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VHDL Made Easy!

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If you are a manager looking to learn about what VHDL is used for, perhaps this book would help. If you really need to learn VHDL, this book is a let down. The code samples use constructs that are never explained, key topics for real chip design are never discussed, if you will be trying to do something that is not identical to the examples you'll need another book to understand them (A Guide to VHDL Syntax - Bhaskar, at least) If you do buy this book, treat it well, you'll want to try to return it.

Sometimes a mix-up between VHDL87 and VHDL93, very hard to figure out for a newcomer. The topics are good explained but on some examples one have to look up things explained later (a little bit confusing). Nevertheless, a very good emphasis on what is synthesizeable and what is not. The including CD isn't worth buying the book (just Accolade's demo version and some examples). I would recommend this book for beginners and for those who want to target real hardware with VHDL.

This book is a fine introduction to VHDL, well written in the early chapters. Unlike most VHDL books it covers the language from a higher level, including fundamental concepts like test benches that seem to be buried or lost in other books on the subject. It could use a lot more detail, though, and the later chapters seem rushed, and also dated in some areas (VHDL 87 vs. 93 in particular). And as others have mentioned the examples seem inadequate. If you buy this book, you might also want to get something with more detailed examples to go with it.

VHDL made easy lives up to its name. It is a great resource for anyone new to VHDL. Its format and style make it easy to grasp the concepts and to look up information. This book is a great resource for anyone who wants to quickly learn how VHDL is used and what its capabilities are.

Definitely a good way to get started and an investment worth making.

This book provides a perfect introduction to the field of vhdl for synthesis. Very simple and it almost cover the main topics of the language in an efficient way. The book does not provide a detailed description of the language but the level of introduction is sufficient for anyone with little or no background in VHDL.

Good coverage of practical VHDL with lot's of examples. Relavant to both ASIC and FPGA design flows. Bit slanted to ASIC design.

This book provides a perfect introduction to the field of vhdl for synthesis. Very simple and it almost cover the main topics of the language in an efficient way. The book does not provide a detailed description of the language but the level of introduction is sufficient for anyone with little or no background in VHDL. Tip: follow this sequence when reading 1, 3-6, 2, 7-9

I tend to agree with one of the reviewers that the some of the constructs are not explained at all. As a hobbyist my hope was to use this book as a guide reference and use VHDL using Altera's software but I wasn't able to do so. The examples are unfinished without much explanation.

Good thing is that if you are a beginner you will learn something if not everything from this book. I gained a lot from chapter 2, first look at vhdl.

This book has very poor organization. I would not recommend this book to a beginner.

To learn VHDL you will need another book. This one is full of half done examples, none of them is completly finished. Explanations are confusing and partial. Do not buy.