An Introduction to VHDL

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	AN INTRODUCTION TO VHDL
Designing Hardware with Software by James Antonakos Start ı Levels of Design ı The Interface ı The Body ı Full_Adder ı Half _Adder ı Identifiers, Data Types, and Operators ı Examples ı The Five-Input AND Gate ı The 2:4 Decoder ı Timing Examples ı Other Methods ı Sources and PDF SOURCES AND PDF Download the PDF of this Article. James Antonakos is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering Technology at Broome Community College, with over 25 years of experience designing digital and analog circuitry and developing software. He is also the author of numerous textbooks on microprocessors, programming, and microcomputer systems. You may reach him at antonakos_j@sunybroome.edu or visit his web site at www.sunybroome.edu/~antonakos_j. RESOURCES Xilinx Foundation Series Xilinx, Inc. (408) 559-7778 Fax: (408) 559-7114 www.xilinx.com MAX+plus II Altera Corp. (408) 544-7000 www.altera.com Compiler for Programmable Logic and FPGA Design (CUPL) Logical Devices, Inc. (303) 456-2060 44 1970 621041 Fax: (303) 456-2404 Fax: 44 1970 621040 www.logicaldevices.com PREVIOUS Circuit Cellar provides up-to-date information for engineers. Visit www.circuitcellar.com for more information and additional articles. For subscription information, call (860) 875-2199, subscribe@circuitcellar.com or subscribe online. ıCircuit Cellar, the Magazine for Computer Applications. Posted with permission.