FPGA Prototyping by SystemVerilog Examples: Xilinx MicroBlaze MCS SoC Edition (2nd Edition) – eBook

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# A Comprehensive Guide to FPGA Prototyping and SoC Design

Dive into the intricacies of FPGA prototyping and SoC design with the **2nd edition** of the acclaimed *FPGA Prototyping by Verilog Examples* textbook. This updated version retains the successful “learning-by-doing” pedagogical method while broadening the scope of digital design principles and practices. This essential resource is crafted to facilitate a hands-on learning experience, guiding you through the essential skills needed in HDL synthesis and FPGA prototyping.

The eBook meticulously covers a series of thoughtfully constructed examples that guide you through creating sophisticated digital circuits and IP (intellectual property) cores, enabling their integration into an SoC (system on a chip) framework. You’ll learn to implement these systems on FPGA prototyping boards and thoroughly verify the seamless operation of both software and hardware components. Beginning with fundamental gate-level circuits, the content gradually escalates to encompass advanced RT (register transfer) level modules, ultimately leading to the realization of fully functional embedded systems featuring custom I/O peripherals and hardware accelerators.

Despite being an introductory text, the examples are presented with an academic rigor that aligns with the stringent design guidelines and coding standards typical of large-scale digital systems.

**Enhanced Learning Experience**
– The completely revised eBook now utilizes the SystemVerilog language, a versatile evolution of Verilog. This progression not only enhances the hardware design aspects within the SoC context but also introduces the essential concept of hardware-software co-design.
– Examples are not treated in isolation; instead, they are seamlessly integrated into a unified SoC platform, encouraging readers to delve into hardware-software programmability and execute innovative embedded system projects.

**Key Features of this Edition:**
– Comprehensive coverage of foundational embedded system software development.
– An insightful overview of bus interconnects and interface circuits.
– Suggestions for additional modules and peripherals designed to inspire challenging yet engaging projects.
– Thorough discussions on blocking and non-blocking statements as well as various coding styles.
– In-depth exploration of fundamental concepts in software-hardware co-design through practical applications of the Xilinx MicroBlaze MCS soft-core processor.
– A hands-on project focusing on a music synthesizer that employs DDFS (direct digital frequency synthesis) and an ADSR (attack-decay-sustain-release) envelope generator.
– Inclusion of four practical IP cores: a multi-channel PWM (pulse width modulation) controller, SPI controller, I²C controller, and XADC (Xilinx analog-to-digital converter) controller.
– An expanded video controller transforms into a comprehensive stream-based video subsystem, featuring a video synchronization circuit, a test-pattern generator, sprite generator, and an OSD (on-screen display) controller, along with a frame buffer.

The **eBook**, *FPGA Prototyping by SystemVerilog Examples* (PDF), is not only an exceptional resource for both introductory and advanced digital design and embedded system courses but also serves as an invaluable self-teaching guide for engineers eager to explore this rapidly evolving field.

**Please Note:** The product includes only the eBook, *FPGA Prototyping by SystemVerilog Examples* in PDF format. Access codes are not part of the product.

ISBN: 978-3-16-148410-0, 978-1-234-56789-7

Embark on your journey into FPGA and SoC design today and elevate your expertise in this vital area of technology!