Professors
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- Improve the quality of teaching through enhanced hands-on experience
- Access Xilinx FPGA state-of-the-art development tools and expertise
- Enable leading research
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The Xilinx University Program (XUP) enables academics to introduce and use Xilinx technologies in their curriculum and research. XUP collaborates with application expert academics to develop and deliver top-quality teaching materials. XUP also develops in-house workshop materials, teaching users how to use the tools and technologies in the most efficient ways. These workshop materials are accessible to academics to use in classes in their original forms and/or extend with additional material. XUP also gets actively involved in research projects where Xilinx FPGA technologies are utilized.
Professor Benefits
- FPGAs are ideal for teaching, projects and research across a whole range of disciplines
- They are the only reprogrammable, digital platforms which combine:
- Logic design
- Micro-processing and computer architecture
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
- Multi-Gbps communications
- FPGAs reinforce fundamental principles with practical skills that are important to industry
- FPGAs provide flexibility which allows new concepts to be quickly verified
- Xilinx design software
- Xilinx Intellectual Property (IP) cores
- FPGA development systems
- Professor workshops
- Teaching material
- Online technical support
Available resources to XUP professor members
Boards & Kits
XUP supports an expanded range of hardware development systems using Xilinx technology to complement the classroom theoretical concepts with hands-on learning in the laboratory.
Software
ISE Design Suite: System Edition
An integrated software solution supporting the combined methodologies of logic/connectivity, embedded, and DSP design. Available for faculty and researchers.
Full ISE® Design Suite in an academic bundle is available at a discounted price through Xilinx distributors. Order using special U-product code and pricing.
Partial Reconfiguration Feature
Partial Reconfiguration is available as a product within ISE Design Suite, however, requires special licensing to enable this feature. This feature is available to professors and researchers who meet certain criteria. Learn more on requirements and procedure in obtaining license>>
High-Level Synthesis capability is provided through Vivado High-Level Synthesis. Minimum of ISE Design Suite is required for a complete design flow; modeling to implementation. This tool is available in to professors and researchers who meet certain criteria. Learn more on requirements and procedure in obtaining license
Intellectual Property
A robust catalog of base-level cores to address the general needs of FPGA designers as well as powerful domain and market specific cores to address DSP, embedded, and connectivity designs.
Available teaching materials from various sources
XUP offers our members full access to the entire set of workshop materials, including slides, and laboratory exercises/ solutions. This material may be used in any form that benefits the professor and students. Solutions to laboratory exercises are available to professors and teaching staff only.
XUP Teaching Materials
Provides introduction to System Generator for DSP tool.
Enhances design techniques to optimize FPGA designs for DSP.
Embedded Linux on MicroBlaze™ Processor
Enhances processor system development using embedded Linux.
Provides introduction to Embedded Development Kit (EDK) and ChipScope Pro tools.
Provides introduction to ISE and ChipScope™ Pro tools.
High-Level Synthesis using Vivado HLS
Introduces various techniques to perform high-level synthesis using Vivado HLS.
Enables the development of a partially reconfigurable system.
Academic Partners Material
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.
Access courseware targeting Spartan®-3E based Digital Electronics (DE ) FPGA Board. The courseware provides laboratory exercises using NI LabView and Xilinx ISE design tools.
The following workshops are available through the XUP program
XUP workshops involve on-site presentation combined with hands-on lab exercises and are taught by subject matter experts. In some workshops, instruction is also given by professors who have experience with Xilinx products in their own course work in areas such as introductory and upper-level digital logic design, processor architecture, digital signal processing, VLSI design, data communications, reconfigurable logic, and various advanced-level projects.
All workshop materials are in English unless otherwise specified. Workshop presentation and instruction may be offered in local language when appropriate and when a qualified instructor is available.
XUP Workshops
Provides professors with an introduction to FPGA-based DSP design using the Mathworks MATLAB®/Simulink® and Xilinx System Generator for DSP tools.
Provides professors with an introduction to Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and digital communication design using Xilinx FPGAs.
Embedded Linux on MicroBlaze Processor
Provides university academics with the resources, high-level skills, and confidence to introduce Embedded Linux on Xilinx MicroBlaze™ processor to their teaching and research programs.
Provides professors with an introduction to FPGA-based embedded systems design using Xilinx Embedded Development Kit (EDK) and perform on-chip hardware/software verification.
Provides professors with an introduction to designing with Xilinx FPGAs using ISE® Foundation™ software.
High-Level Synthesis using Vivado HLS
Introduces various techniques to perform high-level synthesis using Vivado HLS.
Provides professors with an introduction to the partial reconfiguration design flow in Xilinx FPGAs.
Technical and General Support
Technical Support
Search for latest, device-specific, or application-specific answer records.
Search for all or area specific application notes.
Access videos on Xilinx technologies without signing in.
Short Videos (Requires sign-in)
Access short videos on various topics ranging from fundamental FPGA design to targeted applications.
Obtain technical documentation on devices, boards, etc.
Create a web case to obtain technical support.
General Support
XUP supports faculty through software donation of full design software suite (System Edition) to help him/her in starting a new or enhancing an existing course or research project.
General XUP Program information
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