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1. Great for Beginners
   Prior to getting this book, I had zero experience with FPGAs. I always told myself I wanted to learn. At the beginning there is a quick review of logic and logic circuits, adders, and so forth. Each chapter has a Technical Requirements section that I find very helpful. At the end of each chapter, there is a Further Reading section that I also find helpful.The book does a great deal of “hand-holding,” which is great for beginners. The authors’ writing is accessible throughout.The hardware for the projects in the book costs about $350 at this writing. Add a few dollars for power supplies and such if you don’t already have them. That’s quite a bit more than a Raspberry Pi but if you’re serious about learning FPGA development, this is part of the price no matter which book you choose. The book says that there are educational discounts available but doesn’t elaborate on how to get them.

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2. Cover most of the concepts but missing few critical ones required for advance FPGA knowledge
   The FPGA Programming Handbook is a valuable resource for intermediate learners or engineers looking to enhance their FPGA programming skills and apply them to practical projects. The book provides a solid foundation in both SystemVerilog and VHDL and guides you through the design process from concept to implementation.The book is lacking some advance topics which are crucial for intermediate to advance users. There’s no project on ethernet though the targeted board has the capability. A nice project could have been data transactions between Ethernet and DDR. Also, there’s no info on transceiver designs which is a requirement almost for every intermediate job. Few projects on these topics would make this a perfect Handbook.

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3. A Comprehensive also advanced FPGA handbook for digital designer
   First of all, what the most important thing for a book is, interesting enough for readers to stick on reading. This book has made it at least for my impression.Especially when you are working in the digital IC design area. I recently involved in a project which FPGA is a necessary part of it. I have spent many my time learning the FPGA related knowledge scattering among internet. Now with this handbook, most of my previous question get resolved. Not only the HDL syntax, but also those advanced design key points including advanced interface design, FPGA resource utilization etc.What surprised me is the book also mentioned AI and ML topic in the nowadays FPGA. My point is, living the rapid AI growing time, everyone should at least know about how to deal with them, especially for engineers, we have to acquire the skills of implement AI&ML into our area to enhance our competition ability.Overall, it’s a good book if you want to learn FPGA and working on it like me. It’s interesting to read and also useful as a handbook for your work. The time invested in it will be paid.

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4. Good digital logic intro
   Great book for first introduction into digital logic. The book is nice for self-guided learning and great for an aspiring hobbyist. It has simple projects throughout with both vhdl and verilog examples. I had to buy a nexus a7 to follow along.

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5. Great value!
   This is a great introduction to FPGA programming, including an extensive collection of example projects ranging in complexity from a simple counter to generating a VGA video signal and integrating embedded microcontrollers into your designs. Along the way, you’ll be introduced to Vivado, the Artix 7 FPGA, and writing code in both SystemVerilog and VHDL. Which presents a great value! Two languages, one book.The recommended companion hardware is a bit on the pricey side (access to an academic discount would help here), but the book utilizies enough of the features of the board to make it a worthwhile investment, particularly if FPGA programming is of serious interest.If you’re put off by the price of the hardware or the requirement to use Vivado, there are other books out that might be a better fit, but none so far I’ve seen that pack so much into one volume.

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6. Horrible
   This is not a “handbook,” nor is it a quality introduction. It’s a poorly organized book for hobbyists. If you want to dive right into meaningless tinkering with an FPGA without a good foundation, then this is your book. If you are a technical person who enjoys learning the fundamentals before anything else, stay away from this book. There are better options out there.

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7. Packed with information if a bit hard to digest
   I learned a lot from this book about modern VHDL and System Verilog design.I did find the presentation of both languages in parallel somewhat distracting. Being somewhat rusty with both languages it was difficult to pick them up and keep the notable differences between them straight.I have some minor gripes about typos, e.g., a truth table for a simple one bit adder being incorrect, but overall the content was well presented.In general, the book was a worthwhile reference and I would recommend it as a desk reference for someone dabbling either of the languages presented. It may not be the best way to learn both from scratch.Full disclosure: I was provided a copy by the author via LinkedIn.

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8. Good book for Beginners
   I was given an early release copy of this book to read. However, I have NOT been compensated for my review. This is a good book for beginners to learn FPGA design and the AMD/Vivado ecosystem. It covers the basics in enough detail for you to get started and gives you a general overview of advanced topics in fpga design that will become a factor as you go deeper in the field. The project based approach used by this book appeals to persons like myself who learns more effectively via the hands on method. The board used for projects in the book is affordable and powerful. I would suggest to the author that the completed projects be made available in the book’s GitHub as there are some projects where you just want to see the results without going through through the rigor of going through the design. Overall, I would complement this book with a good SystemVerilog or VHDL book and AMD user design guides related to the tocpis in the book.

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9. Excelente.

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10. As usual with any books printed at Amazon, they are black and white for a content which makes harder to read because presents screenshots and graphics which in reality have colors. I have seen other editors, where would be much better to print these books.Otherwise, the book is great! I still not finished reading all.

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