Programming FPGAs: Getting Started with Verilog

This fun guide shows how to get started with FPGA technology using the popular Mojo, Papilio One, and Elbert 2 boards. Written by electronics guru Simon Monk, Programming FPGAs: Getting Started with Verilog features clear explanations, easy-to-follow examples, and downloadable sample programs. You’ll get start-to-finish assembly and programming instructions for numerous projects, including an LED decoder, a timer, a tone generator—even a memory-mapped video display! The book serves both as a hobbyists’ guide and as an introduction for professional developers.

• Explore the basics of digital electronics and digital logic
• Examine the features of the Mojo, Papilio One, and Elbert 2 boards
• Set up your computer and dive in to Verilog programming
• Work with the ISE Design Suite and user constraints files
• Understand and apply modular Verilog programming methods
• Generate electrical pulses through your board’s GPIO ports
• Control servomotors and create your own sounds
• Attach a VGA TV or computer monitor and generate video
• All source code and finished bit files available for download