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Intermediate Level

Practicing engineer or graduate level engineering student.

Approx. 10 hours to complete
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What you will learn

  • Create a Nios II softcore processor hardware design using the Altera development flow

  • Understand the benefits and steps of implementation of a custom instruction in the Nios II soft processor.

  • List the types of IP available for FPGAs

  • Use simulation with ModelSim to verify an FPGA Design

Skills you will gain

  • Software Design for Softcore Processors
  • Softcore Processor Design
  • Programmable Logic Design
  • Simulation for Verification
  • Intellectual Property Integration
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Intermediate Level

Practicing engineer or graduate level engineering student.

Approx. 10 hours to complete
English

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University of Colorado Boulder

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This course is part of the 100% online Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Colorado Boulder. If you are admitted to the full program, your courses count towards your degree learning.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1
Week 1
2 hours to complete

Softcore Processor Development Flow

2 hours to complete
11 videos (Total 86 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Week2
Week 2
3 hours to complete

Writing Software for Softcore Processors

3 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 33 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Week3
Week 3
2 hours to complete

IP Acquisition and Integration

2 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 26 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Week4
Week 4
4 hours to complete

Introducing ModelSim and Simulation for Verification

4 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 67 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

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