FPGA Development

  1. System-on-Chip FPGA Design
    1. Introduction to SoC Architectures
      1. SoC Concepts
        1. Integration of Processor and FPGA
          1. Heterogeneous Computing
            1. System Partitioning
            2. Hard Processor System
              1. ARM Cortex-A Integration
                1. Cortex-A9 Architecture
                  1. Cortex-A53 Architecture
                  2. Processor Subsystem Components
                    1. Cache Hierarchy
                      1. Memory Management Unit
                        1. Interrupt Controller
                        2. Peripherals in HPS
                          1. UART Controllers
                            1. SPI Controllers
                              1. I2C Controllers
                                1. GPIO Controllers
                                  1. Timer/Counter Units
                                    1. Watchdog Timers
                                  2. Soft-Core Processors
                                    1. Nios II Processor
                                      1. Processor Variants
                                        1. Instruction Set Architecture
                                          1. Custom Instructions
                                          2. MicroBlaze Processor
                                            1. Processor Configuration
                                              1. Peripheral Integration
                                              2. RISC-V Soft Cores
                                                1. Open-Source Implementation
                                                  1. Customization Options
                                              3. Processor-FPGA Communication
                                                1. AXI Interconnect Protocol
                                                  1. AXI4-Full Interface
                                                    1. Read and Write Channels
                                                      1. Burst Transactions
                                                        1. Outstanding Transactions
                                                        2. AXI4-Lite Interface
                                                          1. Simplified Protocol
                                                            1. Register Access
                                                            2. AXI4-Stream Interface
                                                              1. Data Streaming
                                                                1. Flow Control
                                                                  1. Packet Protocols
                                                                2. Avalon Interface
                                                                  1. Avalon Memory-Mapped Interface
                                                                    1. Avalon Streaming Interface
                                                                      1. Avalon Conduit Interface
                                                                      2. Memory-Mapped Peripherals
                                                                        1. Address Decoding
                                                                          1. Register Maps
                                                                            1. Peripheral Base Addresses
                                                                            2. Interrupt Handling
                                                                              1. Interrupt Sources
                                                                                1. Interrupt Controllers
                                                                                  1. Interrupt Service Routines
                                                                                  2. DMA Controllers
                                                                                    1. Direct Memory Access
                                                                                      1. Scatter-Gather DMA
                                                                                        1. Performance Optimization
                                                                                      2. Custom IP Development
                                                                                        1. IP Core Design Flow
                                                                                          1. Specification and Architecture
                                                                                            1. HDL Implementation
                                                                                              1. Verification and Testing
                                                                                                1. Documentation
                                                                                                2. AXI IP Core Development
                                                                                                  1. AXI Interface Implementation
                                                                                                    1. Register Interface Design
                                                                                                      1. Data Path Implementation
                                                                                                      2. Avalon IP Core Development
                                                                                                        1. Avalon Interface Implementation
                                                                                                          1. Component Description
                                                                                                          2. IP Packaging and Integration
                                                                                                            1. IP Catalog Integration
                                                                                                              1. Version Management
                                                                                                                1. IP Licensing
                                                                                                              2. Hardware/Software Co-Design
                                                                                                                1. System Partitioning
                                                                                                                  1. Hardware vs. Software Trade-offs
                                                                                                                    1. Performance Analysis
                                                                                                                      1. Power Considerations
                                                                                                                        1. Cost Analysis
                                                                                                                        2. Hardware Acceleration
                                                                                                                          1. Identifying Acceleration Candidates
                                                                                                                            1. Algorithm Mapping to Hardware
                                                                                                                              1. Interface Design
                                                                                                                                1. Performance Optimization
                                                                                                                                2. Software Development
                                                                                                                                  1. Cross-Compilation Toolchains
                                                                                                                                    1. Operating System Support
                                                                                                                                      1. Linux on ARM
                                                                                                                                        1. Real-Time Operating Systems
                                                                                                                                        2. Device Driver Development
                                                                                                                                          1. Character Drivers
                                                                                                                                            1. Block Drivers
                                                                                                                                              1. Network Drivers
                                                                                                                                              2. User Space Applications
                                                                                                                                                1. Memory-Mapped I/O
                                                                                                                                                  1. System Calls
                                                                                                                                                2. Debugging Hardware/Software Interactions
                                                                                                                                                  1. Hardware Debug Tools
                                                                                                                                                    1. Software Debug Tools
                                                                                                                                                      1. Co-Simulation Techniques
                                                                                                                                                        1. System-Level Debug
                                                                                                                                                        2. Performance Analysis
                                                                                                                                                          1. Profiling Tools
                                                                                                                                                            1. Bottleneck Identification
                                                                                                                                                              1. Optimization Strategies
                                                                                                                                                            2. SoC Design Tools and Flows
                                                                                                                                                              1. Platform Designer
                                                                                                                                                                1. System Integration
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Component Library
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Interconnect Generation
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Vivado IP Integrator
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Block Design Environment
                                                                                                                                                                        1. IP Catalog
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Connection Automation
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Software Development Environments
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Eclipse-Based IDEs
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Command-Line Tools
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Build Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Boot and Configuration
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Boot Sequence
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Bootloader Development
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. FPGA Configuration
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Multi-Boot Support

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