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# Digital Electronic System Design
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**Politecnico di Milano (2024-2025)**
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## 📖 Overview
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Welcome to the **Digital Electronic System Design Laboratory** repository!
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This repository contains VHDL projects and exercises from the course **Digital Electronic System Design** at **Politecnico di Milano** *(Course Code: 054083)*.
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The course focuses on:
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- **FPGA-based digital design**
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- **VHDL simulation, synthesis, and implementation**
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## 🛠️ Tools & Hardware
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- **Software**:
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- [Xilinx Vivado 2020.2](https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado.html) *(WebPack Edition)*
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- **Hardware**:
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- [Digilent Basys 3](https://digilent.com/shop/basys-3-artix-7-fpga-trainer-board-recommended-for-introductory-users/)
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- FPGA: *Xilinx Artix-7* (**XC7A35T-1CPG236C**)
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## 🎯 Course Goals
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- Develop practical skills for **FPGA-based digital system design**
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- Implement and test **VHDL architectures** using Vivado and Basys 3
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- Learn about **FPGA timing, power, I/O, and memory management**
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## 📂 Repository Structure
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- `LABx/`
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- `src/`: VHDL source files
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- `sim/`: Simulation files
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- `cons/`: Constraint files
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- `vivado/`: Vivado project files
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## 🚀 Getting Started
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### Clone the Repository
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To get started with this project, follow these steps:
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1. Open a terminal (e.g., Command Prompt or PowerShell) on your Windows machine.
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2. Clone the repository using Git:
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```cmd
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git clone https://git.cdtech.duckdns.org/PickleRick/DESD.git
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```
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This will create a folder named `DESD`.
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3. Open the folder `\DESD` in [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/).
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> ⚠️ **Warning**:
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> The folder structure in the repository may not match the Vivado project structure.
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> If you encounter issues with missing or mismatched files in Vivado, refer to the [Replacing Files in Vivado](#replacing-files-in-vivado) section to update the project with the correct files.
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### Install VHDL Extension
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To work with VHDL files in Visual Studio Code, install the **VHDL LS** extension:
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1. Open Visual Studio Code.
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2. Go to the Extensions view by clicking on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of the window or pressing `Ctrl+Shift+X`.
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3. Search for **VHDL LS** in the Extensions Marketplace.
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4. Click **Install** on the extension by [Håkon Bohlin](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=hbohlin.vhdl-ls).
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5. Restart Visual Studio Code to activate the extension.
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### Open Projects in Vivado
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To open and work with the Vivado projects included in this repository:
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1. Launch **Xilinx Vivado 2020.2**.
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2. Click on **Open Project** in the Vivado start screen.
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3. Navigate to the desired project directory (e.g., `LABx/vivado/project_folder/`) and select the `.xpr` file.
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4. Once the project is loaded, you can explore the design, run simulations, or synthesize the project.
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#### Replacing Files in Vivado
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If the folder structure in the repository does not match the Vivado project structure:
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1. Open the Vivado project as described above.
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2. In the **Sources** tab, right-click on the file you want to replace and select **Replace File**.
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3. Navigate to the correct file in the repository (e.g., `LABx/src/`) and select it.
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4. Ensure the file is added to the correct hierarchy (e.g., as a design source or constraint file).
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5. Save the project and re-run synthesis or simulation as needed.
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By following these steps, you can ensure that the Vivado project is correctly configured and up-to-date with the repository files.
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## 📬 Contact
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For any questions or issues open an issue in this repository. |