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FPGA Fundamentals

Learn how FPGAs work: interactive, visual, one concept at a time.

The Big Picture

Why FPGAs exist and how to think about hardware 2 lessons
1
What Is an FPGA?
FPGA vs CPU vs ASIC: understanding reconfigurable hardware
4 min
2
Thinking in Hardware
Everything happens at once: the hardware mindset
4 min

Digital Logic Basics

The building blocks of all digital circuits 4 lessons
3
Logic Gates
AND, OR, NOT: the atoms of digital circuits
4 min
4
Binary & Hex Numbers
How computers count
4 min
5
Combinational Logic
Multiplexers, decoders, and adders
5 min
6
Boolean Algebra & Simplification
Making circuits smaller and faster
5 min

Sequential Logic

Adding memory and time to your circuits 4 lessons
7
Flip-Flops & Latches
Giving circuits memory
4 min
8
Registers & Shift Registers
Moving and storing groups of bits
4 min
9
Counters
Counting in hardware
4 min
10
Finite State Machines
Designing digital behavior
5 min

Inside the FPGA

How reconfigurable hardware actually works 4 lessons
11
Look-Up Tables (LUTs)
How FPGAs implement any logic function
5 min
12
FPGA Architecture
CLBs, routing, I/O, and beyond
5 min
13
Clocks & Timing
The heartbeat of synchronous design
5 min
14
Memory in FPGAs
Block RAM, distributed RAM, and FIFOs
5 min

FPGA Tools & Workflow

From code to working hardware 4 lessons
15
HDL Concepts
Describing hardware with code
5 min
16
The FPGA Design Flow
From HDL code to running hardware
5 min
17
Simulation & Testbenches
Test before you build
5 min
18
Your First FPGA Project
From code to blinking LED
5 min