Which circuit project do you recommend for me to complete my course?

[GreatField]

Could you recommend some simple circuit in VHDL that I can try to develop and some example input to test later? Initially I was trying to develop a MIPS microprocessor, but I would like something more current and relevant to today.

 

[barry]

A microprocessor is most certainly NOT a 'simple circuit'.

 

[KlausST]

Hi,

I totally agree. I expect thousands lines of code for a microcontroller.
And even more for testing. When I think about functionally and timing testing every single command with different input values.
Logic, memory access, periferals, stack, asynchronous interrupts....

Klaus

 

[danadakk]

Tackle something simple like a 4 bit slice cpu, like the old 2900 AMD bit slice familiy.

https://bitsavers.org/pdf/amd/ED2900A_vol1_Jan85.pdf

Its a simple core with a small basic instruction set, simple addressing. Or a simple traffic light
controller, with a small number of decisions, inputs and outputs.

Another the old TTL ALU : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/74181


Regards, Dana.

 

[D.A.(Tony)Stewart]

https://vhdlwhiz.com/fpga-or-microcontroller/ Learn both and compare

"Don't make it any more complicated than it has to be." Pick any process like a dishwasher sequence or if you prefer complex, an AI-controlled vision system for a Tesla e-car.

 

[NikHarvey]

Could you recommend some simple circuit in VHDL that I can try to develop and some example input to test later? Initially I was trying to develop a MIPS microprocessor, but I would like something more current and relevant to today.

How about making a 4-bit counter? It's a basic digital circuit that you can create this circuit in VHDL.

 

[D.A.(Tony)Stewart]

Follow the training guidelines to learn the syntax rules.

https://www.cse.wustl.edu/~dshook/cse260/ddcuv