VHDL based circuits design and synthesis on FPGA: A dice game example for education

Sarah Asad Toonsi, Miznan G Behri, S M Qaisar, Enas Melibari, Sarah Alolyan

Abstract:

The DSP (Digital Signal Processing) and digital
control have many advantages over the analog processing and
control. Therefore, with the recent advancements of technology
most of the signal processing and control tasks have been
transferred from the analog to the digital domain. In order to
keep the system efficient in terms of resources and power
consumption, the specific system designs are opted. In this
context, the VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language)
is extensively employed for these systems modelling and design.
This paper presents an illustrative example of system modeling
with VHDL for the education purpose. A synthesizable VHDL
code is developed for a dice game. The system functionality is
also verified with a C++ based system modeling and simulations.
Unlike conventional programming methodologies, a
relationship between the hardware and the developed software
in kept. The developed system board level testing is performed.
Results show a proper system functionality.