Digital Electronics: A Practical Approach with VHDL by William Kleitz

by William Kleitz

"Digital Electronics with VHDL" provides the fundamentals of digital circuitry; it is designed to be easy to read and to provide all of the information necessary for the motivated reader to understand this new subject matter. The subject matter is introduced using the fixed-function ICs and evolves into CPLDs (Complex Programming Logic Devices) programmed with VHD (VHSIC Hardware Description Language). Basic logic gates are used to perform arithmetic operations; then the book proceeds through sequential logic and memory circuits to interface to modern PCs. For those self-learners needing to understand digital electronics with VHDL programming and the utilization of CPLDs. These include programmers, system analysts, and electronic technicians.

Genres: Nonfiction, Textbooks, Reference

Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Blue · Rating 2 out of 5]

Application focused, with exercises and step-by-step instructions including for multisim. This seems more geared toward Technician work than maker/engineer given the lack of explination on why circuits need a certain resistor or how something works. It did cover how the components interacted enough to give a good foundation for troubleshooting, including gate logic and it ended with a preview into RAM and CPUs.

[Lydia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although it's produced by a major publishing company, this book has a very self-published feel. The text wanders all over the place with stream of conscience writing, parentheticals everywhere, critical formulas stuck in the middle of paragraphs so they're easy to miss.

Are you trying to make this harder than it has to be?

To be fair, I'm a tech writer by trade, so I am more than a little finicky about these things.

I'll be gracious and give the book three stars because Bill Kleitz did take the time to go through every chapter on his YouTube channel (BillKleitz). His videos made the material a lot more approachable than the text. Kleitz might want to stick to teaching over writing textbooks. Pearson should really get their act together as far as editing goes.