As digital circuit elements decrease in physical size, resulting inincreasingly complex systems, a basic logic model that can be usedin the control and design of a range of semiconductor devices isvital. Finite State Machines (FSM) have numerous advantages; theycan be applied to many areas (including motor control, and signaland serial data identification to name a few) and they use lesslogic than their alternatives, leading to the development of fasterdigital hardware systems.
This clear and logical book presents a range of novel techniquesfor the rapid and reliable design of digital systems using FSMs,detailing exactly how and where they can be implemented. With a practical approach, it covers synchronous and asynchronousFSMs in the design of both simple and complex systems, andPetri–Net design techniques for sequential/parallel controlsystems. Chapters on Hardware Description Language cover thewidely–used and powerful Verilog HDL in sufficient detail tofacilitate the description and verification of FSMs, and FSM basedsystems, at both the gate and behavioural levels.
Throughout, the text incorporates many real–world examples thatdemonstrate designs such as data acquisition, a memory tester, andpassive serial data monitoring and detection, among others. Auseful accompanying CD offers working Verilog software tools forthe capture and simulation of design solutions.
With a linear programmed learning format, this book works as aconcise guide for the practising digital designer. This book willalso be of importance to senior students and postgraduates ofelectronic engineering, who require design skills for the embeddedsystems market.
Peter D. Minns, Northumbria University, School of Computing, Engineering, and Information Sciences, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Dr Peter Minns has been at Northumbria University since 1984, now holding the position of Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences. He teaches courses on electrical circuit theory, electronics, programming and embedded system design to both undergraduates and post graduates, and is also involved in teaching company schemes in industry. Previous to this, he has worked for many years as a practising engineer specializing in both the telecommunications and embedded microprocessor fields. His current research interest is in the development of finite state machines (FSMs).
Ian David Elliott, Northumbria University, School of Computing, Engineering, and Information Sciences, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Ian Elliott has been a lecturer in further and higher education for over 20 years, currently holding the position of Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences, at Northumbria University. He has taught a wide range of subjects in the field of electronics, as well as working as a consultant in industry, carrying out research into integrated circuit testing. He now specializes in hardware description languages, specifically Verilog-HDL and Very High Speed Integrated Circuit (VHSIC) Hardware Description Language (VHDL). He was one of the first academics to introduce the topic of hardware description languages into the curriculum.
