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FPGAs
Altera Special Edition
by Andrew Moore
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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
About This Book ........................................................................ 1
Icons Used in This Book ............................................................ 1
Beyond the Book ........................................................................ 2
Chapter 1: FPGAs for Everyone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
So Why Would You Need an FPGA, Anyway? ......................... 4
Examining an FPGA .................................................................... 6
The building blocks of an FPGA ..................................... 6
Explaining FPGAs creatively ........................................... 8
Comparing FPGAs and ASICs .................................................. 10
Costs and flexibility ....................................................... 10
Design time risk reduction versus speed ................... 10
FPGAs Are Surprisingly Easy to Use ...................................... 11
Hard IP............................................................................. 11
Parallel operation and order reduction ...................... 12
Chapter 2: What’s in an FPGA, Anyway? . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
The Basics – Programmable Fabric and I/O ......................... 13
Scaling Upward......................................................................... 16
Hard IP and Integrated CPUs .................................................. 17
Modern Design Flow of FPGAs ............................................... 17
Creating a functional block diagram ........................... 18
Replacing functional blocks with existing IP.............. 20
Coding the missing blocks ........................................... 21
Verifying the system design ......................................... 22
Mapping the system into FPGA hardware .................. 23
Trying out the design in the system............................ 23
Chapter 3: FPGAs as Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
FPGAs in System Design .......................................................... 25
Automotive Electronics Systems with FPGAs ...................... 27
Drivetrain ........................................................................ 28
Infotainment ................................................................... 28
Driver assistance ........................................................... 29
Importance of FPGAs ..................................................... 29
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