SBCCI
2004
17th SYMPOSIUM ON INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS DESIGN
CHIP ON THE REEFS
Porto
de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil
September 7-11, 2004
XILINX
STUDENT CONTEST
The
goal of the student design contest is to advance excellence in
education by having students design real-world applications using
the latest in Programmable Logic technology. Programmable Logic
is gaining rapid acceptance in education and is a requirement
for new college graduates who enter the work force in the electronics
and computer industry.
Undergraduate and Graduate students in electrical engineering,
computer engineering, computer science, and related fields are
eligible to enroll to participate in the design contest. Individual
students or teams consisting of a maximum of four students can
propose the projects of their choice, as long the designs do not
bear a strong resemblance to commercially available systems. The
top five candidates will be invited to demonstrate the designs
at the SBCCI conference. During the conference, a judging panel
will select the winning design on the basis of a demonstration
of their operational prototype and a formal presentation.
Prizes
will be awarded to the top five candidates, which will be distributed
at an award ceremony during the SBCCI conference.
First
Place |
Second
Place |
Honorary |
ISE Foundation Software
|
ISE Foundation Software |
ISE Foundation
|
Digilent Digital System
|
Digilent
Digital System |
Digilent
Digital System |
R$2000 cash prize |
R$1000 cash prize
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Announcement
and Registration: |
January 19th, 2004 |
Close
Registration: |
April
30th, 2004 |
Projects
Due: |
June
30th, 2004 |
Project Review: Selection of top five projects |
August 1st, 2004 |
Finals: |
September 7-11th, 2004 |
Winner
announced: |
Conference Dinner |
The
top five entries will be selected based upon the evaluation of
the reports submitted by the teams participating in the competition.
The committee will review the projects based upon the following
conditions:
- Design
meets specified design requirements
- Team submits
complete set of deliverables
- Documentation
is well written and easy to understand
During the SBCCI conference, a judging panel will select the winners based upon the following requirements:
- Demonstration of design in hardware
- Design
complexity and innovation
- Innovation: how innovative is the design compared to the current circuits
- Creativity: how creative is the solution of the design and/or to make it simple
- Complexity: how complex is the design
- Performance: how fast is the internal frequency compared to the industry standards
- Optimization:
how much area you can reduce from standard synthesis and implementation
options to the final design
Participant(s) must submit the set of project deliverables by the project due date. All documents must be written in English using either Microsoft Word or PDF format.
Source
Code
- EDK
(assembly, C/C++ program, C/C++ drivers, libraries, linker files,
memory map, and other associated files)
- System
Generator (.m, .mdl, and other associated files)
Constraints File (UCF)
- Containing pinout, location, and timing constraints
Verification files
Software Report
- Place & Route Report (.par)
Download
- Bitstream file (.bit) that gets downloaded to the FPGA
Documentation
- Design overview (1000 words maximum)
- Functional Diagram of design (1 page - letter size)
- Getting started (procedure for setting up system)
- Future
ideas or application examples must be in a separate section
Submit
to xupcontest@xilinx.com
The mentor must register with SBCCI to obtain software and hardware
products for design implementation.
Participants may select from various software and hardware options
to implement the design.
Xilinx
Software
- ISE Foundation (Required)
- Embedded Developers Kit (optional)
- Includes the MicroBlaze soft processor core
- System Generator for DSP (optional)
- Matlab/Simulink is required
- May also require additional toolboxes
Partner
Software (optional)
Hardware
- D2E mother board containing XC2S200E Spartan-IIE FPGA
- DIO2 plug-in board containing buttons, LEDs, switches,
seven-segment display
Click
here
The
mentor will submit the registration form in Microsoft Word format
on behalf of the team selected to participate in the design contest.
The form will serve as a proposal to allow a preliminary selection
to be made.
- University and department/laboratory name
- Mentor (Professor or Instructor) contact information
- Team members names and contact information
- Description (500 words maximum)
- List of Design Requirements
Download registration
form (Microsoft
Word)
Email
registration form to xupcontest@xilinx.com
Technical
Support (Teams)
The
team members should refer to the Xilinx University Resource Center
(www.xup.msu.edu)
to obtain technical support for issues concerning software and
hardware.
Technical
Support (Mentor)
The mentor should first consult the documentation and
solutions available at support.xilinx.com.
If a solution cannot be found, the mentor may call the Xilinx
Hotline to speak with a customer engineer.
General
Information
Contest Committee - xupcontest@xilinx.com
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