Practical, clearly organized, up-to-date and user-friendly, Kevin Skahill's VHDL for Programmable Logic gives you the tools you need to learn how to program in VHDL and how to use VHDL to synthesize circuits — including a complete professional VHDL software tool, Warp2 from Cypress Semiconductor. The VHDL Programmable Logic Instructor's Solutions Manual is now available in Adobe Acrobat format on our ftp site. Please contact your sales specialist for a password to allow access.
Whether you are a student looking for a dynamic, real-world introduction to an industry-standard HDL, or a professional engineer in need of a fast, effective approach to VHDL, VHDL for Programmable Logic will get you up to speed.
This hands-on tutorial explains the architecture, features, and technologies of programmable logic and teaches how to write VHDL code for synthesis. Many practical design examples focus on state machine design, counters, shifters, arithmetic circuits, control logic, FIFOs, and other "glue logic" that designers typically implement in programmable logic.
Included with the book is a CD-ROM containing Cypress Semiconductor's Warp2, a fully functional professional VHDL synthesis tool for Windows PCs and Sun workstations. Warp2 is a CPLD and FPGA synthesis, fitting, placement and routing software tool, which includes an interactive waveform simulator that performs functional simulation of CPLDs. Warp2 will allow the student or professional to use VHDL to design, simulate, and implement digital systems in programmable logic.
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