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Verilog

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Gradual Introduction -- Combinational and Sequential Circuits

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FPGA Workshop Presentation (PowerPoint slides)

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Examples -- Testbenches, finite state machines, advanced techniques

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By Stuart Sutherland of Sutherland HDL:
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Verilog Quick Reference Guide (Verilog 1995 standard)

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What's New in the IEEE 1364 Verilog-2001 Standard, And Why You Need It -- Conference paper and presentation slides available

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Understanding Verilog Blocking and Non-Blocking Assignments -- Learn the difference between the '=' and '<=' operators

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Conference papers and presentation slides (good papers on Verilog 2001, Verilog PLI, and SystemVerilog)

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v2html -- Verilog to HTML converter by Costas Calamvokis

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Chapter 11 of ASICs by Michael J. S. Smith

Verification and Simulation

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ModelSim How-To Guide -- For Xilinx ISE WebPACK with Model Technology's ModelSim XE-II Starter Version

Synthesis

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Design Rules for Synthesizable Designs

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Troubleshooting Hints

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Frank's FPGA Design Tips by Frank Nelson, Senior Technical Trainer, Xilinx

The Complete Design Implementation Process

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"From Concept to Bitstream" -- A "How-To" Guide for Xilinx FPGAs (updated 08 March 2005)

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Tutorials for Altera CPLDs and FPGAs
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Altera’s MAX+plus II and the UP 1 Educational Board -- Wells and Loo

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Altera CPLD Tutorial -- Bill Kleitz

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Tutorials and reference information -- Roger Haggard

PicoBlaze Embedded Processor

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PicoBlaze Processor:
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PicoBlaze Lounge at Xilinx -- Design files, tutorials, and applications (you need a free Xilinx account to access this page)

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PicoBlaze 8-Bit Microcontroller for Virtex-E and Spartan-II/IIE Devices, Xilinx Application Note XAPP213 -- Includes datasheet, instruction set description, and assembler manual.

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Ken Chapman's PicoBlaze processor -- ZIP file; look for the "kcpsm.vhd" file module

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Ken Chapman's UART IP -- ZIP file; look for "uart_tx.vhd" and "uart_rx.vhd" modules

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pBlazeIDE assembler and simulator:
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Mediatronix pBlazeIDE integrated assembler and simulator for PicoBlaze

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Verilog ROM template for pBlazeIDE -- The pBlazeIDE assembler can create a synthesizable Verilog instruction ROM using this template file.

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Design tools and techniques:
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PicoBlaze interface template diagram -- Use as a starting point for creating block diagrams of larger systems incorporating the PicoBlaze processor

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PicoBlaze coding techniques -- ZIP file containing example assembler (.psm) files showing basic techniques, including C-style "switch" statement, "for" loop, and numerical-to-ASCII and ASCII-to-numerical conversions.

On-Line Textbooks, Journals, and Newsletters

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ASICs by Michael J. S. Smith

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Programmable Logic DesignLine -- Latest news, products, and how-to information

 

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