Postgraduate Course: High Level Programming of Reconfigurable Hardware (MSc) (PGEE11062)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of this course is to produce students who are capable of designing reconfigurable hardware (FPGAs) from a high level language. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1.Knowledge and understanding of:
I. The role of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) as modern computing platforms;
II. A range of FPGA design flows including High Level Language (HLL) design flows.
2. Intellectual:
I. Ability to choose between different FPGA design techniques, use them to develop FPGA-based applications and evaluate the resulting implementations.
3. Practical:
I. Ability to use an HLL-based FPGA design suite to develop applications on FPGAs. |
Assessment Information
Written Examination: 50% Practicals: 50%
Four 3-hour lab sessions would be run in this course. Students will submit the work produced at the end of each session, which will be assessed. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | FPGAs, High Level Programming, Handel-C, Electronic System Level design |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Khaled Benkrid
Tel: (0131 6)50 5682
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Course secretary | Mrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
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