Amin TechLab

Mastering FPGA Design With VHDL

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Course Information

Instructor: Eng Mohammad Amin khadem Al Hosseini
Duration: 10 Hours
Level: Beginner
Language: English
Price: Free

Course Overview

This course is a hands-on, project-based journey into FPGA design using VHDL. You will start from the fundamentals of digital logic and gradually move toward advanced hardware design and integration techniques. With over 30+ real FPGA examples, each explained and implemented step-by-step, you will gain the practical skills to confidently design, simulate, and deploy FPGA-based systems in real-world applications.

Whether you are a beginner or an engineer looking to sharpen your FPGA skills, this course will guide you through essential concepts, industry-relevant modules, and advanced integrations like IP cores, DSP blocks, memory interfaces, and even soft-core processors like MicroBlaze.

Course Content & Chapters

Section 1: Digital Logic Fundamentals

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-Comparator : Learn how to compare digital values in hardware.
-Encoder & Priority Encoder : Convert inputs into encoded outputs with or without priority handling.
-Full Adder : Understand bit-level addition and multi-bit carry propagation

Section 2: Multiplexers and Decoders

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MUX2To1 / MUX4To1 (Multiple Styles) : Implement multiplexers using process blocks, conditional assignments, when-else statements, and case statements.
Decoder2To4 : Build decoders with process & case-based designs.

Section 3: Arithmetic & Logic Units

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-Signed 16-bit Full Adder : Handle signed arithmetic in hardware.
-ALU 74381 : Recreate a classic 4-bit ALU, including logic, arithmetic, and shift operations.

Section 4: Sequential Logic & Registers

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-Flip-Flops (Sync & Async Reset) : Implement basic storage elements.
-Generic Registers : Create n-bit parameterized registers for flexible design.
-Shift Registers (8-bit & 16-bit with For Loop) : Efficiently move data in hardware.

Section 5: Counters & Sequence Detection

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-Up/Down Counters : Build simple and BCD counters for 7-segment displays.
-Sequence Detector : Detect bit patterns in a data stream.

Section 6: IP Core Integration

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-Adder Using IP Core : Integrate vendor-supplied optimized blocks.
-DCM IP Core : Modify clock frequencies inside an FPGA.

Section 7: DSP & Signal Processing

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-4-Point FFT – Implement a basic Fast Fourier Transform in VHDL.

Section 8: Peripherals & Memory

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-Segment Counter Button : Control a display without debounce.
-Block RAM : Implement and use internal FPGA memory.
-SRAM Interface : Connect external SRAM with FPGA logic.

Section 9: Debugging with ChipScope

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-Counter & RS232 Test – Monitor FPGA internals with ChipScope Analyzer.

Section 10: Embedded Soft-Core Processor

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-MicroBlaze Integration – Combine HDL modules with MicroBlaze for hybrid FPGA-CPU designs.