handshaking.md

Handshaking and Data Transfer across clock domains

This lecture will discuss handshaking and techniques for sending data across different clock domains.

Reading

• 16.7-16.9 from RTL Hardware Design Using VHDL

Key Concepts

• Understand the need for handshaking
• Four phase protocol approach
• Two phase protocol approach
• Single phase protocol approach (and its limitations)
• FIFOs and their purpose