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The Spartan-3E Tutorial 2: Introduction to using the PicoBlaze Microcontroller
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Author: Jasmine Banks

© 2012, Queensland University of Technology

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Acknowledgements
Parts of this tutorial are based on an earlier version written for Project Navigator version 9.2, written by Michael Bakker, Matthew Grace and Warwick Kilroy, as part of ENB345 – Advanced Design in 2008.

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Glossary
ALU DOS FPGA JTAG LED KCPSM3 Arithmetic Logic Unit Disk Operating System Field Programmable Gate Array Joint Test Action Group Light Emitting Diode (K)Constant Coded Programmable State Machine – a very simple 8-bit microcontroller optimised for Spartan-3 devices [2]. Reduced Instruction Set Computing VHSIC Hardware Description Language Very High Speed Integrated Circuit

RISC VHDL VHSIC

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Table of Contents page Acknowledgements ……………………………………………………….......……………… Glossary ……………………………………………………………………….......…………. List of Figures ……………………………………………………………....…….…………. List of Tables ………………………………………………………………………………… 1.0 Introduction ………………………………………………………………....……....…… 1.1 Design Functionality ………………………………………………………..……….. 1.2 Relevant Documentation