Design Recipes for FPGAs, 2nd Edition

Chapter 8

Simple Embedded Processors

Abstract

This application example chapter concentrates on the key topic of integrating processors onto FPGA designs. This ranges from simple 8- bit microprocessors up to large IP processor cores that require an element of hardware-software co-design involved. This chapter will take the reader through the basics of implementing a behavioral based microprocessor for evaluation of algorithms, through to the practicalities of structurally correct models that can be synthesized and implemented on an FPGA.

Keywords

Simple processor

Microprocessors

8.1 Introduction

This application example chapter concentrates on the key topic of integrating processors onto FPGA designs. This ranges from simple 8-bit microprocessors ...