VHDL for FPGA: Learn from Scratch to Mastery

Name: VHDL for FPGA: Learn from Scratch to Mastery
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Master VHDL for FPGA: Learn Basics, Programming, and Hands-On Exercises

Created byOfer Keren

Last updated 11/2024

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What you'll learn

How to write the VHDL code from zero
Fundamentals of FPGA and CPLD
Everything needed in order to become an FPGA engineer
Solving out 6 exercises and learn by examples
How to Simulate your VHDL design
Upload the VHDL code to a real FPGA with development board
VHDL structure, types, variables and how to write the code right

Course content

11 sections • 49 lectures • 10h 14m total length

Introduction15:59
Explore how FPGA enables rapid, cost-effective digital circuit design by programming an array of logic blocks and interconnections in VHDL, contrasting reprogrammable FPGA with fixed ASICs for mass production.
FPGA and CPLD Architectures11:49
VHDL introduction15:27

FPGA Port modes9:05
Explore FPGA port modes, including input, output, inout, and buffer ports, and learn how pins, buffers, and internal gates enable reading or driving data.
Data Types18:31
Array and Record9:23
Learn how to define and use arrays and records in VHDL for FPGA, including declaring types with ranges, array and memory usage, and the differences between arrays and records.
Signal and Variable10:29
Operators26:34
Attributes21:38
Alias3:20

Generic9:13
Discover how generics in VHDL pass static data into an entity, how to declare them and map with generic maps, and when extra design units are used.
Functions and procedures10:29
Block6:52
Explore blocks in VHDL, including simple and guarded blocks, learn that guarded blocks simulate but are not synthesized, and why blocks are generally discouraged in FPGA design.
Package and Package body11:55
Configuration8:11
Explore VHDL configurations, linking a design entity to a chosen architecture to assign a component’s architecture, typically for simulation rather than synthesis.

Declaration statements6:18
Explore VHDL declaration statements, defining constants, types, signals, variables, components, and subprograms within architecture, with emphasis on scope, order, and practical examples.
Concurrent statements6:43
Concurrent statements - signal assignment statement13:24
Concurrent Statement - Generate statement8:31
Sequential statements9:33
Sequential statements - IF statement7:14
Sequential statements - Case statement5:12
Explore the case statement within a process to implement sequential logic, cover all options with case others, and build state machines using ordered case branches.
Sequential statements - Loop statement8:14
Sequential statements - While statement6:33
Discover how while loops function in VHDL for FPGA, why infinite while true loops aren’t synthesizable, and implement bounded loops with a counter in simulations or test benches.
Sequential statements - Wait statement5:02

Exercise 1: Simple AND gate12:55
Exercise 2: N Bit up counter14:30
Implement an N-bit up counter in vhdl for fpga, with clock, synchronous reset, a count enable input, and an output q vector of N bits that counts zero to end-1.
Simulation for Exercise 227:21
Exercise 3: 8 Bit Shift Left register11:47
Design an eight-bit shift-left register in VHDL for FPGA that loads data on a load signal, shifts left on a shift enable, and outputs the result with clock and reset.
Exercise 4: Single RAM memory24:18
Exercise 5 part1: Delay an Input by 10uS11:34
Design a 10-microsecond delay component in VHDL for an FPGA using a 10 MHz clock and a counter with a done flag to feed a traffic light state machine.
Exercise 5 part2: Traffic Light State machine with the Delay component17:12
Design a traffic light state machine in VHDL using a delay component to manage red, yellow, and green phases, with an active-low reset and clock-driven transitions.
Simulation for Exercise 514:46
Run and verify a traffic light state machine with a VHDL simulation using a test bench, a 10 megahertz clock, and a counter. Debug delays and waveform outputs.

Requirements

Familiar with logic gates
Familiar with digit represents such as Binary and Hexadecimal

Description

Learn VHDL for FPGA Development – From Basics to Real-World Applications

This course, created by a professional electronic engineer specializing in FPGA development, is designed to take you from the basics of VHDL programming to advanced FPGA implementation.

No prior knowledge of VHDL or FPGA is required. You'll start with the fundamentals, including the structure of FPGAs and CPLDs, to build a solid foundation before diving into VHDL programming.

What you’ll learn:

The basics of FPGAs/CPLDs and their role in digital design.
VHDL code structure, from simple to complex designs.
Data types, design units, and VHDL statements.
Working with clocks and resets for real-world signal synchronization.
Practical coding techniques for communication and data processing.

With over 50 lectures, this course provides hands-on exercises to reinforce your learning. You’ll complete six projects, starting with basic tasks and progressing to more challenging designs. By the end, you’ll upload and debug your code on a real FPGA using Xilinx tools, including the Integrated Logic Analyzer.

Here’s what students say:

“Excellent explanation and easy to understand examples on FPGA.” – N Venkata Bhaskar
“Covered all concepts step by step with examples.” – Umesh Kumar Sharma

Whether you’re a beginner or looking to enhance your skills, this course offers valuable insights into FPGA design. Start your VHDL journey today!

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to know VHDL and how to code in VHDL
Anyone who wants to know FPGAs/CPLDs world
Anyone who wants a better resume for his next job with a must knowledge for any Hitech company

VHDL for FPGA: Learn from Scratch to Mastery

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 43min

Structure of VHDL language code1 lecture • 16min

VHDL Data types and operators7 lectures • 1hr 39min

VHDL Basic Design Units5 lectures • 48min

VHDL extra unit design5 lectures • 47min

VHDL programming format- Statements10 lectures • 1hr 17min

Clocked processes4 lectures • 1hr 22min

State machines3 lectures • 35min

Exercises8 lectures • 2hr 14min

Implementing the code to a real FPGA2 lectures • 30min

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