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10 years ago

How to simulate the FPGA neural network in Altera

I want to simulate the some kind of schematics that work by principle of neural networks. I have Altera Quadrus 11. But when trying create some verilog or vhdl code I see that compilation and simul...
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10 years ago

IF you were to simulate your design using DSP builder you will get 1) simulation results, 2) HDL code that can be synthesized for use in a FPGA.

You will get the same results with HDL Coder BUT your HDL will be generic and not optimized.

No, you cannot use analog blocks since FPGAs are inherently DIGITAL - time is discrete. Any integration or transfer function that you may use in s-domain (continuous) must be converted to z-domain (discrete). You also have to use the Fixed Point Tool box for both DSP builder and HDL coder since values are not continuous.

You can begin by first building an analog model in Simulink, and then converting to a discrete model using DSP builder.