Using FPGA

First recommended readings

• FPGA on APF introduction

Developing on the APF FPGA

Design Tools Description of tools used to simulate, to synthesize and to download/configure FGPA. ISE WebPack (Xilinx's free devt tool) installation How to setup the FPGA toolchain in Ubuntu/Debian How to simulate post synthesis and post place & route design with GHDL	Using ARMadeus FPGA Manage the FGPA from ARMadeus distribution. Configure the FPGA from Linux Configure the FPGA from U-Boot Access the FPGA address domain from Linux
Designs examples LED Button and LED Button, Linux drivers, Wishbone bus communication and LED	VHDL VHDL coding styles Nice ideas/examples to look at www.opencores.org An Introductory VHDL Tutorial
Peripheral On Demand POD is a Python tool that allows you to easily create FPGA bitfiles for your embedded system, from several Open Source IPs (compatibles with the OpenCores Wishbone bus). It will also generates the corresponding drivers (currently only Linux ones). POD specification sources repository	Links Wishbone official Wishbone specifications Wikipedia Wishbone doc Spartan Spartan-3 FPGA Family Data Sheet
Orchestra is a tools similar to POD developed by one member of ARMadeus Project: Spécification d'Orchestra (French)