IMEC Teaching Materials
Course Information
The lab materials developed by IMEC were created to offer a complete solution for teaching lab-based courses in digital logic and embedded systems using Xilinx technology. The materials include hands-on lab exercises that enable students to gain practical experience with Xilinx logic and embedded design tools, covering the following topics.
Digital Logic (VHDL Design with ISE® Foundation)
Getting started with VHDL
- Design and simulate 10 versions of rising edge detector
Basic digital design concepts
- Design and simulation of a simple MicroProcessor system
Digital Applications
- Implementation and simulation of a gray-code counter
- Building a Video Output controller design to drive an SVGA screen
Embedded Systems (Hardware Design with EDK)
Create an embedded hardware system
- PowerPC Processor
- Instructions/data memory
- BRAM memory controller
- Peripherals from IP catalog
- GPIO (with interrupts) for switches
- GPIO for LEDs
- UART Lite
- Create and Add your own custom peripheral
- Video Output Controller
Hardware Verification
- Simulate the hardware system with Modelsim
- Perform on-chip verification with Chipscope™
Develop Software
- Hardware/Software communication
- Device drivers for standard interfaces
- Driving an SVGA screen
- Interrupt Service Routines
- Display switch settings on LEDs
Software Verification
- Using the GNU Debugger
- Verify SVGA screen driver
- File transfer via hyperterminal of the PC to external memory on the XUP board, uisng the XMODEM protocol
Applications
- MP3 System
- Generate the system hardware using Base System Builder
- Reading the Compact Flash
- Reading/writing samples from the audio CODEC
- Implementing an MP3 decoder
- Echo System
- Create an embedded system with audio interface and buffer for audio samples
- Create software application to add echo to audio sample
Advanced Embedded Topics
Real-Time Operating Systems( Basic Concepts)
- Threads
- Mutexes
- Semaphores
- Message Queues
- Interrupts
Multi-Processor SOC
- Resource sharing between two processors
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Questions or Comments
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