Title :
Implementation and analysis of a FPGA-Programmable SoC interface towards mixed-signal educational platforms
Author :
Somanathan, Avinash ; Bhan, Dushyant ; Salunkhe, N. ; Joshi, Jyoti ; Tambe, Abhay
Author_Institution :
Vivekanand Educ. Soc.´s Inst. of Technol., Mumbai, India
Abstract :
This paper discusses a FPGA-PSOC interface to be used as a lab platform in engineering education. We selected the Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) and Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) in the Programmable System on Chip (PSoC) device to externally interface with a Spartan 3E FPGA. Implementation on the FPGA was done using VHDL while analysis and experiments were performed to test for accuracy and speed. Results show that there was promise in using the interface and combination of the two devices for future teaching platforms with errors found to be sub 8% in both the ADC and DAC interfaces.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; digital-analogue conversion; electronic engineering education; field programmable gate arrays; logic testing; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; system-on-chip; ADC interfaces; DAC; DAC interfaces; FPGA-PSOC interface; FPGA-programmable SoC interface; Spartan 3E FPGA; VHDL; analog to digital converter; digital to analog converter; engineering education; laboratory platform; mixed-signal educational platforms; programmable system on chip device; teaching platforms; Accuracy; Field programmable gate arrays; Frequency conversion; Information technology; Microcontrollers; Oscilloscopes; System-on-chip; ADC; DAC; FPGA; PSoC;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits, Systems, Communication and Information Technology Applications (CSCITA), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mumbai
DOI :
10.1109/CSCITA.2014.6839242
