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LAB 6 ASSIGNMENT
Objectives:
1.Understand basic principles concerning FPGAs and the difference between FPGA and CPLD devices.
2.Using the Digilent SpartanXL prototyping board, develop
larger projects by introducing multiple file projects.
3.Introduction to accumulators
4.Introduction to Floor Planner
5.Introduction to Seven Segment Controller
Assignment:
NOTE: This
project is very challenging due to the amount of new concepts that are introduced. Plan accordingly for this project to take some time to complete.
1. Complete the tutorial for this lab. The
tutorial has you develop a 4-bit input/8-bit output accumulator and transfer your output to the Digilent FPGA prototyping board. Your assignment will be to add an additional accumulator so that they will be
functioning in parallel. You will receive further instruction as you go though the tutorial. One of the greatest benefits to FPGAs is their ability to process large quantities of information in
parallel. I will create an accumulator. I will use four switches and two seven-segment displays. That will leave you four switches and the other two seven-segment displays for your part. Both
of our accumulators will be completely independent of each other. Think of it as two independent file cabinets within one chip. The only exception will be that they may both use the same two push
buttons. BTN1 will be our reset or clear to empty the register and the display. BTN3 will be the add/accumulate button.
2.Use Floor Planner to demonstrate how ISE placed your
accumulator on the FPGA
NOTE: DELIVERABLES FOR THIS LAB ARE LISTED AT THE END OF THE TUTORIAL.
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