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Learning FPGA

danielpgleason

Does anyone know of any good learning resources about how to start learning FPGA? I've been a software engineer for several years and the FPGA world is quite new to me. I'm trying to implement RMII but have been struggling a lot. I purchased a logic analyzer but I don't know what I'm looking at. I need something that will tell me how to properly understand and read datasheets, know how to debug signals, how to understand what VHDL is good and what is bad. How to read RTL generations..Etc

I'm starting from the beginning. Any resources or materials are greatly appreciated. 

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  • There isn't any single comprehensive resource/book for complete beginners. You could try checking out the resources mentioned here:
    The Art of FPGA Design - Post 3  

    You may wish to read up on digital electronics too, since with HDLs you're describing digital logic.

    You'll also need to plan in advance what software apps you need, because some of them can take a day to download, and others may require licenses to be obtained (which may also take days). Some have particular operating system, processor and memory requirements. After you've read up a bit, you could purchase an FPGA board to try things on.

    You will need to invest a fair bit of time, and be prepared that things move differently in the FPGA world than for software development; unlike software where you can rapidly compile and just try it out, generally, for FPGAs, things need a lot more planning, you'd try to write test cases, and try it out virtually before trying it for real; plus, the entire "build" process takes a lot longer than running gcc hello_world.c.

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  • There isn't any single comprehensive resource/book for complete beginners. You could try checking out the resources mentioned here:
    The Art of FPGA Design - Post 3  

    You may wish to read up on digital electronics too, since with HDLs you're describing digital logic.

    You'll also need to plan in advance what software apps you need, because some of them can take a day to download, and others may require licenses to be obtained (which may also take days). Some have particular operating system, processor and memory requirements. After you've read up a bit, you could purchase an FPGA board to try things on.

    You will need to invest a fair bit of time, and be prepared that things move differently in the FPGA world than for software development; unlike software where you can rapidly compile and just try it out, generally, for FPGAs, things need a lot more planning, you'd try to write test cases, and try it out virtually before trying it for real; plus, the entire "build" process takes a lot longer than running gcc hello_world.c.

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