Digital Forensics and Internet of Things

9Xilinx FPGA and Xilinx IP Cores: A Boon to Curb Digital Crime

B. Khaleelu Rehman¹, G. Vallathan¹, Vetriveeran Rajamani¹ and Salauddin Mohammad²*

¹ Department of ECE, Nalla Malla Reddy Engineering College, Hyderabad, India

² Department of ECE, J.B. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India

Abstract

The popularity of internet is increasing dramatically day by day, and the use of handheld devices is also increasing, like smartphone, smart watches, iPod, and smart tab. It is not only changing our life but also change the way of crime. To solve these types of problems, one must collect the data by digital forensic tools. The paper aims to target the Xilinx intellectual property (IP) cores and the methodology that allows in the easy way of implementing the IP cores and their functionalities and the interface with the recent Xilinx FPGAs. The proposed work is developed with Xilinx ISE 14.7 programming and the IP cores which are associated with it. VHDL programming style is used to describe the hardware and its functionality. An 8-bit down counter is designed using conventional programming and Xilinx IP core approach and implemented using Spartan-6 (xc6slx45t-3csg324) device. A 16-bit up counter and down counter is designed using the Xilinx IP core approach and implemented using Virtex-5 XC5VXT50T device. The square root is designed using conventional programming and the Xilinx IP core approach and implemented using the Virtex-5 XC5VXT50T device. The binary down counter ...