Students are expected to complete their reading assignments, including the reading material recommended for the lectures and the reading assignments for each lab (see Prelab section), before they arrive for a lab section. Unless otherwise stated, each lab assignment is individual and must be completed independently by each student.
 

Lab Assignments

• Lab1 - Simple Alarm System
• Lab2 - Introduction to VHDL
• Lab3 - Treehouse Encryption
• Lab4 - Scrolling Display
• Lab5 - Multi-Mode Calculator
• Lab6 - Music Recorder
• Lab7 - Type, Type, Revolution!

Documents

• Space Management (**VERY IMPORTANT - READ THIS NOW**)

• Lab Report Requirements and Guidelines

• Wiring and Schematic FAQ
• Simulator FAQ
• VHDL FAQ
• Finite State Machine FAQ
• XESS Tools FAQ (Downloading to the FPGA etc.)
• Error messages and Resolutions
• Warning messages and Resolutions
• Other General FAQ

Other Links

• Xilinx Answers Database (paste in your error and search)
• Xilinx Help for the Component Library
• XS40 Board Manual (PDF format) (local)
• XSTends Board Manual (PDF format) (local)
• Common Mistakes, from EE at University of Pennsylvania
• PS/2 Keyboard Scancodes (local)
• Get VHDL Syntax Highlighting for Emacs and XEmacs

Created by Paul Berube, 2001
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