ECE 420 Design with Programmable Logic

Course Syllabus

ECE 420 – Design with Programmable Logic

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

1. Course Number and Name:ECE 420 – Design with Programmable Logic 2. Credit Units/Contact Hours: 3/3

3. Course Coordinator:George Law

4. Text, References & Software

Recommended Text:

RTL Hardware Design Using VHDL by Pong Chu, Wiley, 2006

Additional References:

Douglas Perry, VHDL, McGraw-Hill Inc., 2001

VHDL for Programmable Logic by Kevin Skahill, Addison Wesley, 1996

Rapid Prototyping of Digital Systems by Hamblen, Hall, & Furman, Quartus 2 ed.

Software:

Quartus, Altera Corporation

Modelsim, Mentor Graphics Corp.

Internet Resources:

Data sheets, Quartus Software suite

16V8

Max 5000 ( Search CY7C344 under Max340 EPLD )

Max7000

Flex 10K

Cyclone II

Quartus Web Edition:

5. Specific Course Information

a. Course Description

Designed to cover and compare a variety of programmable logic devices with design examples to show their applications. It emphasizes the implementation of digital systems with programmable logic devices and it uses VHDL in design description and Maxplus II software in design simulation and verification.

b. Prerequisite by Topic

Students must be familiar with conventional techniques in designing digital logic circuit using discrete logic. Specifically, they must be familiar with conversion of numbers among various number systems, TTL input/output voltage and current specification, logic function minimization, timing analysis, and functions of standard MSI combinational and sequential circuits such as decoder, multiplexer, encoder, comparator, adder, subtractor, flip-flops, shift registers, and counters.

c. Elective Course (EE), Required Course (CompE)

6. Specific Goals for the Course

a. Specific Outcomes of Instructions – After completing this course the students should be able to:

1. Understand the architectures of PLDs, CPLDs, and FPGA (16V8, Max5000, Max7000, Flex10K, Cyclone II)
2. Design combinational and sequential digital circuits using PLDs, CPLDs, and FPGAs.
3. Use Quartus software to enter the digital design using schematic design entry method and VHDL design entry method.
4. Verify the design using Functional simulation or Timing simulation graphically and with test benches using Quartus or Modelsim.
5. Construct and verify the functionality of a hardware prototype.

b. Relationship to Student Outcomes

This supports the achievement of the following student outcomes:

a. An ability to apply knowledge of math, science, and engineering to the analysis of electrical and computer engineering problems.

c. An ability to design systems which include hardware and/or software components within realistic constraints such as cost, manufacturability, safety and environmental concerns.

e. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve electrical and computer engineering problems.

1. A recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning.

k. An ability to use modern engineering techniques for analysis and design.

7. Topics Covered/Course Outline

1. Custom Design Versus semi-custom design

2. Design Methodology

3. Design Software Support: Quartus

4. VHSIC Hardware Description Language(VHDL)

5. Design Simulation with Test Benches

6. Combinational Logic Circuit Design

7. Synchronous Sequential Circuit Design

8. Programmable Logic Devices 16V8, Max5000, Max7000, Flex10K, Cyclone II

9. Design Examples

Prerequisite by Topic

Prepared by:

George Law, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, November 2011

Ali Amini, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, March 2013