The university textbook Introduction to Digital Systems from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. covers a variety of topics in the field of digital design, including advanced implementation of algorithmic systems and VHDL design. The authors, Milo Ercegovac of the University of California, Los Angeles, Tomás Lang of the University of California, Irvine, and Jaime H. Moreno, senior research scientist at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, are all computer science engineers.
The textbook comes complete with a copy of Altera's MAX+PLUS® II version 7.21 Student Edition programmable logic development software.
Introduction to Digital Systems emphasizes the hierarchical approach to the design of digital systems, following this approach consistently throughout the text. The textbook is designed to give students a solid understanding of theory and practical design issues. The author's goal is to provide a long-lasting knowledge of basic concepts and a general methodology that can be adapted to the rapidly changing field of digital design.
Features includes:
- Concise and comprehensive presentation of concepts and notation, as well as analysis and design techniques
- A variety of description methods, including tables, maps, expressions, and description languages
- A subset of the VHDL language, introduced in the last sections of the relevant chapters
- An outline of the concepts covered and a large number of exercises in each chapter
- Teaching materials to accompany the textbook (obtainable from the author's web site and the author's ftp site)
The companion CD-ROM contains Altera's MAX+PLUS II 7.21 Student Edition programmable logic development software. The MAX+PLUS II software is a fully integrated design environment that offers unmatched flexibility and performance. The intuitive graphical interface is complemented by complete and instantly accessible online documentation, which makes learning and using the MAX+PLUS II software quick and easy.
The MAX+PLUS II version 7.21 Student Edition software offers the following features:
- Operates on PCs running Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, and Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0
- Graphical and text-based design entry, including the Altera Hardware Description Language (AHDL) and VHDL
- Design compilation for product-term and look-up table (LUT) device architectures (MAX® 7000S and FLEX 10K® devices, respectively)
- Design verification with full timing simulation
The CD-ROM also includes documentation describing the features and use of the various tools and the uVHDL source code of the examples used throughout the book.
