Make: FPGAs: Turning Software into Hardware : 2016 Book (4/5 Amazon)

   This book has helpful information about Xilinx FPGAs, however it needs a lot of work. I found a number of errors, and it looks that the author is making assumptions about the reader because he teaches some fundamental terms while assuming others.

    The material is useful, however it is not properly arranged.

    This book uses a variety of boards to demonstrate concepts and only uses the examples that come with the boards. If you want to learn Verilog, "Advanced Chip Design, Practical Examples in Verilog" is a better choice. There are also articles accessible for free, such as this one: [...] The following (English) papers for FPGA boards are included with this Xilinx board: Xilinx Spartan 6 FPGA Starter Board (XC6SLX9)

    You won't learn how to write RTL hardware descriptions in this book. A detailed tutorial on how to use the Xilinx ISE development environment, as well as a selection of Xilinx FPGA-based boards, are expected. All of the firmware that you make and load into devices has already been made. The book is only a guide on compiling and loading this firmware onto FPGA devices. As a result, it is thorough and precise. It's easy to read and understand.

Despite the fact that it does not cover current fpga architectures such as the Zynq or Vivado, it does an excellent job of describing how to get started and includes several enjoyable projects.

Cons: It hasn't been well proofread, and some of the principles aren't effectively related. To get the most out of it, you may need to supplement using YouTube.