Resources
The resources below will be used throughout the semester.
- The Tutorials are in the order that they will be needed for the labs.
- The Downloads Section includes Verilog files that you will need for using the Seven Segments on the FPGA and the VGA port on the FPGA.
- The Old Exams Section is self explanatory.
- The Supplement Materials Section includes example formats for assignments in the class and the datasheets for the 7400 series chips used in lab.
- The Xilinx Information Section contains links to Xilinx materials and their products.
| ECEN Design Day | How to Make a Poster |
| DesignDay Template 1 | |
| DesignDayTemplate 2 | |
| Professional Poster Example (used by permission) | |
| Tutorials | Installing XILINX ISE 9.2i |
| CAD Tips (Software) | |
| Downloads | Espresso for DOS |
| BLIF input for espresso for Seven Segment Display Logic | |
| Supplement Material | Data Sheets and Pin-Out Diagrams |
| Send Anonymous E-mail to the Professor about this coures :) | |
| Xilinx Information | Xilinx University Resource Center - a university web site sponsored by Xilinx, has lots of useful information |
| Xilinx Web Site - the corporate site of the makers of the ISE 8.2i software and the Spartan 3 FPGA devices (XCS3s200) we use in lab | |
| Xilinx University Web Site - information from Xilinx directed specifically toward education | |
| XESS Web Site - the manufacturer of the development board used in lab | |
| Sample Lab Reports | |
