Altera Fpgas: Learning Through Labs Using Vhdl

Grab your Altera FPGA development board and get a hands on approach to learning all about your FPGA through labs

What you'll learn
Understand the design process for implementing a digital design onto a FPGA
Program a FPGA
Replicate all the labs demonstrated in this lab
How to use the Altera development tools
Requirements
Purchase an Altera FPGA Development Board, we cover supported boards in the course
Basic understanding of binary notation
Basic understanding of hexadecimal notation
Basic understanding of logic gates
Basic understanding of VHDL
Description
Altera FPGAs: Learning Through Labs with VHDL teaches students digital design using the hands on approach. This course focuses on the actual VHDL implementation compared to the theory. The best most efficient way to learn VHDL is by actually writing and creating designs yourself. This courses includes 9 labs which include design for the following:
BCD DisplayRandom Number GeneratorSigned MultiplierBarrel ShifterArithmetic Logic UnitTemperature SensorTilt SensorMicrophone InterfacePotentiometer Interface
This course is structured such that each section contains a specific topic that is briefly discussed and then you will be given a design to start with to complete the lab. All the completed code solutions for each project will be available for download as a resource. Each section will contain a setup lecture that explains how to setup the lab. There is also a demonstration video given as a reference for a working design.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to the Course

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Where should you buy your FPGA board?

Lecture 3 Lab Materials

Lecture 4 FPGA Board's Covered in this Course

Lecture 5 Which FPGA Board Are You Using?

Lecture 6 Course Structure

Section 2: Lab 1 - BCD Display

Lecture 7 BCD Display Explained

Lecture 8 BCD Display Assignment

Lecture 9 BCD Display Lab Setup

Lecture 10 DE0 Nano SOC Board - BCD Display Demonstration

Section 3: Lab 2 - Linear Feedback Shift Register

Lecture 11 Linear Feedback Shift Register Explained

Lecture 12 Linear Feedback Shift Register Assignment

Lecture 13 Linear Feedback Shift Register Lab Setup

Lecture 14 DE0 Nano SOC Board - LFSR Demonstration

Section 4: Lab 3 - Booth's Algorithm

Lecture 15 Booth's Algorithm Explained

Lecture 16 Booth's Algorithm Assignment

Lecture 17 Booth's Algorithm Lab Setup

Lecture 18 DE0 Nano SOC Board - Booth's Algorithm Demonstration

Section 5: Lab 4 - Barrel Shifter

Lecture 19 Barrel Shifter Explained

Lecture 20 Barrel Shifter Assignment

Lecture 21 Barrel Shifter Lab Setup

Lecture 22 DE0 Nano SOC Board - Barrel Shifter Demonstration

Section 6: Lab 5 - ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit)

Lecture 23 ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) Explained

Lecture 24 Arithmetic Logic Unit Assignment

Lecture 25 ALU Lab Setup

Lecture 26 DE0 Nano SOC Board - ALU Demonstration

Section 7: Lab 6 - Temperature Sensor Interface

Lecture 27 Temperature Sensor Interface Explained

Lecture 28 Temperature Sensor Assignment

Lecture 29 Temperature Sensor Lab Setup

Lecture 30 DE0 Nano SOC Board - Temperature Sensor Demonstration

Section 8: Lab 7 - Tilt Sensor Interface

Lecture 31 Tilt Sensor Interface Explained

Lecture 32 Tilt Sensor Assignment

Lecture 33 Tilt Sensor Lab Setup

Lecture 34 DE0 Nano SOC Board - Tilt Sensor Demonstration

Section 9: Lab 8 - Microphone Interface

Lecture 35 Microphone Interface Explained

Lecture 36 Microphone Interface Assignment

Lecture 37 Microphone Interface Lab Setup

Lecture 38 DE0 Nano SOC Board - Microphone Demonstration

Section 10: Lab 9 - Potentiometer Interface

Lecture 39 Potentiometer Interface Explained

Lecture 40 Potentiometer Interface Assignment

Lecture 41 Potentiometer Interface Lab Setup

Lecture 42 DE0 Nano SOC Board - Potentiometer Demonstration

Section 11: Lecture Explained Notes

Lecture 43 ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) Explained Notes

Lecture 44 Barrel Shifter Explained Notes

Lecture 45 BCD Display Explained Notes

Lecture 46 Booth's Algorithm Explained Notes

Lecture 47 LCD Design Interface Explained Notes

Lecture 48 Linear Feedback Shift Register Explained Notes

Lecture 49 Microphone Interface Explained Notes

Lecture 50 Potentiometer Interface Explained Notes

Lecture 51 Temperature Sensor Interface Explained Notes

Lecture 52 Tilt Sensor Interface Explained Notes

Lecture 53 8-Bit ALU in VHDL Example

Lecture 54 16-Bit ALU in VHDL Example

Lecture 55 Display Decoder Example

Lecture 56 Booth's Algorithm Example and Link

Lecture 57 LCD 90s vs Today Example

Section 12: Conclusion

Lecture 58 Conclusion

Engineering Students,Engineering Managers,Digital Logic Enthusists,Individuals pursuing Electrical Engineering,Anyone who wants to learn more about VHDL,Anyone who wants to take it for fun!