FPGA & Prototyping

The FPGA & Prototyping path focuses on how digital designs move from simulation to real hardware. It explains how FPGAs work, how to map a design onto a device, and how to use prototyping to validate architecture and behavior.

The goal is to understand the complete flow: synthesis, place and route, timing closure, and on-board debugging. The path also covers how to structure a design for prototyping, how to use development boards effectively, and how to connect hardware and software during early system bring-up.

This section prepares you for real-world engineering tasks where timing, interfaces, and hardware constraints become concrete and measurable.