Resources

Books

• FPGAs!? Now What? (9.157 KB 02.03.12):
  Learning FPGA Design with the XESS XuLA Board
• Free Range VHDL :
  The no-frills guide to writing powerful code for your digital implementations.

EDA (electronic design automation)

• 3D ContentCentral by Dassault Systèmes:
  Free 3D models, Free CAD models.
• DesignSPark PCB :
  The world's most powerful free and easy to use EDA tool.
• KiCad :
  A portable, cross-platform, Free/Libre/Open-Source EDA Suite.
• TraceParts :
  Free 2D & 3D CAD files, models and drawings of mechanical, electrical & mechatronics parts.

Education and Training

• Analog Devices, Inc University program
• Digilent Inc
  Electronics 101
  Real Analog
  Real Digital
  COSMIAC Spartan-3E tutorials
  Tutorial collection
• Renesas EDGE Engeneer School

HDL Design and Simulation

• Aldec Active-HDL, Student Edition :
  Free integrated FPGA Design and Simulation solution, with design entry, a high-performance mixed-language (IEEE VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog (Design), SystemC) simulator.

HDL Editors

• Sigasi Starter Edition :
  Excellent free VHDL editor, fully featured for small projects.