IL2203 Digital Design and Validation using Hardware Description Languages 9.0 credits

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Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
- Introduction to hardware description languages
- Introduction to general system design flow and implementation techniques; FPGAs versus ASICs
- Modelling of digital systems by means of VHDL
- Construction and analysis of combinatorial and sequential components
- Asynchronous and synchronous state machines
- The subset of VHDL that can be synthesized
- Introduction to synthesis methodology
- Synthesis for FPGAs
- Microcontrollers/processors and data buses
- Introduction to Verilog and SystemVerilog
- Validation methods for embedded digital systems: Validation versus verification, randomised stimuli and constraints, code coverage, test coverage, regression test
Intended learning outcomes
After a passed course, the student should be able to
- use hardware description languages to model digital hardware
- mention and explain the different stages in the design flow for digital hardware
- point out the subset of a hardware description language that can be synthesized
- describe differences between the most common hardware description languages
- describe different architectures for digital hardware implementation
- design and validate digital hardware that is implemented on an FPGA
- explain the fundamental functionality of a hardware description language for modelling and validation of digital hardware
- use typical design and validation methods for combinatorial circuits, asynchronous and synchronous state machines and bus structures
- describe the different validation stages of digital hardware.
Course disposition
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
- Basic digital technology equivalent to IE1204 Digital Design.
- Basic knowledge of the structure of microprocessors and instruction execution equivalent to IS1200 Division of Computer Systems, basic course.
- Basic knowledge of electric circuits equivalent to either IE1206 Embedded electronics, or EI1110 Electrical Circuit Analysis, Extended Course
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Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- LAB1 - Laboratory work, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- LAB2 - Laboratory work, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
- SEM1 - Seminars, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TEN1 - Written exam, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
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The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
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Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
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In this course, the EECS code of honor applies, see: http://www.kth.se/en/eecs/utbildning/hederskodex.