A web-based tool for learning digital circuit high-level modeling

• Autores: Andrej Trost, Andrej Žemva
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 35, no. 4, 2019, págs. 1224-1237
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Modeling of increasingly complex digital circuits requires high-level design tools and languages. Design tools based on standardhardware description languages need substantial training which limits their usage in a typical digital system design course. In thispaper, we propose a small hardware description language SHDL for circuit modeling and present a novel web-based educationaltool. The SHDL includes similar high-level modeling semantics to VHDL but has substantially simplified syntax. The web-basedSHDL modeling and simulation tool enables quick introduction to language-based circuit modeling. The SHDL model isautomatically translated to the equivalent VHDL model. The proposed tool enables conducting more laboratory and self-learningcircuit design experiments important for comprehending the design process. A one-semester laboratory hardware modeling lessonsare described and educational experience with the new methodology is discussed.