Executive Summary
The objective of this paper is to present the architecture design and implementation of an Application Specific Processor based hardware module called Timing Signal Generator (TSG) for pulsed RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging) and Image Sensor applications. It is a digital, programmable, application-specific, control timing signal generator.
Project Highlights
This module is a slave controller which receives configuration and instructions through 16 bit simple user interface. Depending on the instructions a control signal is generated for a fixed duration or ever lasting repetitive one. It is designed, implemented and validated using Very High Speed Integrated Circuit (VHSIC) Hardware Description Language (VHDL) on Xilinx Kintex 7 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) 7k325tffg900-2. The simulation results using Questasim simulator and the timing signals captured in the FPGA using Xilinx Chipscope Logic analyzer verify the effectiveness of the implemented TSG.
