DigitalDesignandComputerArchitecture:ARMEditiontakesauniqueandmodernapproachtodigitaldesign.Beginningwithdigitallogicgatesandprogressingtothedesignofcombinationalandsequentialcircuits,HarrisandHarrisusethesefundamentalbuildingblocksasthebasisforwhatfollows:thedesignofanactualARMprocessor.Withover75%oftheworld’spopulationusingproductswithARMprocessors,thedesignoftheARMprocessoroffersanexcitingandtimelyapplicationofdigitaldesignwhilealsoteachingthefundamentalsofcomputerarchitecture.SystemVerilogandVHDLareintegratedthroughoutthetextinexamplesillustratingthemethodsandtechniquesforCAD-basedcircuitdesign.Bytheendofthisbook,readerswillbeabletobuildtheirownmicroprocessorandwillhaveatop-to-bottomunderstandingofhowitworks.HarrisandHarrishavecombinedanengagingandhumorouswritingstylewithanupdatedandhands-onapproachtodigitaldesign.
1.CoversthefundamentalsofdigitallogicdesignandreinforceslogicconceptsthroughthedesignofanARMmicroprocessor.2.Featuresside-by-sideexamplesofthetwomostprominentHardwareDescriptionLanguages(HDLs)-SystemVerilogandVHDL-whichillustrateandcomparethewayseachcanbeusedinthedesignofdigitalsystems.3.Includesexamplesthroughoutthetextthatenhancethereader’sunderstandingandretentionofkeyconceptsandtechniques.4.TheCompanionwebsiteincludesachapteronI/OsystemswithpracticalexamplesthatshowhowtousetheRaspberryPicomputertocommunicatewithperipheraldevicessuchasLCDs,Bluetoothradios,andmotors.5.TheCompanionwebsitealsoincludesappendicescoveringpracticaldigitaldesignissuesandCprogrammingaswellaslinkstoCADtools,lectureslides,laboratoryprojects,andsolutionstoexercises.
ARM DESIGN ARCHITECTURE COMPUTER DIGITAL HDLS
