EE108B Labs

Lab Partners

Check the lab partners sheet for your partner assignments. If you are not listed, information is incorrect or missing, please email the TA's.

Lab Equipment

• The Xilinx XUP Virtex-II Pro XC2VP30 Development System.
• Sega Gamepads
• Interfacing to VGA Monitor

Software Tools

• We are using the Xilinx ISE (7.1) Tools with ModelSim. The Xilinx software can be downloaded from here (Stanford access only). The installation key can be done with this Registration ID key.
• Installation instructions for ModelSim can be found here.
• Getting started with ModelSim -->  EE 108A ModelSim Tutorial, Using ModelSim with EE108B labs
• A brief intro to using Core Generator
• Help with common Xilinx errors can be found here.

Verilog

• Easy to follow Verilog tutorial
• Quick Reference
• Intro to Verilog: A basic overview of Verilog.
• Extensive Verilog Reference: 400+ pages of Verilog galore!
• Verilog Hints

Tutorials

• Simulation with Modelsim
• Xilinx ISE Foundation 5.1i
• EE183 is a great information resource - NOTE: it was using a different FPGA board
• EE109, and especially the HardwareSpecs folder of its doc section.

Lab Handouts

Lab	Description	Due Date	Starter Files	Comments	FAQ
Lab 0	Tutorial	None	Verilog	No need to submit lab0. Use it to familiarize yourself with the FPGAs. Note: It is taken from EE183 which used a different board, but the principles remain the same.
Lab 1	Pong in MIPS code	10/17/06	Starter files	Quick start with XSPIM	here
Lab 2	MIPS and Pong on FPGA	10/31/06	Starter files	For the demo, use this COE file to create a bitstream. We'll test your code using it. Also, have a bitstream ready with pong code downloaded on it.	here
Lab 3	Pipelined MIPS	11/14/06	In eeclass	test COE file	here
Lab 4	Implementing your own Cache	12/5/06	In eeclas	Lab 4 testing procedure, test COE file, demo1.coe, demo2.coe (hint)	here

Lab Demonstration

• All the labs to be demo-ed by 5:00 PM of the due date specified and the reports are due by 11:59 PM that same day. Use this demo sheet.
• The Lab reports should adhere to the EE 108B Lab Report Guidelines, unless otherwise stated in the lab handout.