Learn Digital Electronics with FPGA Programming
This course brings a comprehensive and hands-on journey curated especially for those with basic knowledge in digital logic, with a keen interest in exploring deeper into digital circuit design and FPGA technology. The extensive 200-page tutorial is replete with illustrative examples, codes, experiments, and projects. The course hardware kit includes with our unique STEPFPGA featured as "the most user-friendly board for beginners", and a comprehensive kit with assortment of components, sensors, and motors, which offers learners a tangible and engaging "learn-by-doing" experience.
This course brings a comprehensive and hands-on journey curated especially for those with basic knowledge in digital logic, with a keen interest in exploring deeper into digital circuit design and FPGA technology. The extensive 200-page tutorial is replete with illustrative examples, codes, experiments, and projects. The course hardware kit includes with our unique STEPFPGA featured as "the most user-friendly board for beginners", and a comprehensive kit with assortment of components, sensors, and motors, which offers learners a tangible and engaging "learn-by-doing" experience.
The codes of all experiments and projects in this book are written in Verilog and all published in GitHub. All experiments are fully compatible with STEPFPGA.
Learning Objective:
1. Tangible Learning: Understand the fundamental concepts of digital circuits through tangible experiments and projects with this beginner-friendly FPGA board.
2. Practical Application: Transition from theory to real-world applications, learning how to design and implement various modules such as encoders, decoders, counters... in a digital system.
3. Digital Design Practice: Perceive the entire digital design process and mindset, from basic logic gates to practical modules to interface with sensors and actuators.
4. Engaging Project: Consolidate your acquired knowledge and skills by undertaking a capstone digital piano project, incorporating advanced techniques related to signals and DDS.
Audience:
- Students who completed our prior courses and seeking to expand knowledge of digital circuits.
- Individuals with basic prior knowledge of logic operations or computer basics arduino or microcontroller players who heard of FPGAs and want to have a test drive.
- Students preparing for computer architecture and digital design in university curriculum
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TutorialOur high-quality tutorial guides you through digital circuit fundamentals, FPGA basics, and practical uses of Hardware Description Language with interactive, hands-on modules for an engaging learning experience.
Hardware & Components:
This package comes with a STEPFPGA board, a full-color printed version of the tutorial book, and all the necessary components & modules required for the hands-on activities, experiments, and projects covered in the course.
This package comes with a STEPFPGA board, a full-color printed version of the tutorial book, and all the necessary components & modules required for the hands-on activities, experiments, and projects covered in the course.
Features:
1. A Thoughtfully designed Beginner-Friendly Tutorial Book
We're excited to announce its new edition, Fundamental Digital Design with FPGA where we've taken everything to the next level. We've significantly taken care of the learning experience + user experience, the image quality for a clearer visual understanding, meticulously corrected typos in both text and code for accuracy, and implemented a more professional layout design for an improved reading experience.
Over significant attempt is to present you all with the basics of digital electronics circuits that will enable to master any complex digital circuits. The topics are hand-picked that form the very foundation of digital electronics.
2. Easy to Access Learning Resources
No logins or registrations required, you can access all codes anytime anywhere. I will not make too many comments here, you guys are welcomed to go ahead and find anything useful there.
3. Our very own FPGA Simulation WebIDE tool with New Features on WebIDE
Simulation is a useful and important technique in digital design, and this has also been demanded by many of our backers who started learning digital design and FPGAs. We have successfully configured the Simulation tool (based on Altera Multisim) on the cloud and have it easily accessible in the WebIDE.
With this tool, users can study and debug digital signals before implementing into the hardware, making your design process more professional.
Besides the simulation, we have also added more commonly used modules in the library for learning and quick designing purposes. We have also upgraded the cloud server to make the IDE faster (average built time reduced by at least 30%) and more reliable.
4. Comes with Refined Hardware Kits
We've refined our hardware modules and kits for greater accessibility to beginners. The soldering process is now significantly simplified, requiring just a few header pins for breadboard circuiting. This means less assembly time and more immediate hands-on testing and programming.
5: Optimized Packaging
EIM Technology's dedication to efficiency extends beyond the product itself, optimizing packaging dimensions to reduce shipping costs and enhance logistics. By leveraging lightweight yet robust materials and innovative designs, EIM Technology ensure that each package maximizes space utilization while maintaining product safety and integrity. Through their dedication to optimized packaging, We not only delivers cost-effective solutions but also demonstrates a deep-seated commitment to operational excellence.
All books will have plastic seals to prevent paper getting damp and scratched during transportation.
Frequently Asked Questions:
3. What is an FPGA?
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. What are the digital electronics or digital circuits in the book?
Most of the basic Digital circuits / digital electronics topics like logic gate circuits, digital to analog conversions, state machines, encoders, decoders to advanced topic like building 7400-series chips using FPGA. check the topics list:
2. Does the book include projects I can build?
Most of the basic Digital circuits / digital electronics topics like logic gate circuits, digital to analog conversions, state machines, encoders, decoders to advanced topic like building 7400-series chips using FPGA. check the topics list:
2. Does the book include projects I can build?
Yes, as well as going through conceptual topics, our book supplements with a lot of experiential learning opportunities.
An FPGA, or Field-Programmable Gate Array, is a digital integrated circuit that can be reprogrammed to perform a variety of tasks. It consists of arrays of logic gates and memory cells that can be interconnected in customizable ways, allowing designers to implement specific functions or computational tasks directly on the hardware. Think of FPGAs as digital LEGOs: just as you can reassemble LEGO blocks to create various structures, you can rearrange FPGA's building blocks to form anything from simple logic gates to complex digital systems.
4. How to learn FPGA programming?
You can learn FPGA programming through online tutorials, courses, and books. Start by understanding hardware description languages like Verilog or VHDL, which are used to program FPGAs. Practice coding and experiment with small projects to gain hands-on experience.
5. How long does it take to learn FPGA?
The time it takes to learn FPGA programming varies depending on your background and dedication. It can take anywhere from a few weeks to several months to become proficient in FPGA programming, depending on your learning pace and the complexity of the applications you're working on.
