Section VII

Xilinx University
Program






Introduction to Xilinx University Program

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AGENDA
Mission/Who are we?/Benefits
Programs and Products
New Tools for Teaching
Help Resources
Summary

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Xilinx University Program
(XUP) Group Mission
To facilitate the teaching of engineering curriculum
using PLDs as the target solution of choice.
(To make your job easier)


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Who Are We?
Patrick Kane
XUP Manager-HQ
Anna Acevedo
XUP Marketing-HQ
Jeff Weintraub
TPME - HQ
Chris Sepulveda
XUP Coordinator-HQ
Deon Spicer
XUP-AP Liaison
Renji Mikami
XUP-Japan Liaison
Lina Frangiamore
XUP-Europe Liaison


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Xilinx Benefits to Universities
Ideal for any digital course or research area
- Intro / Advanced Digital Design - Digital Signal Processing
- Computer Architecture - Control Systems
- Network or Video Processing - Adaptive Logic
Immediate results in hardware
Industry standard CAD software
PLD skills demanded by industry
Xilinx Design Series from Prentice Hall
Free XUP Professors Workshops available worldwide
Go with the leader

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XUP Programs and Products
Extensive Donation Program
XUP Professor Workshops
Sponsor Design Contests
Research Collaboration
Web Sites
university.xilinx.com
xup.msu.edu
Government Sponsorship
Prentice Hall relationship

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XUP Programs and Products
XUP Donation Policy

If a new or expanded course with lab or a research project is being
added and funding is not adequate to purchase the required
products at the University Program discounts, Xilinx encourages
any university or college to submit a donation request.
To Purchase or To Request a Donation -
What's Practical for you?
If you have sufficient budget to purchase Xilinx software, development boards, and/or chips, then we encourage
you to do so. We offer significant discounts for Xilinx software and Xilinx development boards. However, we
recognize that very often, schools simply do not have the funding even for the discounted products. In some
cases, a school might have some funding, but not enough to obtain everything that is needed for the lab. We
encourage you to make the choice that you feel is right for your situation. Most importantly, if money is any
barrier to your immediate use of Xilinx products, you should request a donation for what you need.

New Tools for Teaching

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Spartan Digilab board
from Digilent Inc.
$99.00 Assembled, $79.00 Unassembled
To Order: www.digilent.cc

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Digilent Spartan II Board
For more information: www.digilent.cc

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XSV-1 Board from Xess Corp.
XCV50 - $699

XCV100 - $749

XCV300 - $899

XCV800 - $1599

To Order:
www.xess.com

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Xilinx Student Edition 2.1i
Includes
Foundation Series 2.1i for students computers
VHDL and Verilog synthesis
Includes Spartan, Spartan II, XC9500, XC4K family
Sold through university bookstores. Also available
at www.prenhall.com and www.Amazon.com
Bundled with Xilinx Design Series or $55 stand alone
New Web Pack Software - free download
Includes all CPLDs, Spartan II
VHDL, Verilog

Note: Xilinx student edition software is for students
personal use and not to be installed in university labs

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GAP
System Generator for Simulink
Bridges gap between FPGA
and DSP design flows
Used with Simulink/MATLAB
from The MathWorks
Automatically generates
HDL/optimized algorithms
Shortens learning curve
HW redesign eliminated
Optimal implementation
DSP Design Flow
FPGA Design Flow


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Xilinx System Generator
Used with MATLAB and Simulink from The MathWorks
Tools familiar to most System and DSP designers
Visual data-flow paradigm
Xilinx Blockset - Simulink library of arithmetic and logic
operators, DSP functions
Bit and cycle true to FPGA implementation
Simulink to VHDL compiler
Simulink netlister - automatically generates HDL -> only one
design source, no re-verification
Automatically invokes CORE Generator > optimal
implementation

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Xilinx Design Series
from Prentice Hall
Digital Design
Principles and
Practices (3rd Ed)
John Wakerly
Logic and Computer
Design Fundamentals
Morris Mano and
Charles Kime
Modeling, Synthesis
and Rapid Prototyping
Using the Verilog HDL
By: Michael Ciletti
Introductory VHDL:
From Simulation to
Synthesis, 1/e
Sudhakar
Yalamanchili

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Xilinx Design Series
from Prentice Hall
Digital Electronics Laboratory Experiments Using the Xilinx XC95108
CPLD with Xilinx
Foundation: Design and Simulation Software, 1/e
James W. Stewart ,Chao-Ying Wang, both of DeVry Institute of
Technology
Digital Electronics with PLD Integration, 1/e
Nigel P. Cook

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Help Resources

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XUP URL: university.xilinx.com

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Xilinx University Resource Center
www.xup.msu.edu
Professor Resources
- Teaching Materials
- Support Texts
Student Resources
- Tutorials
- Project Examples
General Resources
- Hardware/Software
Online Support
- Discussion Forum
- FAQs
- Email support

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http://support.xilinx.com
The Most Up-to-Date Information
on Xilinx Products
Forums
Database search
techXclusives
Software Updates
Problem Solvers
Software Manuals
Web Case

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FAQ
Who will Xilinx support in the universities?
Xilinx will give technical support to Professors and teaching
assistants in the university labs. Students should get their
support from their Professors or at support.xilinx.com or
www.xup.msu.edu

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Summary
Xilinx is an excellent choice as target technology
for digital design.computer engineering, DSP
and many other engineering classes.
Go with the leader in PLDs
XUPs job is to make your job easier
Make it easy for professors to stay current with technology
and to get Xilinx software and hardware
Offer web sites with lab exercises
Prentice-Hall Xilinx Design Series textbooks