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3. Check out the principal differences between Verilog and VHDL for

FPGA configuration.

4. Start by looking at www.opencores.org, then draw up a list of CPU

cores which are available in the form of IP files for downloading.

5. Consider the design and development of a voice-operated washing

machine. Carry out a study of the h/w-s/w tradeoff with regard to

the provision of the expected functionality.

20.10 Suggestions for reading

Altera Corp. (2002). Nios Embedded Processor Peripherals Reference Manual.

Altera Corp. (2002). Custom instructions for the Nios embedded processor. Applica-

tion Note 188.

Altera Corp. (2004). APEX20K Programmable Logic Device Family Data Sheet.

Carpinelli, J. (2002). Computer Systems Organization and Architecture. Addison

Wesley.

Jerraya, A. & Wolf, W. (2005). Hardware/software interface codesign for embedded

systems. IEEE Computer, vol. 38, no. 2, 63–69.

Martin, G. & Chang, H. (2000). Surviving the SoC Revolution. KAP.

Martin, G. & Chang, H. (2003). Winning the SoC Revolution. KAP.

Smith, J. (1998). Application-specific Integrated Circuits. Addison Wesley.

http://www.opencores.org, source for open source IP files.