VHDL in an Introductory Digital Electronics Course
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چکیده
In this paper, a curriculum for an introductory digital electronics course using VHDL based on a custom designed development board is presented. The development board is centered on the ispM4A CPLD. The development of the CPLD teaching aid is the direct result of collaboration between engineering faculty at Hochschule Harz (University of Applied Studies and Research) in Wernigerode, Germany and Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Georgia, USA. The discussion that follows includes an overview of VHDL in engineering education, an overview of the ispM4A, a design review of the teaching aid, and a discussion of how it can be used in an introductory digital electronics course.
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