Rapid System Prototyping with FPGAs

Thanks to Wilfredo Moreno who encouraged me to teach a graduate class on Rapid System Prototyping with FPGAs at the University of South Florida. That class was the seed that grew into this book. Thanks to Tim Goris who encouraged me to start this project and who provided inspiration through his personal determination and committed friendship. 

Thanks to Bill Ritchie who has been like a brother through the last two decades. Thanks to Herb Gingold for encouraging me to broaden my horizons and for showing me just how much can be accomplished in a single day. Thanks to all the Field Application Engineers who have helped me with assistance, insight and answers to countless questions and design issues over the years. You made a difficult job look easy. Thanks to fellow students and co-workers

through the years who have inspired me through their actions and examples. The list of individuals is too long to mention by name but your assistance and encouragement has been noted and is deeply appreciated. Finally, special thanks to my wife Juli, who patiently captured the illustrations for this book and tolerated seemingly endless cycles of updates and revisions.