Programming FPGAs: Getting Started with Verilog

Simon Monk

Nov 2016 · McGraw Hill Professional

About this ebook

Take your creations to the next level with FPGAs and 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

Ratings and reviews

This is a fairly good book, especially for newcomers to FPGA design. It is not comprehensive, but is very readable. The ebook is very well put together (like most of Monk's publications), and is even quite accessible on a smart phone. I personally recommend it for makers and hobbyists, though veterans - like me - will find a lot of value inside.

Refrain from reading this substandard book for learning HDL and FPGAs.

Excellent book knowledge

About the author

Dr. Simon Monk has a bachelor’s degree in cybernetics and computer science and a Ph.D. in software engineering. He is now a full-time writer and has authored numerous books, including Programming Arduino, 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius, Hacking Electronics, and Fritzing for Inventors. Dr. Monk also runs the website monkmakes.com, which features his own products.