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At present, with the emergence of high-performance FPGA, FPGA is almost omnipotent in the design of digital systems and is widely used in various fields of digital products. FPGA technology has the characteristics of low development cost and fast time to market. As long as the corresponding development software is installed and a set of simple development boards are available, innovative designs can be carried out. This provides innovative individuals and small companies with a chance to survive.

The author has been engaged in teaching hardware description language, FPGA theory and practice for many years. It was found that students lacked relevant background knowledge during the learning process; did not have a deep understanding of long programs written using hardware description languages; and did not establish the concept of processor + memory + peripherals = system in modern electronic design. Based on teaching experience and the cognitive habits of learning, the author wrote this book. I hope that readers can enter the door of FPGA development and design under the guidance of this book. After studying this book, readers should be able to independently develop projects. ability.

Features of this book

1. Provides a large amount of source code, good learning effect

This book provides a large number of source programs and examples to explain, so that readers can intuitively learn the content of this book and improve learning efficiency. These source codes are included in the accompanying CD-ROM.

2. Comprehensive, systematic, and in-depth,

this book introduces the basic knowledge of Quartus II software, design process, application of macro modules and LPM functions in design, use of DSP Builder software, and hardware and software design methods based on Nios II soft-core processor. , and finally introduces the development of the case in detail.

3. The explanations are from easy to deep, step by step, suitable for readers of all levels.

This book starts from the basics of FPGA technology, and gradually deepens into advanced development technology and applications embedded in the Nios II soft-core processor. The content gradient is from easy to difficult, and the explanations are from easy to difficult. Deep, step-by-step, suitable for readers of all levels.

4． It runs through a large number of development examples and techniques to quickly improve the development level.

When explaining knowledge points, this book runs through a large number of short and concise typical examples, and gives a large number of development skills to help readers better understand various concepts and development technologies, and experience Practical programming, quickly improve development level.

5. Provide technical support and answer questions.

If readers have any questions while reading this book, they can send an e-mail to pzhueric@163.com or lymlrl@163.com for relevant help.

Content and architecture of this book

Part 1 Basics of FPGA development (Chapter 1 to 5) The

main content of this part includes: basic knowledge and usage of Quartus II software, basic knowledge of VHDL language, and methods of using VHDL language to describe basic logic circuits . Through the study of this article, readers can master the use and design process of FPGA development software.

Part 2 FPGA Example Development (Chapter 6-7)

The main contents of this article include: the application of macro modules and LPM functions in design, and the use of DSP Builder to design DSP devices. Through the study of this article, readers can master the use of macro modules such as memories and phase-locked loops, and master the methods of algorithm simulation using MATLAB and hardware simulation in Quartus II.

Part 3 FPGA Advanced Application (Chapter 8~14)

The main contents of this part include: basic knowledge of Nios II soft-core processor, hardware and software design methods based on Nios II soft-core processor, optimization technology based on LogicLock, Digital system design examples. Through the study of this article, readers can master the embedded design method based on Nios II soft-core processor.