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Design Techniques for Lower Cost
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This course will appeal to engineers who have an interest in developing low-cost products, particularly in high-volume markets. The course and exercises cover several different design techniques, which will be interesting and challenging for any digital designer regardless of the final application.
Level
Fundamental
Duration
1 Day
Who Should Attend
Engineers wanting to develop low-cost products, particularly in high-volume markets, and product designers who need to accurately estimate the size of devices required to implement products to predict costs without requiring the actual design to be implemented
Software Tools
No software is needed for this workshop
Skills Gained
After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the necessary skills to:
Describe the features of the Spartan-3 and Spartan-IIE devices
Accurately estimate design size to aid in predicting product costs
Apply design techniques that result in low-cost implementations
Explore creative ways to use the FPGA memory resources to reduce design costs
Course Outline
What is an FPGA?
Spartan Family
CLBs, Slices and BRAM
Multiplexers
Flip-Flop Controls
Synchronous Timing vs. Asynchronous Timing
Digital Clock Managers
Dedicated Carry Logic
Counters
Wired Carry Gates
Block Memory
Distributed RAM
FIFO
Dual Port Memory
PicoBlaze™ Microcontroller Processor
State Machines
Design Challenges
Labs
Exercise 1: Exploring the Slice
Exercise 2: Logic Levels
Exercise 3: Dedicated Multiplexers
Exercise 4: Performance by Design
Exercise 5: Clocks
Exercise 6: Counters
Exercise 7: Aspect Ratios
Exercise 8: Replacing Logic with Block RAM
Exercise 9: Distributed RAM
Exercise 10: Essence of FIFO
Exercise 11: Delay
Exercise 12: PicoBlaze Microprocessor
Exercise 13: State Machines
Prerequisites
- An understanding of digital logic design and the concept of an FPGA
- An appreciation of VHDL and CAE design flows is beneficial, but not vital
No Scheduled Sessions
Contact Bottom Line Technologies for more information
Education Investment Options
| Course & Basic Follow-on Coaching |
$749 |
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| Course & Comprehensive Follow-on Coaching |
$1,199 |
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| Course Only |
$599 |
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| Basic Coaching ala Carte |
Not currently offered |
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| S3 Board & 1 hour support |
$399 |
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| V4 Board & 1 hour support |
$599 |
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| V5 Board & 1 hour support |
$1,399 |
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Basic follow-on coaching includes 1 hour (max 2 calls)
Comprehensive follow-on coaching includes 4 hours (max 6 calls)
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