Embedded Microprocessor System Design using FPGAs

This textbook provides a hands-on approach to introducing students to FPGA-based microprocessor system design. It covers HDL-based designs, parameterized cores, and ARM Cortex-A9 design, with downloadable files including design examples and quizzes.

Format: Hardback
Length: 509 pages
Publication date: 16 March 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive textbook serves as a valuable resource for courses in Embedded Systems, providing students with a solid foundation in essential concepts through a hands-on approach. It offers an excellent introduction to FPGA-based microprocessor system design, utilizing state-of-the-art boards, tools, and microprocessors from Altera/Intel® and Xilinx®. The book delves into HDL-based designs (soft-core), parameterized cores (Nios II and MicroBlaze), and ARM Cortex-A9 design, comparing and exploring these approaches through numerous hands-on design projects.

To enhance the learning experience, the textbook includes downloadable files containing comprehensive design examples. These examples encompass basic processor synthesizable code for Xilinx and Altera tools, encompassing PicoBlaze, MicroBlaze, Nios II, and ARMv7 architectures, written in VHDL and Verilog code. Additionally, the book features custom IP projects, such as an HDMI coder, floating-point operations, and FFT bit-swap, which are developed, implemented, tested, and their speed-up is measured.

Each chapter of the textbook is accompanied by a substantial number of short quiz questions, exercises, and challenging projects. These exercises and projects not only reinforce the theoretical concepts but also provide students with practical skills and experience in designing embedded systems. Furthermore, the book discusses the tradeoffs between soft, parameterized, and hard core systems design, demonstrating the design of a popular KCPSM6 8 Bit microprocessor step-by-step. It also explores the 32 Bit ARM Cortex-A9 and synthesizes a basic processor. The book covers design flows for both FPGA market leaders, Nios II from Altera/Intel and MicroBlaze from Xilinx, providing a comprehensive understanding of these systems.

In addition, the textbook delves into Compiler-Compiler Tool development, an important aspect of embedded system design. It includes a substantial number of homeworks and FPGA exercises and design projects in each chapter, ensuring that students have a thorough grasp of the subject matter.

By incorporating a hands-on approach, practical examples, and comprehensive coverage, this textbook is an invaluable resource for students pursuing courses in Embedded Systems. It equips them with the necessary knowledge and skills to design and implement FPGA-based microprocessor systems, enabling them to excel in their future endeavors in the field.

Weight: 928g
Dimension: 162 x 243 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030505325
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021