Practical FPGA Programming in C (Hardcover)

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Table of Contents:

Foreword by Clive "Max" Maxfield.
    Why is this book of interest to the
hardware folks?
    And what about the software guys and
gals?
    So what's the catch?
Preface.
    C Language for FPGA-Based Hardware
Design?
    Compelling Platforms for Software
Acceleration.
    The Power to Experiment.
    How This Book Is Organized.
    Where This Book Came From.
Acknowledgments/

1. The FPGA as a Computing Platform.
       A Quick Introduction to
   FPGAs.
       FPGA-Based Programmable Hardware
   Platforms.
       Increasing Performance While Lowering
   Costs.
       The Role of Tools.
       The FPGA as an Embedded Software
   Platform.
       The Importance of a Programming
   Abstraction.
       When Is C Language Appropriate for FPGA
   Design?
       How to Use This Book.
2. A Brief History of Programmable
   Platforms.
       The Origins of Programmable
   Logic.
       Reprogrammability, HDLs, and the Rise
   of the FPGA.
       Systems on a Programmable
   Chip.
       FPGAs for Parallel
   Computing.
       Summary.
3. A Programming Model for FPGA-Based
   Applications.
       Parallel Processing Models.
       FPGAs as Parallel Computing
   Machines.
       Programming for Parallelism.
       Communicating Process Programming
   Models.
       The Impulse C Programming
   Model.
       Summary.
4. An Introduction to Impulse C.
       The Motivation Behind Impulse
   C.
       The Impulse C Programming
   Model.
       A Minimal Impulse C Program.
       Processes, Streams, Signals, and
   Memory.
       Impulse C Signed and Unsigned
   Datatypes.
       Understanding Processes.
       Understanding Streams.
       Using Output Streams.
       Using Input Streams.
       Avoiding Stream Deadlocks.
       Creating and Using Signals.
       Understanding Registers.
       Using Shared Memories.
       Memory and Stream Performance
   Considerations.
       Summary.
5. Describing a FIR Filter.
       Design Overview.
       The FIR Filter Hardware
   Process.
       The Software Test Bench.
       Desktop Simulation.
       Application Monitoring.
       Summary.
6. Generating FPGA Hardware.
       The Hardware Generation
   Flow.
       Understanding the Generated
   Structure.
       Stream and Signal
   Interfaces.
       Using HDL Simulation to Understand
   Stream Protocols.
       Debugging the Generated
   Hardware.
       Hardware Generation Notes.
       Making Efficient Use of the
   Optimizers.
       Language Constraints for Hardware
   Processes.
       Summary.
7. Increasing Statement-Level Parallelism.
       A Model of FPGA Computation.
       C Language Semantics and
   Parallelism.
       Exploiting Instruction-Level
   Parallelism.
       Limiting Instruction Stages.
       Unrolling Loops.
       Pipelining Explained.
       Summary.
8. Porting a Legacy Application to Impulse
   C.
       The Triple-DES Algorithm.
       Converting the Algorithm to a Streaming
   Model.
       Performing Software
   Simulation.
       Compiling to Hardware.
       Preliminary Hardware
   Analysis.
       Summary.
9. Creating an Embedded Test Bench.
       A Mixed Hardware and Software
   Approach.
       The Embedded Processor as a Test
   Generator.
       The Role of Hardware
   Simulators.
       Testing the Triple-DES Algorithm in
   Hardware.
       Software Stream Macro
   Interfaces.
       Building the Test System.
       Summary.
10. Optimizing C for FPGA Performance.
        Rethinking an Algorithm for
    Performance.
        Refinement 1: Reducing Size by
    Introducing a Loop.
        Refinement 2: Array
    Splitting.
        Refinement 3: Improving Streaming
    Performance.
        Refinement 4: Loop
    Unrolling.
        Refinement 5: Pipelining the Main
    Loop.
        Summary.
11. Describing System-Level Parallelism.
        Design Overview.
        Performing Desktop
    Simulation.
        Refinement 1: Creating Parallel 8-Bit
    Filters.
        Refinement 2: Creating a System-Level
    Pipeline.
        Moving the Application to
    Hardware.
        Summary.
12. Combining Impulse C with an Embedded Operating
    System.
        The uClinux Operating
    System.
        A uClinux Demonstration
    Project.
        Summary.
13. Mandelbrot Image Generation.
        Design Overview.
        Expressing the Algorithm in
    C.
        Creating a Fixed-Point
    Equivalent.
        Creating a Streaming
    Version.
        Parallelizing the Algorithm.
        Future Refinements.
        Summary.
14. The Future Of FPGA Computing.
        The FPGA as a High-Performance
    Computer.
        The Future of FPGA
    Computing.
        Summary.
    Appendix A. Getting the Most Out of Embedded FPGA
    Processors.
        FPGA Embedded Processor
    Overview.
        Peripherals and Memory
    Controllers.
        Increasing Processor
    Performance.
        Optimization Techniques That Are Not
    FPGA-Specific.
        FPGA-Specific Optimization
    Techniques.
        Summary.
    Appendix B. Creating a Custom Stream
    Interface.
        Application Overview.
        The DS92LV16 Serial Link for Data
    Streaming.
        Stream Interface State Machine
    Description.
        Data Transmission.
        Summary.
    Appendix C. Impulse C Function Reference.
    Appendix D. Triple-Des Source Listings.
    Appendix E. Image Filter Listings.
    Appendix F. Selected References.
    Index.