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Introduction to VHDL

What is VHDL?

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VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) is a hardware description language

used to model and design digital systems. It allows for simulation and synthesis

of digital circuits.

Basic Structure of VHDL Code

----------------------------

1. Library Declarations:

library IEEE;

use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;

2. Entity:

Describes the interface of the digital system.

entity example_entity is

Port (

input_a : in STD_LOGIC;

input_b : in STD_LOGIC;

output : out STD_LOGIC

);

end example_entity;

3. Architecture:
Defines the behavior or structure of the entity.

architecture Behavioral of example_entity is

begin

output <= input_a AND input_b;

end Behavioral;

Basic Constructs

----------------

1. Signal Assignment:

output_signal <= input_signal_1 AND input_signal_2;

2. Conditional Statements:

if input_signal = '1' then

output_signal <= '0';

else

output_signal <= '1';

end if;

3. Case Statements:

case select_signal is

when "00" =>

output_signal <= '0';

when "01" =>

output_signal <= '1';

when others =>

output_signal <= 'Z';


end case;

Example: 2-to-1 Multiplexer

---------------------------

library IEEE;

use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;

entity mux2to1 is

Port (

input_a : in STD_LOGIC;

input_b : in STD_LOGIC;

select : in STD_LOGIC;

output : out STD_LOGIC

);

end mux2to1;

architecture Behavioral of mux2to1 is

begin

process(input_a, input_b, select)

begin

if select = '0' then

output <= input_a;

else

output <= input_b;

end if;

end process;

end Behavioral;
Applications of VHDL

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- Designing digital circuits like multiplexers, decoders, and counters.

- Simulating digital systems to verify their behavior before hardware implementation.

- Creating testbenches for automated testing.

For more advanced examples, refer to additional resources or books on VHDL.

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