VHDL-COOKBOOK

VHDL-CookbookThe

VHDL
Cookbook
First Edition

Peter J. Ashenden

The VHDL Cookbook
First Edition
July, 1990

Peter J. Ashenden
Dept. Computer Science University of Adelaide South Australia
1990, Peter J. Ashenden

Contents

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Contents

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Introduction............................................................................ 1-1 1.1. Describing Structure ....................................................... 1-2 1.2. Describing Behaviour ...................................................... 1-2 1.3. Discrete Event Time Model............................................... 1-3 1.4. A Quick Example............................................................ 1-3 VHDL is Like a Programming Language ................................... 2-1 2.1. Lexical Elements ....................................