Description
FPGAs are reprogrammable integrated circuits used in everything from hardware hacking and hobbyist electronics to aerospace engineering, video processing, and high-frequency stock trading. They're fast, powerful, and incredibly flexible, but they have a notoriously steep bar of entry. Getting Started with FPGAs lowers that bar, providing a straightforward introduction to working with FPGAs, without unnecessary jargon or complexity. The book explores FPGAs from the bottom up, starting with a look at the basics of digital logic and the fundamental components that make up FPGAs: look-up tables and flip-flops. Understanding how these components work together is critical to thinking like an FPGA designer. As the chapters progress, readers will learn how to master higher-level FPGA concepts like state machines and crossing clock domains, while working on increasingly sophisticated hands-on projects. Loaded with thoroughly annotated, downloadable code examples in both Verilog and VHDL - the
About the Author
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
"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
Book Information
ISBN 9781718502949
Author Russell Merrick
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint No Starch Press,US
Publisher No Starch Press,US
About the Author
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
"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
Book Information
ISBN 9781718502949
Author Russell Merrick
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint No Starch Press,US
Publisher No Starch Press,US
