

pik33

I found this:

http://fpga.googlecode.com/files/FPGA%20Prototyping%20By%20Verilog%20Examples.pdf

This is based on Xilinx FPGAs but it has good examples of several circuits - vga, sram controller, etc.

prof_braino

Thanks!








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4x5n

Based on the title I'm thinking that this may have been written at my speed!!

davejames

...well, I will see if it really is for dummies!!!

Thanks for the link.

Todd Marshall

pik33 wrote: »

I found this:

http://fpga.googlecode.com/files/FPGA Prototyping By Verilog Examples.pdf

This is based on Xilinx FPGAs but it has good examples of several circuits - vga, sram controller, etc.

pik33: I'm using Chu's FPGA Prototyping By "VHDL" Examples. Probably near identical book. Might be interesting to have both to contrast Verilog and VHDL.

I like his approach. I'm progressing too slowly though and have to keep backing up to relearn. My plan is to do "all" his examples and "all" his exercises. The first ones are the slowest. Obviously I'm not "on the clock".

I chose to learn VHDL over Verilog for the same reason I chose to learn C++ over Java.

We'll see if I made the right choice. The C++ over Java choice turned out to be right for me. Java was C++ with training wheels and a sandbox. C++ gave me complete freedom (and responsibility).

pik33

Verilog is simpler. Verilog is like C - the programmer is always right (even if his circuit cannot work). You can do this

reg [15:0] a;
reg [7:0] b;

// and then

b<=a; // 8 lower bits of a go to b

a<=b; // b go to 8 lower bits of a, 8 higher bits will be 0)

 

I started from vhdl, but when I saw Verilog first time.. I made a quick switch.