MATLAB and Simulink Training

Course Details

This two-day course shows how to generate and verify HDL code from a Simulink® model using HDL Coder™ and HDL Verifier™.

Topics include:
  • Preparing Simulink models for HDL code generation
  • Generating HDL code and testbench for a compatible Simulink model
  • Performing speed and area optimizations
  • Integrating handwritten code and existing IP
  • Verifying generated HDL code using testbench and cosimulation

Day 1 of 2


Preparing Simulink Models for HDL Code Generation

Objective: Prepare a Simulink model for HDL code generation. Generate HDL code and testbench for simple models requiring no optimization.

  • Preparing Simulink models for HDL code generation
  • Generating HDL code
  • Generating a test bench
  • Verifying generated HDL code with an HDL simulator

Fixed-Point Precision Control

Objective: Establish correspondence between generated HDL code and specific Simulink blocks in the model. Use Fixed-Point Tool to finalize fixed point architecture of the model.

  • Fixed-point scaling and inheritance
  • Fixed-Point Designer workflow
  • Fixed-Point Tool
  • Command-line interface

Generating HDL Code for Multirate Models

Objective: Generate HDL code for multirate designs.

  • Preparing a multirate model for generating HDL code
  • Generating HDL code with single or multiple clock pins
  • Understanding and applying techniques used for clock domain crossing

Day 2 of 2


Optimizing Generated HDL Code

Objective: Use pipelines to meet design timing requirements. Use specific hardware implementations and share resources for area optimization.

  • Generating HDL code with the HDL Workflow Advisor
  • Meeting timing requirements via pipelining
  • Choosing specific hardware implementations for compatible Simulink blocks
  • Sharing FPGA/ASIC resources in subsystems
  • Verifying that the optimized HDL code is bit-true cycle-accurate
  • Mapping Simulink blocks to dedicated hardware resources on FPGA

Using Native Floating Point

Objective: Implement floating point values and operations in your HDL code.

  • Why and when to use native floating point
  • Target-independent HDL code generation with HDL Coder
  • Fixed-point vs. floating point comparison
  • Optimization of floating point implementations

Interfacing External HDL Code with Generated HDL

Objective: Incorporate hand-written HDL code and/or vendor party IP in your design.

  • Interfacing external HDL code

Verifying HDL Code with Cosimulation

Objective: Verify your HDL code using an HDL simulator in the Simulink model.

  • Verifying HDL code generated with HDL Coder
  • Comparing manually written HDL code with a "golden model"
  • Incorporating HDL code into Simulink for simulation

Level: Advanced

Duration: 2 days

Languages: English, 日本語, 한국어, 中文

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