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Dynamic Function eXchange
FPGA

Dynamic Function eXchange

FPGA partial reconfiguration using a very basic demonstration design.
Assertion-based Verification in Intel's Free QuestaSim
VHDL

Assertion-based Verification in Intel's Free QuestaSim

Getting started with Property Specification Language (PSL) using QuestaSim and VHDL-2008.
Script to compile Xilinx Primitives with Intel's FPGA Starter edition QuestaSim
FPGA

Script to compile Xilinx Primitives with Intel's FPGA Starter edition QuestaSim

Intel's FPGA Starter edition of QuestaSim no longer compiles the primitives for Xilinx's Vivado. Here's a batch file to achieve some of the same process.
Determining A Device's Maximum Clock Speed
FPGA

Determining A Device's Maximum Clock Speed

A proposed method for determining an FPGA device's maximum clock speed.
Practical Control Set Reduction
FPGA

Practical Control Set Reduction

Checking that control set remapping delivers on the Xilinx promises.
Taking Xilinx's Advice on Reducing Routing Congestion
FPGA

Taking Xilinx's Advice on Reducing Routing Congestion

I've been faced with the situation where the tools fail to create an image that meets timing, complaining about routing congestion. Here are some anecdotes about trying to follow Xilinx's advice.
Getting Started with FPGA and VHDL
FPGA

Getting Started with FPGA and VHDL

I've been asked a few times how one gets started with FPGA design? Here are a few notes on the tools you can download for free and the existing websites that already cater for teaching VHDL.
Verification of Clock Domain Crossing Topologies
FPGA

Verification of Clock Domain Crossing Topologies

There are too many ways in which it is possible to mess up clock domain crossings in digital electronics. This post explores Xilinx's report_cdc TCL command and how well it recognises some of the risks you may have missed.
Verification of Clock Domain Crossing Timing Constraints and Exceptions
FPGA

Verification of Clock Domain Crossing Timing Constraints and Exceptions

Applying timing exceptions for synchronising registers when crossing clock domains, and verifying the exceptions have been correctly applied and others have not been missed.