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V0Programmable components fundamentals
This training is intended to professional who want to use or maintain programmable components

Objectives

  • Knowing the programmable logic basics
  • Knowing the general offer for CPLDs and FPGAs
  • Understand application description in HDL
  • Understand the logical synthesis notions and process flow
  • Discover FPGA programming in VHDL and Verilog
  • Understand how to elaborate and simulate a design
  • A PC in pairs
  • Xilinx ISE Design Suite 14.4 Webpack Edition
  • A Nexys-3 (Xilinx Spartan6-based) board
  • Knowledge of digital technology
  • Concepts of Boolean algebra
  • Some programming concepts are desirable (whatever language)
  • Any embedded systems engineer or technician with the above prerequisites.
  • Prerequisites are checked before the training.
  • Progress is assessed by the trainer through the practical exercises, and by quizzes for sections without exercises.
  • Each trainee receives a completion certificate.
  • If a prerequisite gap appears, alternative or additional training is offered.

Course Outline

  • Reminder on digital electronic
  • Structure of an Integrated Circuit
  • SSI (small scale integration), TTL
  • MSI (medium scale integration), PALs, GALs, PLDs
  • LSI (large scale integration), CPLDs
  • VLSI (very large scale integration), ASICs, ASSPs, FPGAs
  • Logical architectures evolution
  • The various components
  • Technologies available on the market
  • Technology constraints
  • Interconnection methods (SRAM, Fuse, AntiFuse, Flash)
  • Clock distribution
  • Logic element types
  • Timing issues
  • Interest of HDL programming
    • VHDL
    • Verilog
  • Different steps of the design
    • Programming
    • Simulation
    • Synthesis
    • Mapping
    • Place and Route
    • Timing Analysis
    • Bitstream generation
  • Definition of a project
  • Structure of a program
  • Allocation of PIN-OUT
  • Programming
Exercise:  Understanding the steps of design and programming:
•  Getting started with the ISE IDE
•  Creating a project from scratch
•  Synthesis, Translate
•  Map
•  Place and Route (PAR)
•  BitGen
•  Report Analysis
•  Assigning I/O locations using Planahead (editing constraint file)
•  Schematics
•  Analyzing the placement
•  Flashing with Impact
  • The schematic capture
  • Primitives and symbols definition
  • Resources definition
  • Compilation
Exercise:  Developing a new IP with the Schematic Editor, Designing a Bound Detector
  • Entity/ Architecture and Module
  • Signals and wires
  • Processes and Always/Initial statements
  • Connecting existing IPs together
Exercise:  Adding a 7-Segment Display to your design
  • HDL instructions specific to simulation
  • Functional and behavioral simulation (with delays)
  • Test vector generation
Exercise:  Getting started with the ISIM simulator, developing a tesbench and simulating the previous designs
Duration
2 days
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This course can be provided either remotely, in our Paris training center or worldwide on your premises.

Scheduled classes are confirmed as soon as there is two confirmed bookings. Bookings are accepted until 1 week before the course start.

Last update of course schedule: 27 June 2026

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