A new approach for teaching computer engineering laboratory usingPLDS2

摘要

A brief overview of a development system, the Altera PLDS2(programmable logic development system), is presented. The use of thePLDS2 in a laboratory course for digital logic design is reported tohave made it possible for students to choose between TTL and CMOS-basedEPLDs on the basis of cost effectiveness. The Altera PLDS2 is a completehardware and software development system that enables the circuitdesigner (students) to develop an optimized code for programming the`target' Altera EPLDs. The system allows various design input techniquesfor different logic design tasks. These inputs include schematiccapture, netlist entry, Boolean-equations entry, and state-machineentry. Students are not restricted to just one entry method but may `mixand match' methods to best meet the needs of the overall logic design