Co-simulation of VHDL and SPICE –Teaching the Whole Picture in Digital Design Labs
PrintShauna L. Rae, Electronics Workbench, www.electronicsworkbench.com
Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education. Reprinted with the permission of ASEE.
Abstract
The use of hardware description languages is now an essential part of digital design. As a result, professors require new and innovative ways to deliver course content that teaches both hardware description languages and digital design. Co-simulation of VHDL with other electronic devices allows students to place their VHDL-based components into a circuit with other types of devices such as switches, LEDs, seven-segment displays and other drivers. It provides students with the electronics context that waveform-based simulations fail to provide. We will examine how to incorporate co-simulation of VHDL and SPICE-modeled components into existing digital design curriculum.
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