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Programmable Logic Design Quick Start Handbook

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C HAPTER 7<br />

<strong>Design</strong> Reference Bank<br />

Introduction<br />

Our final chapter contains a useful list of design examples and applications<br />

that will give you a good jump start into your future programmable logic<br />

designs.<br />

We selected the application examples from a comprehensive list of application<br />

notes available from the Xilinx website, as well as extracts from the Xilinx<br />

quarterly magazine, the Xcell Journal (To subscribe, click on “Subscribe to Xcell<br />

Journal” at www.xilinx.com/publications/xcellonline/).<br />

This section will also give you pointers on where to look for and download<br />

code and search for IP from the Xilinx website.<br />

Get the Most out of Microcontroller-Based <strong>Design</strong>s<br />

Microcontrollers don’t make the world go round, but they most certainly<br />

help us get around in the world. You can find microcontrollers in automobiles,<br />

microwave ovens, automatic teller machines, VCRs, point-of-sale terminals,<br />

robotic devices, wireless telephones, home security systems, and satellites, to<br />

name just a few applications.<br />

In the never-ending quest for faster, better, and cheaper products, advanced<br />

designers are now pairing CPLDs with microcontrollers to take advantage of<br />

the strengths of each.<br />

Microcontrollers are naturally good at sequential processes and computationally<br />

intensive tasks, as well as a host of non-time-critical tasks.

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