Quick Start Guide to VHDL

Description

This textbook provides a starter’s guide to VHDL. This book can be used in conjunction with a one-semester course in Digital Systems Design or on its own for designers who only need an introduction to the language. This book is designed to provide a bottoms-up approach to learning the VHDL language. This design supports a course in which foundational knowledge is covered before moving into advanced topics. However, this design also supports use as a reference manual. The author has designed the presentation with learning goals and assessment at its core. Each section addresses a specific learning outcome that the student should be able to “do” after its completion. The concept checks and exercise problems provide a rich set of assessment tools to measure student performance on each outcome. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii The Modern Digital Design Flow (Brock J. LaMeres)....Pages 1-12 VHDL Constructs (Brock J. LaMeres)....Pages 13-20 Modeling Concurrent Functionality (Brock J. LaMeres)....Pages 21-51 Structural Design and Hierarchy (Brock J. LaMeres)....Pages 53-63 Modeling Sequential Functionality (Brock J. LaMeres)....Pages 65-79 Packages (Brock J. LaMeres)....Pages 81-97 Test Benches (Brock J. LaMeres)....Pages 99-116 Modeling Sequential Storage and Registers (Brock J. LaMeres)....Pages 117-126 Modeling Finite State Machines (Brock J. LaMeres)....Pages 127-141 Modeling Counters (Brock J. LaMeres)....Pages 143-151 Modeling Memory (Brock J. LaMeres)....Pages 153-162 Computer System Design (Brock J. LaMeres)....Pages 163-206 Back Matter ....Pages 207-212