Introduction to FPGA Design for Embedded Systems

This course just launched on Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/learn/intro-fpga-design-embedded-systems

I'm on lesson 2 now and learned a ton.

This is the page for CU boulder on Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/boulder

I assume OP is talking about this course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/intro-fpga-design-embedded-systems

I recommend this Coursera course:

Introduction to FPGA Design for Embedded Systems https://www.coursera.org/learn/intro-fpga-design-embedded-systems?

I'm currently working through this online course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/intro-fpga-design-embedded-systems/home/welcome

It's free if you don't care about the certificate (and you can't submit assignments or take quizzes) so no harm in at least checking it out. I just got my DE10-Lite from Amazon today which is one of the boards they suggest using for the course. It's short but seems like a gentle intro to the subject.

fpga vendors offer training courses....ofcourse detailed and new courses are not free...

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/support/training/overview.html

https://www.xilinx.com/training/customer-training.html

also there are courses on coursera and edx

https://www.coursera.org/learn/intro-fpga-design-embedded-systems

also udemy

https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?q=verilog

There are a ton under Electrical Engineering category. Tons are free, others you can audit the course, but the button is small.

1. https://www.coursera.org/learn/sensors-circuit-interface
2. https://www.coursera.org/learn/intro-fpga-design-embedded-systems
3. https://www.coursera.org/learn/embedded-software-hardware
4. https://www.coursera.org/learn/digital

FPGA design has spread into many levels recently (i just add some reference links, you can find more):

Low level: Hardware language design (RTL/logic design w/ VHDL and Verilog) and HW basic components (Luts, core, bus, peripherals)

(https://www.mhprofessional.com/9781259837906-usa-digital-system-design-with-fpga-implementation-using-verilog-and-vhdl-group,

https://www.coursera.org/learn/intro-fpga-design-embedded-systems, ....)

High level: High-level language design (C/C++) w/ extra components (FPGA + SoC + external RAM...) and let the support tool to compile

(High-Level Synthesis Blue Book, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgae3Wzqngs&list=PLa8My9ttt2c-hDUG7Q4mNR18r-5Gh0vDO ...)

Applicant level: Today, you even can work with FPGA through Python API and build a fantastic app with machine learning

(https://github.com/Xilinx/Edge-AI-Platform-Tutorials...)

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I think you can start with a small module (eg: a multiplier) and learn the HW architecture, logic design, then move forward

I may lack some info. but basically you can search more when you start to dig in :)

Good luck