Getting Started with FPGAs: Digital Circuit Design, Verilog, and VHDL for Beginners

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Russell Merrick

Getting Started with FPGAs

Digital Circuit Design, Verilog, and VHDL for Beginners

Russell Merrick

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No Starch Press,US
19 December 2023

Circuits & components

Skip the complexity and learn to program FPGAs the easy way through this hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to digital circuit design with Verilog and VHDL.

Skip the complexity and learn to program FPGAs the easy way through this hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to digital circuit design with Verilog and VHDL.

Whether you have been toying with field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for years or are completely new to these reprogrammable devices, this book will teach you to think like an FPGA engineer and develop reliable designs with confidence.

Through detailed code examples, patient explanations, and hands-on projects, Getting Started with FPGAs will actually get you started. Russell Merrick, creator of the popular blog Nandland.com, will guide you through the basics of digital logic, look-up tables, and flip-flops, as well as high-level concepts like state machines. You'll explore the fundamentals of the FPGA build process including simulation, synthesis, and place and route.

You'll learn about key FPGA primitives, such as DSP blocks and PLLs, and examine how FPGAs handle math operations and I/O.

Code examples are provided in both Verilog and VHDL, making the book a valuable resource no matter your language of choice. You'll discover how to-

Implement common design building blocks like multiplexers, LFSRs, and FIFOs Cross between clock domains without triggering metastable conditions or timing errors Avoid common pitfalls when performing math Transmit and receive data at lightning speeds using SerDes Write testbench code to verify your designs are working

With this accessible, hands-on guide, you'll be creating your own functional FPGA projects in no time. Getting started with FPGAs has never been easier.

By: Russell Merrick
Imprint: No Starch Press,US
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 177mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9781718502949
ISBN 10: 171850294X
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 19 December 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Meet the FPGA Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Hardware and Tools Chapter 3: Boolean Algebra and the Look-Up Table Chapter 4: Storing State with the Flip-Flop Chapter 5: Testing Your Code with Simulation Chapter 6: Common FPGA Modules Chapter 7: Synthesis, Place and Route, and Crossing Clock Domains Chapter 8: The State Machine Chapter 9: Useful FPGA Primitives Chapter 10: Numbers and Math Chapter 11: Getting Data In and Out with I/O and SerDes Appendix A: FPGA Development Boards Appendix B: Tips for a Career in FPGA Engineering Glossary Index

Russell Merrick is the creator of the popular FPGA blog, nandland.com, and accompanying YouTube channel. He has worked on many FPGA designs at Accion Systems, as well as at BAE Systems and L-3 Communications. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Reviews for Getting Started with FPGAs: Digital Circuit Design, Verilog, and VHDL for Beginners

"""This book covers FPGAs in the exact level of detail you want when getting started—it’s the book I wish had existed when I was first experimenting with FPGAs. It covers the important theory behind design decisions (such as why timing constraints are so important), while also introducing important practical topics ranging from simple state machines, to fixed-point math, to high-speed SerDes blocks. The helpful inclusion of both Verilog and VHDL throughout makes the book perfect for use anywhere, whether you need only one of the languages or want to be proficient in both."" —Colin O’Flynn, author of The Hardware Hacking Handbook"