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5.0 out of 5 stars
A solid package for students to get a handle on VHDL and Verilog, October 2, 2006
This review is from: Active-HDL 6.3 Student Edition (CD-ROM)
This is a software package where everything comes on a single CD. It is NOT a hardcover book.
VHDL (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language) has been a standard PC based tool since the mid-1990s. Originally designed as a way to document ASIC designs (by the Dept. of Defense), it has evolved into a means for simulating such devices. It is a subset variant of the Ada programming language and has some programming requirements that require specialized training. Visual tools, such as the ones in this package, use diagrams and schematics to run the simulations and can create the code for the engineer.
VHDL is a boon in today's multi-vendor environment. When working to a standard, it becomes much more efficient for companies to work together and over time. This package includes a block diagram editor, code2graphics, HDL editor, the ability to convert schematic designs to vendor independent HDL, source revision control interface, and state machine designs.
It also has tutorials for VHDL and Verilog, an overview, and trainings for various tools.
A good student package to get a solid understanding of this important industry standard. This implementation will get the student prepared for working with the key elements of VHDL so that learning new tools will be much easier.
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