FPGA Softcore Processors and IP Acquisition

This course will introduce you to all aspects of development of Soft Processors and Intellectual Property (IP) in FPGA design. You will learn the extent of Soft Processor types and capabilities, how to make your own Soft Processor in and FPGA, including how to design the hardware and the software for a Soft Processor. You will learn how to add IP blocks and custom instructions to your Soft Processor. After the Soft Processor is made, you learn how to verify the design using simulation and an

• Create a Nios II softcore processor hardware design using the Altera development flow
• Understand the benefits and steps of implementation of a custom instruction in the Nios II soft processor.
• List the types of IP available for FPGAs
• Use simulation with ModelSim to verify an FPGA Design