SHDL—A Hardware Description Language and Open-Source Web Tool for Online Digital Systems Design Teaching

Hardware description languages and tools require a considerable amount of teaching activities in digital systems design course, which is difficult to accommodate limited time frame, use for e-learning. This paper presents our user-friendly open-source web-based tool, SHDL, used describe simulate hardware components translate them into standard language. SHDL language tool design, aims improve the learning experience courses. The evaluation proposed online model Digital Electronic Systems Design (DESD) using e-learning during COVID-19 phase, presented. Using web we have created many examples circuits that prepare students explore their own designs. example can also be as system modules, leading better modularity final project. DESD course has shown leads fewer syntax, simulation synthesis errors designed circuits. results show at end laboratory exercises, there was no longer difference knowledge between without prior VHDL other students. encourage us continue complement traditional methods with