Design of Digital Systems

Aim

The course includes methods and tools for design and implementation of complex electronic systems. The emphasis is put on the design process.

• Design executable models using a hardware descripition language
• Model digital systems at different abstraction levels using an hardware description language
• Perform a project task following a project model
• Use logic synthesis and modelling tools to create prototypes and applications in FPGA and VLSI
• Use VHDL for modelling and synthesis of advanced digital systems
• Know about how IP blocks works and are used in FPGA and VLSI designs
• Know about how FPGA circuits function and can be used

Content

Design of complex digital systems. Problem definition, specification, design process. Complexity, partitioning, and validation. Hardware description languages, introduction to VHDL. Behavioral descriptions, modeling techniques, time delays. Test benches and verification methods. Hard real-time systems. Computational properties of algorithms, methods for scheduling, resource allocation and assignment. Synthesis of optimal architectures. Tools for design and simulation. Description of the design process for logic synthesis, optimization for VLSI implementation. Fast prototyping using FPGA.