DSD with VHDL (08.

546)
Objectives:
● The course introduce digital system design with a focus on Very
High Speed IC Hardware Description Language (VHDL)
● The students will learn how a VHDL is used to describe and
implement hardware
● The course emphasis the details and syntax of the language as
well as the inferences of language to the hardware.
● The students will learn to model common digital hardware
circuits using VHDL
● The students will able to use VHDL CAD Tools (editors, debug
designs and perform logic simulation)
● The students will able to write test benches to verify the design
and perform timing analysis of a given design.
● The students will gain the knowledge on programmable logic
devices (PLD) and their design methodologies and know about
different design entry methods
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● Pre-requests
– Digital Electronics
– Programming concept in any high level language
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Syllabus details and its objectives:
● Module 1
–Introduction to EDA , EDA tools, Simulation,
Synthesis, etc
– Introduction to HDL
– Basics of VHDL

Objectives
➢ Students will learn an idea about EDA
➢ Students should be able to know HDL and

fundamentals of VHDL
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Syllabus details and its objectives (Contd..):
● Module 2
–VHDL features
– Modeling of basic circuits
– VHDL subprograms, packages etc...

Objectives
➢ Students will learn all VHDL features
➢ Students will able to model common digital

circuit (combinational and sequential) using

VHDL
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Syllabus details and its objectives (Contd..):
● Module 3
–Design of digital circuits using VHDL data flow
description, state machines and VHDL test
benches
– Designing with FPGA and CPLD

Objectives
➢ Students will be able to write test benches
and check the performance of the designs
➢ Students will be able to know PLDs and

program the available FPGA and CPLD

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Lecture schedule:
● Module 1 Total
– Lectures : 10 Lectures : 32
– Tutorials : 5 Tutorials : 14
● Module 2
– Lectures : 11
– Tutorials : 5
● Module 3
– Lectures : 11
– Tutorials : 4
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Text books:
1) Zainalabedin Navabi - VHDL: Analysis and
modeling of digital systems (All Modules)
2) Perry D. L - VHDL Programming by Example
(Module 2 and 3)
3) Roth C. H - Digital System Design Using
VHDL (Module 2 and 3)
4) Mano M. M. and Ciletti M. D - Digital Design
(Module 2)
5) J.Bhasker - VHDL Primer (All Modules)
6) Wakerly J. F - Digital Design – Principles and
Practices (All Modules)
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References:
1. Brown S. and Vranesic Z - Fundamentals of
Digital Logic with VHDL Design.
2. Sudhakar Yalamanchili - Introductory VHDL:
From simulation to synthesis
3. Brown S. and Vranesic Z - Fundamentals of
Digital Logic with VHDL Design
4. Pedroni V. A - Circuit design with VHDL
5. Peter J. Ashenden - The Designer's Guide to
VHDL
6.Thomas L. Floyd - Digital Fundamentals with
VHDL
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● Session Plan
Each session has three sections
1. Attendance
2. Review (optional)
3. Subject delivery
Via presentation, chalk and talk etc..
Interaction depends on the contents
4. Quiz
2-4 questions related to subject
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● Sample for a Session plan
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● Assignments
Three asssignments
Sample question:
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● Questions for quiz
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● Tutorial sheets
– First two sheets include questions related to pre-request
subjects
– Other sheeets may have previous university exam
questions along with unsolved questions in the
references
Model tutorial sheets
1. E:\VKCET\DSD with VHDL\S5 2011\Tutorial sheets\Tutorial Sheet 1.pdf
2. E:\VKCET\DSD with VHDL\S5 2011\Tutorial sheets\Tutorial sheet 2.pdf
3. E:\VKCET\DSD with VHDL\S5 2011\Tutorial sheets\Tutorial Sheet 3.pdf
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● Course works (weightage marks will be given)
1. Mid term work
– All students must develop a VHDL model
of basic digital circuit and simulate it.
2. Semester end work
– All students must develop (either in
batchwise or individual) a simple digital
system like simple microprocessor,
microcontroller, traffic light controller etc.
using the available FPGA and CPLD
 Objective mapping
● Analysing the performance of students in the
quizzes and interactive sessions
● Analysing the works in the tutorial sheets
● Assignments (by checking the level of students
approach to the topics)
● Class Tests
● Internal Tests