Getting Started with FPGAs: Digital Circuit Design, Verilog, and VHDL for Beginners

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Really well written and examples are easy to follow :) I am matching it with an Alchitry Cu with Io board and goes well :)

An extremely well written book that provides a great introduction to programming FPGAs. Lots of worked examples and nice explanations to guide those who are new to the area.

1/ ce livre est plus ou moins lié au FPGA lattice la politique des license de lattice fait que c'est un trés mauvais choix... du jour au lendemain lattice peut rendre la license payant... il l'ont déja fait avec ISP lever classic que j'utilisais pour programmer des GAL 2/ le logiciel icecube n'est plus supporté par lattice et est laissé a l'abandon il est remplacé la radiant 3/ les documentation pour le ice40up5k sont mal faite plein d'info sont manquantes et il faut plonger dans la doc icecube et essayer d'extrapoler... un cauchemar 4/ les exemples sont trop limité si on prend par exemple l'afficheur 7 segment généralement il n'y en a pas un mais plusieurs et souvent multiplexé (aucune info la dessus) il y a meme des afficheurs 7 segments qui sont charlieplexé je retourne ce livre trop cher pour le peu d'information interessante

I have a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and took a class on FPGA programming in college, and I did a little bit of FPGA work early on in my professional career, but haven't touched them in about a decade. In the intervening years I've become an avid hobby electronics tinkerer doing home projects with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Black, etc. It wasn't long ago that I found myself wanting to play around with FPGAs again, and I pretty quickly stumbled upon the Nandland YouTube channel and the accompanying blog. I was thrilled to learn that Russell Merrick, Nandland's creator, was writing a book, so I happily preordered it. As soon as it arrived, I dived right in and have been very pleased. Mr. Merrick has taken a really complex subject and made it extremely accessible for beginners, but without making it so simple that people like me lose interest. He has a great writing style that is approachable, with easy to follow practical examples and tons of wisdom gained from years of experience doing this work and sharing his passion with others. I think the best thing about this book is that it's not just a collection of coding exercises with little to no context; instead, the focus is on building a solid foundational understanding of FPGAs, how they work, and what they are (and are not) good for. And he has done all that extremely well. I highly recommend this book, whether you're a hobbyist looking to expand your horizons, a student looking to get an edge or go deeper than a surface-level course will take you, or someone like me - a rusty practitioner looking for a refresher.