FPGA Design with MATLAB HDL Coder
Pre-requisites
- Basic knowledge of MATLAB & Simulink
- Digital design fundamentals (combinational & sequential logic)
- Familiarity with FPGA/ASIC concepts
- Understanding of fixed-point arithmetic (basic)
Tools & Platforms
- Software: MATLAB, Simulink, HDL Coder, Fixed-Point Designer, HDL Verifier
- FPGA Toolchains: Xilinx Vivado
- Simulation & Co-Simulation: ModelSim, Questa, FPGA-in-the-loop (FIL)
- Hardware (optional for hands-on deployment): Xilinx FPGA boards
Take away
- Generate synthesizable VHDL/Verilog code from MATLAB functions and Simulink models
- Convert algorithms to fixed-point representation and optimize word lengths
- Create testbenches and perform HDL simulation
- Apply optimization strategies (pipelining, resource sharing, loop unrolling)
- Generate reusable IP cores with AXI interfaces
- Integrate generated HDL into FPGA workflows and perform FPGA-in-the-loop validation
- Debug HDL generation issues and interpret warnings/errors
