ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Student Resources for Computer Tools
MATLAB Math Package
Getting Started with Matlab
(only available to AU COE logins)
Matlab Primer (PDF)
Matlab Help Desk
(only available to AU COE logins)
Examples from ELEC 3800
Relative frequency exercises
Histograms and density function exercises
Correlation exercises
Correlation functions and spectrum analysis exercises
Mathworks’ MATLAB Student Resources
On-Line MATLAB Manual
On-Line Simulink Manual
Tutorials (Matlab and Simulink)
MATLAB “Homework Helper” (a number of examples)
Professor Hodel’s Tutorials:
ELEC 2020 Lab Manual (See Chapter 4 - Problem Solving with MATLAB)
Modeling and Simulation with Simulink
Pspice Circuit Analysis Package
Pspice Manual (PDF) by Bill Dillard
Electronic Design Tools
VHDL Tutorials and Resources:
VHDL Tutorial (by V.P. Nelson)
IEEE VHDL Tutorial(From AU-COE SUN workstations only)
VHDL Design and Simulation with "ModelSim EE"
RASSP VHDL Support Page (Sample models, VHDL tutorials, etc.)
Mentor Graphics Electronic Design Tools - Tutorials Page
"Design Manager"
Schematic Design with "Design Architect"
Simulation of Schematic and/or VHDL Models in "QuickSim II"
ASIC Design Kit (ADK) - User Guide, Tutorial, Cell Data Books
Using the Altera/Mentor Graphics Interface for EPLD/CPLD Design
Using the Xilinx/Mentor Graphics Interface for FPGA Design
Xilinx On-Line Documentation
(From AU-COE SUN workstations only - enable Javascript)
Tutorials at Other Mentor Graphics HEP Universities
Mentor Graphics manuals are accessed via the unix command:
mgc_acro
, which opens the Adobe Acrobat reader. The manuals are listed under MGC in the menu bar. Look under "Book cases" for the desired manual.
Microsoft Office Tools - Tutorials
Microsoft Word 7.0
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint 97
Computer Programming Tools
Pacific C Compiler (Freeware Version) - Used in ELEC 3050 Lab
Microchip Technology PIC12C671 datasheet and free development tool (MPLAB®) - Used in ELEC 3040 Lab