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Digital Circuit Analysis and Design with Simulink Modeling and Introduction to CPLDs and FPGAs (Second Edition)

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Ably compiled and edited by a professional engineer of over 35 years' experience, Digital Circuit Analysis and Design with an Introduction to CPLDs and FPGAs is a textbook specifically designed for students and working professionals in the field of electrical engineering. Chapters cover common number systems and conversions, binary codes, fundamentals of boolean algebra, combinational logic circuits, sequential logic circuits, introduction to ABEL hardware description language, VHDL, Verilog, and Boundary-Scan Architecture, and much more. Black-and-white engineering diagrams, sample equations and charts, and many other visual aids help spell out the concepts described by the pedagogical text. Each chapter also offers multiple practical applications, since Digital Circuit Analysis and Design is specifically a design-oriented textbook. A singularly useful reference, self-teaching tool and resource for aspiring and practicing electrical engineers.

The book is introductory, which is okay. The problem is that the examples are way too simple, and they are not as practical as I was expecting them to be. What caught my attention was the "Design with Simulink" part, which happens to be what it lacks most of. It does have some examples, but to my taste, too few to be worth a purchase. The authors could have done a much better job at the practical design and implementation of digital circuits using Simulink.