IDENTIFYING DATA									2008_09
Subject								Code	175101204
Study programme	Enginyeria Electrònica (2006)							Cycle	2nd
Descriptors	Credits		Type	Year	Period
	4		Optional		Only annual
Language	Anglès Castellà Català
Department	Eng. Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica
Coordinator	DESCHAMPS ., JEAN PIERRE ARTHUR VICTOR				E-mail
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General description and relevant information	Hardware – software co-design of FPGA-based electronic systems The main topic of this course is the design of complex electronic systems consisting of several virtual components (VHDL models): processors executing programs, standard or application-specific co-processors, memories, bus and memory interfaces, input and output channels, etc. The corresponding development steps are: generation of a VHDL model, simulation, synthesis, FPGA implementation and downloading of the programming file to a prototyping board. In order to synthesize application-specific co-processors, an important aspect is the capability of designing arithmetic circuits (another topic of the course). Key words: hardware – software co-design, IP (intellectual property) components, VHDL, fast prototyping, FPGA, synthesis of arithmetic circuits

Competences Type A Code Competences Specific   Professional   Research   AR1 Know the design, fabrication and verification processes employed in microelectronics in general and in MEMS in particular   AR2 Understand the specifications of an electronic system with semiconductor devices, MEMS or sensors   AR5 Effectively use simulation tools for circuits and dynamic systems Type B Code Competences Transversal   Common   BC1 Creativity. Develop original ideas and projects   BC2 Work autonomously and with initiative.   BC4 Sort problems out in an effective way   BC13 Learn to learn Type C Code Competences Nuclear   Common   CC2 Use of the specific Information and communications Technology tools Learning aims Objectives Competences Knowledge of the hardware description language VHDL AR1 AR5 BC4 CC2 Translation of a system specification to an embedded system architecture (hardware and software) AR1 AR2 AR5 BC1 BC2 BC4 CC2 Knowledge of the working of field programmable devices such as FPGA's (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) AR1 BC13 To be able of using a prototyping board AR1 AR5 BC1 BC2 BC4 CC2 Contents Topic Sub-topic 1 The VHDL language. 1.1 Combinational circuits. 1.2 Arithmetic circuits. 1.3 Sequential circuits. 1.4 Data paths 1.5 Systems (data path + finite state machine). 2 Programmable devices. 2.1 PLD, CPLD, FPGA. 2.2 Programming technologies. 2.3 Look-up tables. 2.4 FPGA cell. 2.5 Examples. 3 Embedded processor. 3.1 Example of virtual processor: PicoBlaze. 3.2 Architecture. 3.3 Instruction set. 3.4 Assembling a program. 3.5 Example. 4 Prototyping board. 4.1 Example, 4.2 Final project. Planning Methodologies  ::  Tests   Competences (*) Class hours Hours outside the classroom (**) Total hours Introductory activities 2 0 2   Lecture 12 18 30 ICT practicals 16 0 16 Previous studies 0 26 26   Personal tuition 2 0 2   Practical tests 4 20 24   (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. Methodologies Methodologies   Description Introductory activities Generic presentation of the course Lecture Presentation of the theoretical topics (mainly the VHDL language) ICT practicals Dsesign, simulation and synthesis of digital systems Previous studies Preparation of the practical works Personalized attention   ICT practicals Personal tuition Description Attention to the students during the practical work sessions Assessment   Description Weight ICT practicals Practical works in the classroom 30 Practical tests Final project (design, simulation, synthesis and implementation of a simple embedded system) 70   Other comments and second exam session Sources of information Basic K.C.Chang, Digital Systems Design with VHDL and Synthesis: An Integrated Approach, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1999 J.O.Hamblen and M.D.Furman, Rapid Prototyping of Digital Systems, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001 Complementary J.-P.Deschamps, G.J.A.Bioul, and G.D.Sutter, Synthesis of Arithmetic Circuits: FPGA, ASIC and Embedded Systems, Wiley, 2006 Recommendations